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Pedestrian Killed Returning U-Haul After Maryland Move Remembered By Friends, Well-Wishers Pedestrian Killed Returning U-Haul After Maryland Move Remembered By Friends, Well-Wishers
Pedestrian Killed Returning U-Haul After Maryland Move Remembered By Friends, Well-Wishers A community is reeling after a beloved 53-year-old man was killed by a motorist after dropping off a U-Haul following a recent move into Montgomery County. Dominique Mwepu was identified this week as the pedestrian who was struck and killed on Monday night by the driver of a Honda near the intersection of Frederick Road and High Point Drive. Mwepu was treated at the scene for life-threatening injuries, and later pronounced dead. The crash was reported around 8 p.m. on Sept. 30.   Sad news! My heart is shattered, at time I wondered and ask myself what is there to life??? Prof…

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Passenger Pinned By Vehicle Following Crash At Montgomery County Transfer Station Passenger Pinned By Vehicle Following Crash At Montgomery County Transfer Station
Passenger Pinned By Vehicle Following Crash At Montgomery County Transfer Station First responders were called to the Shady Grove Transfer Station when a trash truck backed into another vehicle and a passenger became trapped on Monday morning in Montgomery County. Crews were called to the 16100 block of Frederick Road at around 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 16 where there was a reported passenger who was pinned by a vehicle and needed to be extricated. Update - Transfer Station, Frederick Rd, collision, passenger pinned in vehicle, @MCFRS_EMIHS evaluating 1 adult trauma patient, NLTI, patient has been extricated pic.twitter.com/0oMAAgYlN8 — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) September 1…

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Man Arrested For Sexually Abusing Girl Who Walked In During Burglary In Maryland, Police Say Man Arrested For Sexually Abusing Girl Who Walked In During Burglary In Maryland, Police Say
Man Arrested For Sexually Abusing Girl Who Walked In During Burglary In Maryland, Police Say A 33-year-old man has been arrested following a break-in where he allegedly raped an underage girl who came home while he was burglarizing their apartment in Montgomery County, police say. Eric Bacon was arrested and charged with burglary and first-degree rape of a minor late last month, now investigators are concerned that there could be additional victims. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, on Wednesday, April 24, Bacon entered an apartment in the 15000 block of Frederick Road, and at approximately 3 p.m. that day, a girl arrived home to find him inside her home. It…

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Driver Charged With Negligent Homicide For Fatal 2022 Maryland Crash: Police Driver Charged With Negligent Homicide For Fatal 2022 Maryland Crash: Police
Driver Charged With Negligent Homicide For Fatal 2022 Maryland Crash: Police More than a year after a fatal two-vehicle crash in Montgomery County, police say that a man has been arrested. On Thursday, the Montgomery County Department of Police announced that Germantown resident Jose Antonio Garcia, 45, is facing charges following a 2022 crash that took the life of 30-year-old Jose Vidal Urias Beltran and injured several others. Investigators say that on Oct. 15, 2022, Garcia was driving a blue 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee northbound on Frederick Road and attempted to turn onto westbound Plummer Drive when he struck a silver Ford F250 that was traveling in the opposite …

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'Stomach Ache' Claim Key To Elaborate Scheme To Rob Victim Of $10K In MD 'Stomach Ache' Claim Key To Elaborate Scheme To Rob Victim Of $10K In MD
'Stomach Ache' Claim Key To Elaborate Scheme To Rob Victim Of $10K In MD Schemers pulled of an extremely elaborate hoax to bilk a woman in Montgomery County out of $10,000, according to police. New photos have been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police regarding a theft that was reported on Monday, April 10, involving at least four people who pulled off a scam to rob a woman out of thousands of dollars. The incident was reported at the TJMaxx store in the 20900 block of Frederick Road last night. According to police, an employee was approached by two suspects who asked if she spoke Spanish, and when she confirmed that she did, the dubious duo a…

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Missing Teen Raising Alarm Bells For Friends, Family In Montgomery County Missing Teen Raising Alarm Bells For Friends, Family In Montgomery County
Missing Teen Raising Alarm Bells For Friends, Family In Montgomery County Seen him? Concerns are mounting for friends and family of a 13-year-old Montgomery County teen who was reported missing on Wednesday morning. An alert was issued by the Montgomery County Department of Police on Wednesday, April 26 regarding Christian Flores, who has not been seen in nearly 12 hours. The 13-year-old was last seen at approximately 6 a.m. on Wednesday morning in the 19500 block of Frederick Road. It is unclear where he might have been heading at the time he went missing. Flores was described as being 5-foot-3, with short black hair, and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing …

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Suspect At Large In Maryland After Assaulting 7-Eleven Clerk, Stealing Property: Police Suspect At Large In Maryland After Assaulting 7-Eleven Clerk, Stealing Property: Police
Suspect At Large In Maryland After Assaulting 7-Eleven Clerk, Stealing Property: Police Surveillance footage has been released of a suspect who attacked an employee with pliers in an armed robbery of a 7-Eleven in Montgomery County, authorities say. Investigators are hoping releasing the footage will assist in identifying the suspect who robbed the store in the 15800 block of Frederick Road the afternoon of Sunday, July 10, according to Montgomery County Police. The male suspect entered the store around 3:15 p.m., and went behind the counter to demand that the victim give him property, police said. The suspect then charged at the employee with a set of pliers and began punchin…

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