Police Investigate Fatal Crash in Takoma Park
A driver was killed and a passenger severely injured in a crash July 16 in Takoma Park that police believe began as an assault. Takoma Park Police responded to Walnut… Read More
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Man Charged with Assaulting Woman in his Home
A Gaithersburg man was arrested and charged with attempted second-degree rape and second-degree assault of a woman he was tattooing in his home. Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) detectives arrested… Read More
Police Request Help in Search for Missing Montgomery Village Teen
The Montgomery County Police Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) is asking for help in locating a missing teen from Montgomery Village. Tabria Robinson, 17, was last seen at her house… Read More
Police Searching for Missing Cloverly Area Teen
Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Special Victims Investigations Division are asking the public for help in locating a missing Cloverly area teen. Diamond Nelson, 17, lives on Farmcrest Court… Read More
ICE: Department of Corrections Did Not Detain Illegal Immigrant Suspected of Sexual Abuse
Rene Atilio Ramos-Hernandez, who was arrested by Montgomery County Police Department and charged with sexual abuse of a minor, was released from police custody although U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement… Read More
MCPD Offering Food Donation Drop-off With Extended Hours Tuesday
Montgomery County Police Department will be accepting food donations for people and pets Tuesday, July 7 from 1 to 7 p.m. County residents can drop-off their donations at Montgomery Blair… Read More
Race-Based Vandalism Discovered at Elementary School in Clarksburg
Race-based words of hate were spray painted on a sidewalk and the roof by Wilson Wims Elementary School in Clarksburg, according to Montgomery County Police Department. According to Detectives from… Read More
Whitman Students Demand Expulsion of Students Charged in Racist Incident
Walt Whitman High School SGA members signed a Racism Accountability Letter demanding that the students involved with spray painting a noose and a racial slur on a utility shed near… Read More
Report Breaks Down Time Spent by MCPD Officers on Violent Crime
Police officers in Montgomery spent about 4% of their time responding to calls for violent crime, according to recent data. The New York Times recently conducted a review of wide-ranging… Read More
House Will Vote on Policing Act; Would Make it Easier to Prosecute Officers
On Thursday the House of Representatives will vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, a bill that aims to reform policing and hold officers accountable. If… Read More
Hogan to Time Magazine: Defunding Police is a ‘Terrible Idea’
Governor Larry Hogan, during an interview for Time Magazine’s Time100 Talks on June 11, said that defunding the police was “a terrible idea.” The statement was made after interviewer Katie… Read More
As Council Calls to Limit ‘Use of Force,’ Police Union Says its Ideas Have Gone ‘Unheard’
As thousands protest police brutality and racial injustice throughout the country, the calls to reform police unions — which can stand in the way of prosecuting officers who kill unarmed… Read More