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Man Convicted Of Parking Lot Shooting In Maryland; Brother Accused Of Intimidating Witness
A man whose brother attempted to intimidate a witness following a fatal shooting in the parking lot of a Maryland elementary school is facing life in prison in connection to the death of 21-year-old Martin Nolan in Montgomery County. Silver Spring resident Keith Delcid-Palacios was found guilty on murder and other offenses, and his brother was charged for allegedly attempting to intimidate a witness during an incident that played out in January 2021, authorities announced this week. According to prosecutors, on Jan. 14, 2021, Nolan was sitting in the driver's seat of his parked vehicle with…
Obituaries
Man With Grill Fork Killed By Officer In MD Was Working to Aid, Reunite With Mother In Honduras
A grieving family is seeking the community's assistance as thy hope to send a man to his mother in Honduras after he was killed in an officer-involved shooting when police mistook a grill fork for a weapon in Montgomery County. At approximately 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, officers were called to the 3400 block of Janet Road in Wheaton after there was an emergency call placed about an assault in progress. Upon arrival, members of the Montgomery County Department of Police spotted a man, identified as 31-year-old Wheaton resident Melvin Omar Chavez-Paz in a yard holding an object in…
Police & Fire
Third Suspect Arrested In Connection To Murder Of 20-Year-Old Maryland Man: Police
A third suspect has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man in Montgomery County last year. Gaithersburg native Alonzo Jerome Lyles, 22, is the latest to be charged for his alleged role in the shooting death of Orlando Alexander Satz, Jr. in November 2023. Police and paramedics were called at around 9:40 p.m. on Nov. 28, 2023 to the 3600 block of Spruell Drive in Silver Spring following reports of a Toyota that had crashed into a parked vehicle. Neighbors pulled Satz from his Corolla after hearing the crash, and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personne…
Police & Fire
Brewery Destroyed By Fast-Moving Early Morning Maryland Fire
Tricky weather conditions plagued first responders in Frederick County who were called in early on Thursday morning to battle a blaze that broke out in an area business. Shortly after 3:30 a.m. on Sept. 26, the Frederick County Emergency Communications Center dispatched a call for a reported small building fire in the 13600 block of Glissans Mill Road in the Mount Airy area, prompting a call for assistance from neighboring agencies. 3:37am | 13600blk Glissans Mill Rd @ Linganore Winecellars | Building Fire | on scene with heavy fire showing from one story outbuilding structure | ta…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck By Driver In Montgomery County Dies At Hospital: Police
A 61-year-old man has died at an area hospital after being struck by a driver earlier this week in Montgomery County, police confirmed. Jose Rene Del Cid Ramos has been identified by investigators as the person who was struck by a Nissan Maxima in Rockville on Tuesday night. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, shortly before 9:15 p.m. on Sept. 24, first responders were called to the intersection of Hungerford Road and Beall Avenue, where there were reports of a person who had been struck by a vehicle. Hungerford Dr. in the area of Beall Ave. is closed in both direct…
Police & Fire
Virginia Man Busted Breaking Into Maryland Homes By Cell Phone Motion Center: Police
A Virginia man who crossed over state lines to burglarize at least two Maryland homes in the middle of the day has been apprehended, authorities announced. Manassas native Gregory Jerome Stamps, 65, is facing charges in Montgomery County after being flagged by a Bethesda homeowner who caught him on camera red-handed breaking into an area home. According to a spokesperson from the Montgomery County Department of Police, Stamps was arrested in connection to at least two residential burglaries that were reported earlier this months in the 6000 block of Brookes Lane in Bethesda. Investigators …
Schools
Two-Alarm Fire Tears Through Vacant Maryland Elementary School Under Construction
Retirement had to wait for a veteran fire chief who was was active in suppressing a massive blaze that broke out overnight in Montgomery County. A massive two-alarm fire erupted at a vacant Maryland elementary school scheduled to be demolished later this year and replaced with a new building. Crews in Montgomery County were on hand for hours at JoAnn Leleck Elementary School in Silver Spring overnight, when a massive fire broke out and tore through the school. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO The fire was initially reported at around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24. At the time, the school was un…
Police & Fire
Argument Ends With 77-Year-Old Man Stabbed In Forehead At MD Cultural Arts Center: Police
Recognize him? The Montgomery County Department of Police is seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to identify and locate a man wanted for stabbing a senior man in the forehead. An alert was issued by investigators are they continue to investigate a stabbing in late August that was reported in the entrance of the Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center in the 7900 block of Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring. The incident was reported at around 2:20 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, when the suspect got into an argument with a 77-year-old man over property, which escalated and came to…
Police & Fire
Police Find Man Shot To Death During Second Visit To Same Maryland Apartment Complex: Officials
The death of a 37-year-old Montgomery County man has been ruled a homicide after his body was found inside an area apartment over the weekend, police say. Antoine Lavale Parker has been identified by investigators as the person who was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in his Montgomery Village home during officers' second visit near his home to investigate shots fired in the same morning. Parker's body was found shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, in the same building in the 18500 block of Boysenberry Drive, where gunshots were reported in the area at around 5 a.m. th…
Police & Fire
Investigators ID Man Holding Grill Fork Killed During Officer-Involved Maryland Shooting
The Independent Investigations Division (IID) has identified the griller and veteran police corporal implicated in the officer-involved shooting in Montgomery County over the weekend, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office. At approximately 7:45 p.m. on Saturday night, officers were called to the 3400 block of Janet Road in Wheaton after there was an emergency call placed about an assault in progress. Upon arrival, members of the Montgomery County Department of Police spotted a man, identified as 31-year-old Wheaton resident Melvin Omar Chavez-Paz in a yard holding an obje…
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ATM Thieves Used Van As Battering Ram To Break Into Maryland Gas Station: Police (
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A curiously coordinated smash-and-grab robbery using a 16-passenger van to break into a gas station and steal an ATM is under investigation in Montgomery County, police say. The group of robbers used the van as a battering ram to shatter the storefront of the Shell gas station in the 21000 block of Frederick Road in Germantown this week, before taking off with the ATM. In video released by the Montgomery County Department of Police, the group can be seen backing into the front of the gas station before several suspects got out, dragged the machine out of the store, and tossed it in the back…
Police & Fire
Teen Shot During Football Game Outside Maryland Park Expected To Survive, Police Say
A teenager was struck by a bullet over the weekend after gunshots rang out while a group of minors were playing football in a Montgomery County park, officials say. An investigation was launched by police following a reported shooting on Saturday afternoon at the South Valley Park in the 19000 block of Watkins Mill Road in Montgomery Village. The incident was called in shortly before 5:45 p.m. on Sept. 21. According to a spokesperson from the Montgomery County Department of Police, officers were called to the park to investigate a reported shooting, which left a 17-year-old suffering from …
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