Police Seek Suspect Following Bank Robbery in Bethesda
Montgomery County Police are investigating a Dec. 27 bank robbery in Bethesda and have surveillance photos of the suspect. At about 1:46 p.m., police responded to the Wells Fargo bank… Read More
Suzanne Pollak
Suzanne is a freelance reporter with Montgomery Community Media. She has over 35 years professional experience writing for newspapers, magazines, non-profit newsletters and the web.
County’s COVID-19 Cases Increase; Hospital Beds Still Available
As the highly contagious Omicron continues to spread, Montgomery County is recording a high number of new COVID-19 cases but its percent of occupied hospital beds is in the low… Read More
Police Release Video of Suspect in Attempted Silver Spring Carjacking
Montgomery County Police are investigating an attempted carjacking in Silver Spring and have released surveillance video of the Dec. 22 crime. At about 1:35 p.m., police responded to the 900… Read More
Surveillance Video Shows Man Robbing Poolesville Bank
Montgomery County Police Department is investigating a bank robbery at a BB&T Bank in the 19600 block of Fisher Avenue in Poolesville on Dec. 14. At 12:19 p.m., a suspect… Read More
Takoma Police Investigate Christmas Eve Armed Robbery
Gold Design, a jewelry store in Takoma Park, was robbed Dec. 24 by three suspects, who of whom fired a long gun into a jewelry case. At 4:15 p.m. on… Read More
Washington Football Team’s Everett Hospitalized After Car Crash That Kills Woman
Loudon County, Va., Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal crash Thursday involving a car that was driven by Deshazor Dontee’ Everett, a strong safety for the Washington Football Team. Everett was… Read More
Metrobus Announces Schedule Changes Due to COVID-19
Metrobus will begin changes to its services on 49 routes throughout Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia as of Dec. 26. The changes involve improved frequencies on some routes,… Read More
Remains of Missing Silver Spring Woman Identified
The remains of a Silver Spring woman who has been missing since August of 2018 have been identified. Montgomery County Police do not suspect foul play was involved in her… Read More
Montgomery County Police Investigate Homicide in Germantown
UPDATED 12/24 at 4:15 p.m. Police have identified the man who was killed as Jahandar Rahman Darvish, 25, who was found dead inside the home from apparent gunshot wounds. ___________________________________… Read More
JROTC Cadets Collecting Goods for Kentucky’s Tornado Victims
The Junior ROTC program and its Eagle Battalion Booster Club has collected so much clothing, toys and toiletries for tornado victims in Kentucky that it has doubled the size of… Read More
Median House Sale Price in Montgomery County Rose to $525,000 in November
The median sold price for a residential property in Montgomery County during November rose to $525,000, which is an increase of 7.1% since November of 2020 when it was $490,000.… Read More
County Hospitals Filling Up as COVID-19 Cases Increase
By 3 p.m. Wednesday, three hospitals in Montgomery County were on red alert, meaning they had no electrocardiogram monitored beds available, which includes all inpatient critical areas and telemetry beds,… Read More