Man With Loaded Handgun Found at Silver Spring Metro
A man with a loaded handgun was caught by officers at the Silver Spring Metro station after he was stopped for fare evasion, according to the Montgomery County Police Department.… Read More
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25 DUIs During First Week of Holiday Alcohol Task Force
This post was updated to include updated numbers from the police department. The first week of the county police department’s annual Holiday Alcohol Task Force resulted in 25 driving under… Read More
Sheriff’s Department Still Dealing with Vacancies, But ‘Doing Better’
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office continues to be understaffed, but, “We’ve made a lot of progress in day-to-day needs,” Sheriff Maxwell Uy said during a briefing Monday before the council’s… Read More
Missing Clarksburg Teen Found “Safe and Unharmed”
The search for 14-year-old Zeckariah Lopez-Clark came to an end Thursday when he was found alive and well. Montgomery County Police alerted the public Wednesday that Lopez-Clark had been missing… Read More
Officer Killed in 1995 Remembered as Hero as Cold Case Arrest Announced
A Metropolitan Police Officer who was killed in White Oak 30 years ago was remembered as a hero on Wednesday as authorities announced that her then-boyfriend has been arrested in… Read More
Police Unveil New Survey to Analyze 911 Response
On July 21, the County Council Public Safety Committee met to receive a briefing on police data statistics from 2024. During the meeting, Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) representatives also… Read More
Detectives Release Images of Wheaton Mall Theft and Assault Suspect
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police 4th District Investigative Section released photos of a woman suspected of stealing items from Dick’s Sporting Goods at Wheaton Mall. On June… Read More
MCPD Summer Traffic Task Force Marks Fourth Week of Operations
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) Summer Traffic Task Force has entered its fourth week of monitoring and enforcing alcohol-related offenses, according to a release on the department’s website. The… Read More
Gaithersburg Gets New Police Station
Montgomery County has a new police station to serve Gaithersburg and Montgomery Village. On Monday, public safety and County leaders cut the ribbon in front of the station, which is on… Read More
Takoma Park Police Department Names Officer of the Year
Corporal Emanuel Ayala has been named the 2024 Takoma Park Police Officer of the Year. According to a release from the Takoma Park Police Department (TPPD), Ayala’s “calm demeanor and sound… Read More
Police Step up Patrols in Wake of Capital Jewish Museum Shooting
This story was updated to include statements from County Executive Marc Elrich and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington After two Israeli Embassy staffers were killed in a… Read More
‘Always Remember’: Police Department Honors Officers Who Made Ultimate Sacrifice
On Wednesday, police officers who died from the line of duty were honored during the County Police Department’s annual Fallen Heroes Memorial Service. Fallen law enforcement officers with Montgomery County… Read More