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Illegal immigrant facing 18 years in prison for homicide captured in Maryland
LAUREL, Md. (TND) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a Colombian immigrant last month who illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and was living in Maryland, the agency announced on Monday. The 35-year-old was convicted of aggravated homicide in his home country, according to ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations...
Geofrey Gaitan Convicted Of Beating Landlord Over Death
Geofrey Gaitan, 31, was found guilty of second-degree attempted murder in April after two previous trials resulted in hung juries in connection to the near-fatal attack of Nicholas Miranda in April 2020. On Thursday, July 25, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced that he has been sentenced to 27...
Montgomery County police investigating shots fired into Germantown home
GERMANTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — Officers in Montgomery County are asking for the community’s help in identifying a group of people after someone fired shots at a home in Germantown on July 17. According to the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD), the shooting took place around 11:20 p.m. in the 20500 block of Staffordshire […]
Emil Watkins Accused Of Dealing Drugs From Elkridge Motel
Late on Thursday afternoon, the Howard County Police Department announced that Emil Watkins, 40, is facing a host of charges after being caught with cash and contraband. According to investigators, tipsters advised the agency that Watkins was allegedly selling crack cocaine out of an Elkridge motel, leading to his arrest.
Undercover operation leads to arrest in another $1 million Maryland gold bar scam
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A Maryland man was arrested Wednesday in connection with another gold bar scam, according to Montgomery County police. On Wednesday, July 17, a 74-year-old Bethesda man called the Police Financial Crimes Section to report that he believed he had been scammed. Officials said the...
Teen Girls Missing Since July 2 Have Been Located Safe
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has announced that Carla Lorena Bruner McRoberts and Skylar Alvey, who had been missing from Rockville since July 2, have been located safe and unharmed. Additional information regarding missing persons after they are found is almost always not made available by MCPD. Original report:...
Concern for Missing 75-Year-Old Woman
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police 4th District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Asunta Ormache Plaza, a missing 75-year-old woman. Plaza was last seenon Thursday, July 25, 2024, at approximately 6:30 p.m., in the 12300 block of Valleywood Dr. in Silver Spring....
Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty in Murder of 18-Year-Old Woman Found in Shallow Grave
A 23-year-old man pleaded guilty to first-degree murder on Thursday for the death of Rosa Sanchez Merino, whose remains were found in a shallow grave last September in Olney. According to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, “In the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD, before the Honorable Theresa Chernosky, defendant, Roberto Rivera-Delgado, 23, of unknown address, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and participating in a criminal organization resulting in death. The plea hearing was held yesterday, July 25, 2024. Rivera-Delgado faces the potential of life in prison. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for June 13, 2025.
Man pleads guilty in 2023 death of teen found in Olney woods
One of four defendants charged in connection with the death of a teen found in Olney in May 2023 pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree murder in Montgomery County Circuit Court in Rockville, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office. Roberto Rivera-Delgado, 23, of unknown address, pleaded guilty...
Concern for Missing 13-Year-Old Girl
Update: Kay’leigh Rodgers has been located safe and unharmed. Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Kay’leigh Rodgers, a missing 13-year-old. Rodgers was last seen on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at...
Two Hospitalized After Collision Leaves Vehicle Dangling From Retaining Wall
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to the 19800blk of Century Blvd. near Town Commons Dr in Germantown for the report of a collision. According to Chief Spokesperson for MCFRS Pete Piringer, a driver drove over the curb/guardrail and was suspended off an elevated retaining wall, approximately 8 feet high. Two patients were transported with non-life threatening injuries.
Person seriously hurt in Montgomery County collision
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — A Maryland State Police Medevac helicopter was requested to help a person who was seriously hurt in a collision in Poolsville on Thursday evening. A collision involving a bicycle happened at around 6:30 p.m. in front of the Colony SupplyCenter on Darnestown Road, near Beallsville Road. Crews said […]
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