Crime

Maryland Awards $100K to Help Formerly Incarcerated Launch Businesses

Governor Wes Moore announced that five organizations, including one in Montgomery County, will receive $100,000 in New Start Grant Program funding to promote reentry ...

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Suspect Wanted After Safeway Employee’s Wallet Stolen, Purchases Made Nearby

The public is being asked to assist Montgomery County Department of Police 3rd District, Central Business District Team officers in identifying a subject who ...

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Montgomery County Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl

Mikiyas Kefyalew, 27, of Silver Spring, Maryland, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Deborah L. Boardman to eight years in federal prison and ...

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35-Year Sentence for Man Who Kidnapped Taxi Driver and Child

Following a 2024 incident involving a cab driver and her son, Luis Davila-Marerro, 42, was convicted in Montgomery County Circuit Court to 35 years ...

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Up to $10K Reward for Tips Leading to Arrest in Stabbing

Surveillance footage of a suspect wanted in connection with an August 2, 2025, stabbing near the intersection of Fern Street and University Boulevard West ...

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Police Arrest Two in Stolen Vehicle and Firearm Incident

Takoma Park Police Department Chief Antonio DeVaul has announced the arrest of Mario Collins, 18, and a male juvenile, 16, both of whom are ...

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Stabbing Incident Under Investigation Thursday Morning

In Montgomery Village/Gaithersburg, a stabbing incident near the 18300 block of Lost Knife Circle is being investigated by officers from the Montgomery County Police ...

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Germantown Man Arrested After Allegedly Threatening to Kill His Child with a Knife

On Saturday, July 26, 2025, the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) was called to a domestic disturbance in Germantown’s 19900 block of Stoney Point ...

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Police Investigate Shooting Incident In the Area of Motel

Officers were called to a gunshot in the 7400 block of New Hampshire Avenue early on Thursday, July 31. The event happened near the ...

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The “Potomac River Rapist” Was Responsible For Ten Sexual Assaults and One Murder in Maryland and DC; The Cold Case Closed Just a Few Years Ago

Montgomery County and the Washington, DC, metropolitan region were plagued by a string of vicious sexual assaults and one homicide for almost thirty years. ...

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