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Coyote Attacks 2 Women In Montgomery County Before Being Shot, Killed: Police
The coyote believed to have attacked two women in Montgomery County was shot and killed on Thursday, March 28, officials said. The coyote attacked one woman walking her dog in the 1400 block of Patuxent Drive, near the Watershed Park in Gaithersburg around 9:45 a.m., county police said. Then, at approximately 3:44 p.m., another woman was attacked by a coyote in the 3600 block of Bell Road in Burtonsville. The woman was able to fight off the coyote and stab the animal, police said. At 7:10 p.m., police said the coyote was found along a trail near Dustin Road. It was shot and …
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Montgomery County Police Cruiser Damaged In Crash That Left Car Overturned
Two people were hospitalized and a police cruiser was totaled in a Montgomery County crash that left one vehicle on its side. First responders were called to the southbound lanes of Route 29 near Dustin Road overnight where there was a crash involving a police cruiser and car that overturned in Burtonsville, officials say. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO One person had to be extricated from the vehicle and two were taken to the hospital with what were described as non-life-threatening injuries by Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO The crash led to t…
Police & Fire
Police In Montgomery County Seek Help Finding Family Of Driver Killed In Single-Car Crash
A call for the community's assistance has been made in Montgomery County as detectives attempt to track down the family of a 73-year-old man who died in a single-car crash over the weekend. An alert was issued on Wednesday by the Montgomery County Department of Police as they seek the public's help in finding the loved ones of Windsor Mill resident Robert Hugh Haas, who was killed crashing on Saturday, Oct. 28 in Burtonsville. Police say that Haas was driving a 2009 Hyundai Elantra north on Columbia Pike at around 12:15 p.m. on Saturday when he lost control, failed to negotiate a traffic ci…
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Driver Charged With Murder Of Lyft Driver, Passengers In Rock Creek Parkway Crash
New details have emerged after members of the United States Park Police apprehended a driver who was implicated in a triple-fatal Rock Creek Parkway earlier this year in Northwest DC. Washington, DC resident Nakita Marie Walker, 43, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder on Monday, May 22, for her role in the fatal crash that took the lives of three people in March. Shortly before 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15, officers responded to a reported crash on the parkway near P Street NW when a Honda sedan crashed head-on into a Lexus SUV in a violent crash. All three occupants of…
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Park Police ID Burtonsville Man Killed In Rock Creek Parkway Crash
Shock and sadness spread following a Washington DC crash that killed a rideshare driver, restaurant worker and his friend early Wednesday, March 15. The US Park Police identified the victims of the Rock Creek Parkway crash as Mohamed Kamara, 42, of Burtonsville, MD (driver); Jonathan Cabrera Mendez, 23, of Arlington, VA; and Olvin Torres Velasquez, 22, of Arlington, VA. According to NBC Washington, Kamara had been living with his siblings and working as a Lyft driver, sending money home to his family in Sierra Leone. His 5-year-old daughter is among those who survive him, th…
Police & Fire
Serial Supermarket Thief Wanted For Targeting Montgomery County Stores
Recognize him? An alert has been issued by the Montgomery County Department of Police as they seek the public’s assistance in tracking down a 55-year-old man who is wanted for a series of crimes that were committed in the area in recent months. Gaithersburg resident Jonah Ammiel Carter is wanted after allegedly committing larceny and burglaries at locations in Burtonsville, Silver Spring, and Kensington. Carter is reported to have stolen “large quantities of items” from: Giant Food in the 1200 block of East West Highway on Monday, Jan. 16; Giant Food in the 15000 block of Old Columbia P…
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New Alert Issued For Missing Montgomery County Teen Not Seen For Days
Concerns are mounting for a Silver Spring teenager who disappeared earlier this week, authorities say. Zanaiya Neil, 13, was last seen Wednesday, Aug. 24, around 12 p.m. in the 4200 block of Cloudberry Court in Burtonsville, according to Montgomery County police. Neil is described as 5-foot-4, and weighs 135 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. Police as well as her family are growing concerned for her welfare. Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Zanaiya Neil is asked to call the police non-emergency number at (301)279-8000 (24-hour line) or the Special Victims Inve…
Police & Fire
Fatal Fire In Maryland Caused By Electrical Outlet Behind Sofa: Officials
A man is dead after a fire was started by an electrical outlet in a Burtonsville home, authorities say. Firefighters responded to an alarm sounding in the 14600 block of Monmouth Drive off Greencastle road around 10:40 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 11, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. Shortly after, officials were able to locate a fire on the second floor of a townhouse on the 3700 block of Monmouth Place. A man is dead after being found on the third floor of the home.Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Firefighters were able to locate and remove the victim, who was found on the th…
Police & Fire
Alert Issued By Police In Montgomery County Amid Investigation Into String Of Bank Robberies
Images of a suspect believed to be involved in at least three bank robberies in Montgomery County have been released in an effort to identify them, authorities say. Detectives believe the suspect was involved in separate robberies from Tuesday Jan. 18 through Saturday, March 12, according to Montgomery County police. On Tuesday, Jan. 18, the suspect entered a bank on the 3500 block of Spencerville Road in Burtonsville and slid a note to the bank teller at 3:10 p.m., announcing the robbery and demanding money to which the teller complied, investigators said. On Friday, Feb. 18, the suspect …
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Call Dropped! Cellphone Sparks Printing Press Fire In Burtonsville
Talk about a dropped call! A fire broke out at a Burtonsville business after someone supposedly dropped their cellphone into a printing press, fire officials said. The phone fell right into an "operating" printing press and ignited the paper within, Montgomery County fire officials said on Twitter. Update - House of Printing, Burtonsville, Cause, cell phone (accidentally) dropped into ‘operating’ printing press, battery damaged & ignited combustibles (paper); Damage ~$50K (press machinery valued at $2.8M); no injuiries https://t.co/UsvCSdgeng pic.twitter.com/q2mDycraxM — Pete Pi…
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Missing Burtonsville Teen Found Safe And Unharmed: Police
UPDATE: Police said Petra Nche was found safe and unharmed on Monday, March 28. The Montgomery County Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating a missing teenager from Burtonsville. Petra Nche, age 17, was last seen leaving her house in the 3800 block of Swan House Courton around 6 a.m. on Wednesday, March 23, police said. Nche is about 5'8," weighs 130 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. Police do not know what she was last seen wearing. Anyone with information is asked to call the Montgomery County Police SVID at (240) 773-5400 or the police non-emergency nu…
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