Pedestrian Killed Following Collision With Ride On Bus
UPDATE April 24 at 9:30 a.m. Montgomery County Police identified the pedestrian who was pronounced dead at the scene after colliding with a Ride On bus. Mohammed Y. Ramadhan, 29,… Read More
Police/Crime/Fire
Unwanted Guns Exchanged for Gift Cards at Drive-Thru Buyback in Germantown
On Saturday, community members brought their unwanted guns to a drive-thru buyback event, where they received gift cards — anonymously and with no questions asked. County Sheriff Max Uy said… Read More
‘We Are Not a Statistic’: Wootton High School Newspaper Reflects on Near Miss
On Saturday, the Wootton Common Sense, Thomas S. Wootton High School’s newspaper gave their account of the events of last week’s arrest of a fellow student. Alex Ye, who was… Read More
Los Oficiales del Condado Reaccionan Ante El Tiroteo Escolar Frustrado En Una Escuela
En una declaración conjunta emitida el jueves por la noche, Elrich, el ejecutivo del condado, el presidente del consejo, Friedson, el presidente de Seguridad Pública, Katz, y el presidente de… Read More
Germantown Teen Charged with Assault, Use of a Firearm
A Gaithersburg teenager was arrested Wednesday and charged with first degree assault by the Maryland-National Capital Park Police. Sam Khojasteh, 19, was arrested in connection with an April 10 incident… Read More
Police: Student’s Manifesto Strategized School Shooting
Police say a Wootton High School student was arrested and charged for allegedly planning a school shooting. On Friday, County Police Chief Marcus Jones said 18-year-old Alex Ye wrote about… Read More
County Officials React to Thwarted School Shooting
In a joint statement issued on Thursday evening, County Executive Elrich, Council President Friedson, Public Safety Chair Katz and Education & Culture Chair Jawando praised the combined efforts of the… Read More
Inspector General Finds Issues with Police Department’s Use of Grant Funds
On Thursday, Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi announced an investigation alleging the misuse of PACT (Police Accountability, Community and Transparency) Grant Funds by the Montgomery County Department of Police. The… Read More
Wootton Student Charged Over School Shooting Threat
An 18-year-old high school student was charged in connection with plans to commit a school shooting at a Montgomery County school. Montgomery County Police arrested Alex Ye, of Rockville, on… Read More
2 Women Arrested in Kensington in Sex Trafficking Investigation
Police said two women were arrested following an investigation into illicit massage parlors in Maryland. Chang Liu, 34, of Columbia, Maryland and Yinlian Wu, 50, of Philadelphia, face prostitution-related charges,… Read More
School Building Service Manager Charged With Possessing Loaded Handgun on School Property
A Forest Oak Middle School employee was arrested and charged with possessing a loaded privately manufactured handgun on the school campus in Gaithersburg. Tuesday at 12:24 p.m., Gaithersburg Police Community… Read More
Rockville Man Charged With Attempted First-Degree Murder
Rockville resident Wesley Walker Jr., 68, was arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder in connection with a shooting April 10 in the 300 block of North Washington Street at… Read More