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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…
Business
Second Winning $50K Lottery Ticket Sold At Same Maryland Gas Station Weeks Apart
The Shell station on Queens Chapel Road in Hyattsville is the place to go if you want to win big playing a Maryland Lottery game. A housekeeper from Prince George's County is the latest to claim a $50,000 scratch-off prize on a ticket sold at the same station where a Bonus Match 5 jackpot worth the same amount was sold last month. This time, it was a $10 Jumbo Cash scratcher sold at the Shell station that landed a lucky Lottery player an unexpected windfall. According to the winner, after scratching, she saw that she had matched the number 34 to score a second-tier prize in the g…
Business
Shell To Close 1,000 Gas Stations: Here's Why, Company Says
One of the nation's major oil companies says it will close 1,000 gas stations. Shell made the announcement in its 2024 Energy Transition Strategy report, saying the measure is “in response to customer needs” and aimed at reallocating those resources towards EV charging stations. Shell said it will close 500 stations in 2024 and the other 500 in 2025. "We believe growth in oil demand is set to slow in the second half of this decade and could start falling in the 2030s because of increasing vehicle efficiency and growth in electric vehicles," the company stated in the report. "Toda…
Police & Fire
Police Investigating Reported Daytime Shooting At Montgomery County Shell Station (
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An investigation has been launched in Montgomery County after a shooting at an area Shell station, officials say. The Montgomery County Department of Police said that there was a shooting at the Shell gas station in the 11100 block of New Hampshire Avenue on Thursday, Dec. 8 in Silver Spring. Police reported the shooting at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. According to reports, at least one person was shot, and possibly sustained critical injuries. MCP is investigating a shooting at the Shell gas station in the 11100 block of New Hampshire Ave.More information will be released as it …
Police & Fire
Serial Burglar Charged With 33 Counts Of Burglary After String Of Robberies In Maryland
A serial burglar from Baltimore who targeted the Columbia area late this spring has been arrested, authorities say. Dawon Martice Davis, 20, is allegedly connected to seven commercial burglaries that took place from May 12 to June 17, 2022, according to Howard County Police. Davis reportedly entered the businesses in the overnight hours, stealing various items. The businesses he targeted are listed below: Howard County International Market (8700 block of Cloudleap Court); Mobil (6200 block of Columbia Crossing); Shell (5600 block of Waterloo Road). Davis allegedly burglarized the Ho…