Montgomery Community Media

Update, 12: 50 p.m.: Montgomery County police have identified Officer Fritz Calderon as the driver of the police cruiser that struck the pedestrian Thursday night. Police identified Ronald De Jesus Ramirez Ramos, 21, of Wheaton as the pedestrian. Original post: A Montgomery County police cruiser struck a man crossing Georgia Avenue Thursday night in Wheaton, […]

Montgomery County police say a 34-year-old man was killed at Norbeck Road and Gude Drive on Thursday night. The man has been identified as Julio Danery Rodriguez-Gonzalez, of an unconfirmed address, police said Friday afternoon. The incident occurred about 4 p.m. Police said Rodriguez-Gonzalez was crossing the eastbound lanes of Norbeck Road when for reasons […]

Update, Jan. 24, 6 p.m.: Montgomery County police have identified the victim as Dwight Nathaniel Demar, 67, of Chestnut Street in Gaithersburg. Update, 5:15 p.m.: Montgomery County police are investigating the death of a man who was struck and killed by an eastbound Amtrak train Tuesday afternoon in Gaithersburg. About 1:55 p.m., the man was hit […]

Public safety news dominates our Top 10 for the week. Some politics, and a remembrance of the D.C. snipers. Pedestrian Struck, Killed on Shady Grove Road   Guidance Counselor Charged With Committing Sex Offenses Against Two Women   Man, Woman Killed in Single-Car Wreck   Police Release Surveillance Video of Kensington Burglary   Bethesda Apartment […]

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UPDATED March 7 A Silver Spring woman has died from her injuries after she was struck by two vehicles on Friday. Police identified the woman as 26-year-old Beza Mesfin. A preliminary investigation indicates that a 2005 Ford Taurus and 2005 Honda Pilot were traveling eastbound on East Randolph Road. Police said that Mesfin was crossing East Randolph […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating a serious collision involving a pedestrian that occurred Tuesday night in Damascus. Police said officers and paramedics responded to the collision occurred around 6:35 p.m. on Feb. 9 in the area of Ridge Road and Hoffman Drive. According to police, the preliminary investigation indicates that a State Highway work […]

The last 24 hours have been especially busy for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. Between 6 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 29th and 6 a.m. Monday, Nov. 30th, there have been 40 collisions and MCFRS received 300 calls for service according to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer. “We average about 300 to 350 calls per day, but […]

A pedestrian has been struck by a vehicle at Frederick Road and Middlebrook Road in Germantown, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said an adult male was being transported to a local hospital on Sunday night with serious and life threatening injuries. According to Alert Montgomery, southbound Frederick […]

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred overnight on southbound I-270 north of Germantown Road involving a tractor trailer. Troopers said they were alerted to the collision shortly before 1:30 a.m. on March 18. According to a Maryland State Police account, the driver of the tractor trailer told troopers that he […]