CRIME & SAFETY

Montgomery County Police responded to a shooting that occurred on Sunday, March 26, 2023, on Treetop Lane in Silver Spring. According to MCPD, “At approximately 7:20 p.m., Montgomery County Police responded to an apartment building located at 2001 Treetop Lane for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male with trauma to the body. Officers provided life saving measures to the victim who was then pronounced dead at the scene.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Police officers in Montgomery Co. are investigating a shooting that left a man dead. Officers responded to the 2000 block of Treetop Lane in Silver Spring minutes before 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. When police arrived they found a man suffering from trauma to the upper body. Despite trying to provide life-saving efforts, the victim was later pronounced dead at the scene, according to officials.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a two-car collision on Frederick Rd and Plummer Drive in Germantown at approximately 8pm on Sunday night. According to MCFRS Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer, crash debris was spread out approximately 150 yards following the crash. The fuel tank of one of the vehicles ruptured, but the gas was contained with absorbent with some lanes temporarily blocked. Three people were transported to the hospital, all with non life-threatening injuries.

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Police are searching for a missing 8-year-old girl from Montgomery County who may be traveling with her grandmother. According to Montgomery County Police, Miriam Garcia was last seen around 6:15 p.m. on Saturday outside of her residence on Marshall Street in Gaithersburg. Miriam is described as being...

Per MCPD: Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred on Saturday, March 25, 2023 on Columbia Pike near Hillwood Drive in Silver Spring. At approximately 1:50 a.m., 3rd District officers and Montgomery County Fire Rescue personnel responded to the location for the report of a pedestrian struck.

On Sunday morning, drivers arrived at Fitzgerald Auto Mall in North Bethesda to have their catalytic converters marked. The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) launched “Operation: Etch & Catch” this weekend. There have been 22 catalytic converter thefts so far this year in Montgomery County, according to police.

A man stripped naked and jumped onto a fire truck on a Maryland interstate on Friday, authorities said.

SILVER SPRING, Md. — Two drivers of separate vehicles crashed into a man walking and ultimately killed him in Silver Spring, Maryland, Montgomery County police said. Around 1:50 a.m., officers and Montgomery County Fire Rescue personnel responded to Columbia Pike near Hillwood Drive for the report of a pedestrian struck.

A man and woman are in custody after Fairfax County police say they robbed a grocery store at gunpoint then led police on a chase -- with their child in the car. On Mar. 23, at 12:35 p.m. officers responded to the Safeway at 9881 Georgetown Pike in Great Falls for an armed robbery. A man and a woman stole merchandise and pointed a gun at an employee as they left the store, Fairfax County police said in a news release.

The pilots who were flying a business jet when a woman was injured during an in-flight disturbance earlier this month and later died had aborted their first takeoff after receiving caution messages on their instrumentation, according to a report the National Transportation Safety Board released Friday. The NTSB has been...

Montgomery County Police are asking the public’s assistances in identifying a man found today in Silver Spring. Per MCPD: The Montgomery County Department of Police is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying an adult male who was located at the Blair House Apartments in the 8200 block of 16th St. in Silver Spring. He has no identification and is not able to give his name.

THURMONT, Md. (DC News Now) — A suspect was arrested in Frederick County after stealing $60,000 worth of catalytic converters from a business. Deputies with the Sheriff’s Department responded to a call on Thursday, March 23, 2023, about 28-year-old Eric Lindsay of Washington D.C. stealing catalytic converters from Beckley’s Camping Center in Thurmont. Once he […]

A man from Reston, Virginia, is accused of helping scam more than a million dollars from businesses across the country using hacked or fraudulent emails. Federal investigators said Patrick Allen Womble helped scam eight businesses out of at least $1.3 million from September 2020 through April 2021 using a business email compromise scheme.

Montgomery County Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying an adult male who was located at the Blair House Apartments in the 8200 block of 16th Street in downtown Silver Spring. He does not possess any identification and is unable to provide his name. Anyone with information about...

The victim sustained life-threatening injuries. Chelsea Ann Kendall (Photo from Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office) Frederick, Md (KM) Sentencing was handed down on Friday to a Union Bridge woman who intentionally struck another woman with a motor vehicle. The Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office says Chelsea Anne Kendall, 39, was given 25 years in prison with all but five years suspended.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a collision on E Randolph Rd, between Stratford Garden Dr & Tourmaline Ct in Fairland on Saturday afternoon. According to Chief Spokesperson for MCFRS Pete Piringer, the collision involved involved two vehicles. Three individual had to extricated after being trapped in their vehicles and a total of six patients (4 adults/2 teens) were transported for injuries, including one adult with Priority 1 trauma.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - A ghost gun, hundreds of fentanyl-laced pills, and a wad of cash were seized this week from a Silver Spring man who was allegedly trespassing near the Glenmont Shopping Center. Officers from the Montgomery County Police Department were patrolling the shopping center on Tuesday evening after...

Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred Saturday, March 25, 2023, at approximately 01:50 a.m., on Columbia Pike near Hillwood Drive in Silver Spring. According to MCPD, “The preliminary investigation has revealed that an adult male pedestrian was struck by two vehicles that were traveling northbound on Columbia Pike, just south of Hillwood Dr. One of the drivers remained at the scene after the collision. The other driver left the scene and reported the collision hours later at a police station.

A Frederick County, Md., dentist received a year of supervised probation Thursday after entering an Alford plea to a misdemeanor charge of misusing a phone to make repeated calls to annoy and harass a Hagerstown-area woman he previously dated. Other charges in the case were put on a stet, or...

BURTONSVILLE, Md. — More than 100,000 people in America died of a drug overdose in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Synthetic opioids, like fentanyl, were by far the most common culprit. 80,411 of those overdose deaths came from synthetic opioid use in 2021, federal data shows.