Police/Crime/Fire

The Maryland Wear and Carry Permit application for firearms is going digital on Oct. 1, 2019, according to a news release from Maryland State Police on Sept. 10. It will… Read More

Montgomery County issued a Hyperthermia Alert for Wednesday from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. The heat index is expected to be at or above 95 degrees, according to the Montgomery… Read More

Many Montgomery County residents who rent older and more affordable housing units do not have access to consistent air conditioning according to officials. Well, County Councilmembers plan to do something… Read More

The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) today confirmed the first case of a person with West Nile virus (WNV) in Maryland this year. The infected individual is an adult living… Read More

Update (Sept. 12, 10 a.m.): Montgomery County police say the victim in Monday’s homicide is 39-year old Jennifer Sparks.   Montgomery County police say a body found along Great Seneca Highway… Read More

Several people were injured Tuesday morning in a 2 a.m. fire at two houses in the Olney Village neighborhood in the Brookeville area. Pete Piringer, the spokesperson for Montgomery County… Read More

A child has fallen from an upper floor apartment building in Takoma Park, according to Pete Piringer, spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services. Piringer tweeted that a rescue… Read More

On Tuesday evening at Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) will host a vigil to remember gun violence victims and a rally to demand gun safety action.… Read More

Police have made it clear that passing a stopped MCPS school bus while it’s loading and unloading students is against the law. New this year, all county school buses are… Read More

The family of Sarah and Jacob Hoggle held a vigil Saturday night, marking the fifth year since the children disappeared. Their mother, Catherine Hoggle, has been charged in their deaths,… Read More

Montgomery County police are searching for a suspect on foot following a car chase that ended in a crash.  This happened in the area of the Beltway (I 495) and… Read More

Update (Sept. 12): Police identified the man who died in the multi-vehicle collision as 32-year-old Rene Hernandez Jr. of Olney. [hr] UPDATE (Sept. 7): Police released a statement Saturday morning, about… Read More