Silver Spring restaurant stabbing suspect sought by police
Montgomery County police say they are looking for a suspect who recently tried to kill someone at The Angry Jerk restaurant in downtown Silver Spring. At around 10:30 p.m. last… Read More
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Police seek help finding fatal hit and run driver
Two hit-and-run fatalities over three days prompted investigations by detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Collision Reconstruction Unit, The collision on Friday, June 19th, in Silver Spring,… Read More
Woman dies in parking garage crash
On Monday evening, around 5:31 p.m., Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service and the Montgomery County Police Department responded to the Woodglen Drive area near Whole Foods in Rockville in… Read More
Motorcycles collide in Rockville leaving one dead
A collision involving two motorcycles proved deadly in Rockville on Sunday. 20-year-old Jacob James Hale of Rockville did not survive the accident. Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police… Read More
Trespassing and assault by former employee causes elementary school lockdown
A woman was arrested after trespassing and assaulting school staff at a Wheaton elementary school where she used to work, according to the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD). Police said… Read More
Silver Spring man arrested for rape
Police arrested Melesse Semegne, 58, of Silver Spring for rape and believe there may be additional victims. Semegne is charged with second-degree rape, attempted second-degree rape, two counts of second-degree… Read More
New bill designed to deter street takeovers and unlawful racing
Montgomery County Councilmember Andrew Friedson introduced legislation Tuesday to expand enforcement tools available to the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) to better prevent, deter and disengage “street takeover” events on… Read More
2 women arrested in Ohio face first-degree murder charges
Two women wanted in connection with the homicide of 67-year-old Hilde Henderson have been arrested in Ohio. Vanessa Wahanganisa Tjongarero-Henderson, 29, of Clarksburg and Samantha Raebel, 36, of Phoenix, AZ,… Read More
Darnestown teenager pleads guilty to manslaughter of 88 y.o. woman
The 18-year-old unlicensed teenage driver who killed 88-year-old Myrtle Gottlieb appeared in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Tuesday. Liam Coskun, now 19, pleaded guilty to grossly negligent manslaughter and… Read More
Police plan all-out effort to stop distracted driving
Montgomery County Police, along with officers from Rockville and Takoma Park, announced Wednesday morning that they are conducting an all-out effort to curb distracted driving this month. The campaign coincides… Read More
Germantown man charged with attempted murder after shooting at a police officer
UPDATED April 1 to include the police body worn camera video. A Germantown man is charged with attempted murder in connection with the shooting of a Montgomery County police officer… Read More
State releases police video of Silver Spring man who died after being in police custody
The Maryland Office of the Attorney General released the Montgomery County police body cam footage from a Dec. 15, 2025 incident in Silver Spring in which a man died following… Read More