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Police & Fire
Accused Wife Killer Surrenders Himself To Police In Montgomery County
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police didn’t have to go far to track down a murder suspect who turned himself in and directed investigators right to his dead wife. Dennis Morris Hinnant, Jr., 29, of Silver Spring walked into the Rockville City Police Station and requested to speak to a homicide detective at approximately 12:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1, officials said. MCPD is investigating a homicide in the 8800 block of Lanier Drive. A suspect is in custody and the scene is secure. There is no threat to the community. #mcpd #mcpnews pic.twitter.com/v52Z2mTar5 — Mo…
Police & Fire
Woman Found Dead Posted Series Of TikTok Videos Before Maryland Disappearance
A Montgomery County woman who was found dead after disappearing last December posted a series of videos up until the day she was last seen, according to her apparent TikTok account. While most videos of Keylin Yolibeth Chavez-Dominguez show herself singing and joking, some are troubling. The 20-year-old Rockville woman was found dead along the ICC over the weekend, Montgomery County Police Department said. She had last been seen on Dec. 30 in her Braxfield Court apartment, police said. Her body was found in the Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park around 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28. Chav…
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Body Of Missing 20-Year-Old Woman Found Along ICC
The body of a 20-year-old woman missing since December 2022 was found along the ICC over the weekend, authorities said. Keylin Yolibeth Chavez-Dominguez, of Rockville, was believed to have been killed, the Montgomery County Police Department said. Her body was found in the Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park around 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28. She had last been seen on Dec. 30 in her Braxfield Court apartment, police said. Her body was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore, where an autopsy will be conducted to officially determine the cause and manner of deat…
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Boys Lured Students Into Maryland High School Bathroom Before Robbing Them: Police
Three young teenagers have been charged after attempting to rob students in a Gaithersburg high school restroom, officials say The boys, aged 14 and 15, lured several students from Gaithersburg High School to a restroom in Richard Montgomery High School where they reportedly robbed them, setting the school into a lockdown on Friday, Jan. 13, according to Rockville government officials. Rockville City Police responded after reports of an assault at Richard Montgomery High School during school hours. Investigators learned that the Gaithersburg high school students were let into the school by …
Schools
Former Richard Montgomery HS Student Busted Bringing Handgun On School Grounds, Police Say
Police say that a former Richard Montgomery High School student has been arrested after bringing a handgun on campus. At approximately 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 24, officers from the Rockville City Police Department were advised by school security personnel that a former student was on the property, possibly armed with a weapon. The student was tracked down by officers approximately a block from school grounds, according to investigators, and the 15-year-old was found in possession of a firearm. He was arrested without custody and “will be charged accordingly.” Officials made note that…
Obituaries
Beloved Father With 'Beautiful Smile And Dimples' Killed In Montgomery County Crash
A Maryland community is rallying around the family of a beloved father, brother, and son whose life was cut short at the age of 30 after he was killed in a head-on crash in Montgomery County. Gaithersburg resident Eddy “Tigga” Jara was killed shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15 after losing control of his Honda, crossing into the wrong lane of traffic, and striking a Ford Escape near the intersection of Muncaster Mill Road and Sycamore Road in Rockville. In response, the community has come together to support Jara's family, which includes two young sons who will grow up without a f…
Police & Fire
One Dead, One Hospitalized In Head-On Montgomery County Crash
One person was killed and a second hospitalized in a head-on crash in Montgomery County on Sunday, Jan. 15, according to officials. The driver of a black Honda was traveling west on Muncaster Mill Road when he crossed over into the opposite lane and crashed into a Ford Escape that was driving east along the roadway around 7:30 a.m., near Sycamore Lane in Rockville, officials said. ICYMI Serious accident this morning @ 4500 MUNCASTER MILL RD HEAD ON COLLISION MUNCASTER CLOSED BETWEEN SYCAMORE LN AND WINDSOR MANOR LN FOR AN EXTENDED TIME. @mcfrs pic.twitter.com/4Ibs9uzR3v — MCFRSNews (@MC…
Schools
Student Assault, Gun On School Grounds Highlight Busy Day At Montgomery County HS
An apparent beef between students in Maryland led to the assault of one teen and a temporary lockdown of an area high school on Friday afternoon to allow police in Montgomery County to investigate a pair of reported incidents. Members of the Rockville City and Montgomery County Police departments were called to the Richard Montgomery School on Friday, Jan. 13, to investigate reports of a gun that was on campus. Original story - Montgomery County HS Placed On Lockdown For Weapons Investigation (DEVELOPING) The investigation determined that at approximately 10 a.m. on Friday morning, two st…
Schools
Montgomery County HS Placed On Lockdown For Weapons Investigation (
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A high school in Montgomery County was locked down just in time to end out the week. In Rockville, Richard Montgomery High School was placed on lockdown shortly after 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13 following a report of a weapon on campus. Officials said that members of the Montgomery County Department of Police responded to the school to investigate and determine the validity of the claim. Richard Montgomery HS is still on lockdown. Officers are on scene. They are looking into the report of a weapon on campus and whether that report is legitimate. #MCPD pic.twitter.com/isORrXRGAD — Montgom…
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Missing Maryland Teens Could Be Traveling Together, Police Say
Concerns are mounting in Montgomery County for a pair of missing teens who could be on the road together. An alert has been issued by the Montgomery County Police Department for Damary Hernandez, 15, of Silver Spring, and Rockville resident Allison Espinales, 14, who have both been reported missing by friends and family and neither has been seen since Wednesday, Jan. 4. Hernandez was last seen at approximately 6:50 p.m. in the 20 block of Valleyfield Court, and Espinales was last seen at approximately 7 p.m. in the 14200 block of Canterbury Lane. Hernandez was described as being 5-foot-1…
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Former Diplomat's Daughter Found On Top Of Bloodied Body Guilty Of Maryland Murder: Prosecutors
The daughter of a former UN diplomat has been convicted of murdering a Bethesda man in Rockville in 2020, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office announced. Washington, DC resident Sophia Negroponte was found guilty by a jury of second-degree murder for the fatal stabbing of 24-year-old Yusuf Rasmussen and now will face 40 years in prison when she is sentenced in late March. Negroponte was arrested at a home in the 400 block of West Montgomery Avenue in Rockville in February 2020 when they were called to the residence and found Rasmussen stabbed to death. Police say that a witness…
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Fights For Life After Being Hit By Car In Crash That Shut Down Maryland Highway
A bicyclist is fighting for their life after being hit by a vehicle in Rockville, reports NBC Washington. The bicyclist was reportedly hit by the vehicle on Rockville Pike around 8:40 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 1, causing life-threatening injuries, continues the outlet. The man was rushed to a hospital where he is receiving treatment. The driver remained on the scene. Southbound Rockville Pike was closed for hours for the investigation but has since been reopened. To read the full report by NBC Washington, click here.
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