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Community Helps Scrub Anti-Semitic Graffiti From Maryland Elementary School Sign Community Helps Scrub Anti-Semitic Graffiti From Maryland Elementary School Sign
Community Helps Scrub Anti-Semitic Graffiti From Maryland Elementary School Sign A Maryland community came together to help clean up hateful graffiti that was found spray painted outside a Montgomery County elementary school. Anti-semitic imagery was found on a sign at the Bethesda Elementary School on Arlington Road, though crews and neighbors were quick to clear the paint on Sunday morning. Many thanks to @2dCommander, @mcpnews, @BethesdaUP, Dr. Taylor & Marcus Jones at @MCPS, and @CentralFarmMKTs Bethesda team as well as local residents for the response & efforts today to clean up deeply offensive graffiti today.“Hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can d…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Convicted Of Paralyzing Officer During Traffic Stop Shooting Denied Parole: Police Man Convicted Of Paralyzing Officer During Traffic Stop Shooting Denied Parole: Police
Man Convicted Of Paralyzing Officer During Traffic Stop Shooting Denied Parole: Police The man who shot a Montgomery County Police officer more than two decades ago and left him paralyzed has been denied parole, according to officials. Terrence Green, who shot Officer Kyle Olinger during a traffic stop in Silver Spring in August 2003, will stay behind bars, authorities announced on Tuesday afternoon. Olinger was shot in the neck during the stop, which left him with a severed spinal cord, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down.  Despite his injuries, Olinger continued to be a prominent member of the community, police say, before he passed away in April 2019. "Due to …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Sergeant Who Lost Use Of Legs In Intentional Crash Escorted To Walter Reed Hospital (VIDEOS) Sergeant Who Lost Use Of Legs In Intentional Crash Escorted To Walter Reed Hospital (VIDEOS)
Sergeant Who Lost Use Of Legs In Intentional Crash Escorted To Walter Reed Hospital (Videos) It was a day of celebration for the Montgomery County police family as they escorted Sgt. Patrick Kepp out of the hospital weeks after he was severely injured in a crash on I-270 in late October. Kepp received a proper hero's welcome on Thursday as he was discharged from the UMD Medical Center Shock Trauma Center and was escorted by a decorated motorcade to Walter Reed Medical Center in Virginia. Today is a day of celebration!Sgt. Pat Kepp has been discharged from the UMD Medical Center, Shock Trauma. Surrounded by family, friends, brothers&sisters in Blue and an amazing medical team…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Sergeant Paralyzed By Speeding Driver In Intentional I-270 Crash: Chief Sergeant Paralyzed By Speeding Driver In Intentional I-270 Crash: Chief
Sergeant Paralyzed By Speeding Driver In Intentional I-270 Crash: Chief The Montgomery County Police sergeant who was run down by a reckless driver well known to the department has lost the use of both of his legs. Sgt. Patrick Kepp is hospitalized in critical condition on Wednesday afternoon after 19-year-old Frederick Rafael Mayorga took police on a wild ride and intentionally struck him in a green Dodge Charger while speeding on I-270, something he is known to do, according to Police Chief Marcus Jones. Jones said that on Wednesday morning, officers in Germantown were monitoring the Charger, which hit speeds approaching 110 mph, as he attempted to bait poli…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Widow Calls On Community For Help Hunting Down Husband's Silver Spring Parking Garage Killer Widow Calls On Community For Help Hunting Down Husband's Silver Spring Parking Garage Killer
Widow Calls On Community For Help Hunting Down Husband's Silver Spring Parking Garage Killer Months after 62-year-old Charles Joseph Reynolds was gunned down inside a Montgomery County parking garage, his family, and the police, are still looking for answers. On Wednesday, Dec. 21 last year, what began as a day of celebration for the Reynolds family ended in tragedy in downtown Silver Spring when the father of three was killed by an unknown assailant while bringing leftovers to his car in the garage. TODAY: Chief Jones, Captain Gagen & Karis Hastings, wife of Charles Joseph Reynolds, request the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect(s) in the Wayne Ave. homicide th…

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by Zak Failla
News
Rockville Elementary Students Hospitalized After Ingesting 'Methamphetamine Substance' Rockville Elementary Students Hospitalized After Ingesting 'Methamphetamine Substance'
Rockville Elementary Students Hospitalized After Ingesting 'Methamphetamine Substance' Three Rockville elementary school students are recovering after ingesting an unknown substance. Rockville City Police along with Montgomery County Police detectives were called to the College Garden Elementary School on Yale Place after receiving reports that three students became sick on Monday, April 17. Detectives say that a group of students found a container of blue items that they thought were candy, with three of them ingesting the items.  The students reportedly started to feel dizzy and went to the school nurse who called medics. The students were taken to a nearby hospital …

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
More Than 2,000 Fentanyl Pills, Handgun Recovered During Montgomery County Traffic Stop: PD More Than 2,000 Fentanyl Pills, Handgun Recovered During Montgomery County Traffic Stop: PD
More Than 2,000 Fentanyl Pills, Handgun Recovered During Montgomery County Traffic Stop: PD Thousands of fentanyl pills are off the streets in Maryland after police in Montgomery County made a massive bust during what could have been an otherwise routine traffic stop. Silver Spring resident Markus Carter, 20, is facing a number of criminal charges after being stopped by members of the Montgomery County Department of Police for a violation of his learner’s permit, officials said on Friday, March 3. The incident began at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27, when officers conducted a traffic stop on a silver Mercedes-Benz sedan in the 12300 block of Georgia Avenue. At the t…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
NY Woman Accused Of Sex Trafficking While Operating Illegal Spa In Montgomery County: Police NY Woman Accused Of Sex Trafficking While Operating Illegal Spa In Montgomery County: Police
NY Woman Accused Of Sex Trafficking While Operating Illegal Spa In Montgomery County: Police Ads about "scantily clad" Asian women on a website known to solicit prostitution led to sex trafficking charges for a New Yorker allegedly running an illicit spa in Montgomery County, according to authorities. Yang Jiang, 63, has been charged with sex trafficking while operating an illegal spa in the 14800 block of Physicians Lane in Rockville after the Montgomery County Department of Police was tipped off about questionable promotions with women in lingerie that were posted online. During the investigation, detectives watched men come and go from the "spa" before executing a search warrant…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Family Night Ends With Man Gunned Down In Silver Spring Parking Garage Family Night Ends With Man Gunned Down In Silver Spring Parking Garage
Family Night Ends With Man Gunned Down In Silver Spring Parking Garage A night out in Montgomery County ended in tragedy for a Silver Spring family whose patriarch was gunned down in the stairwell of a downtown parking garage. Charles Reynolds, 62, of Silver Spring, has been identified as the victim who was found shot and killed with multiple gunshots at approximately 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 21 in the Wayne Avenue Parking Garage. In a briefing on Thursday, Dec. 22, Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones said that Reynolds had dinner with his family in downtown Silver Spring, when he brought the leftovers back to his car before going out for ice cream at…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Community Mourns After Death Of Veteran Rockville County Police Lieutenant Alan Rawlins Community Mourns After Death Of Veteran Rockville County Police Lieutenant Alan Rawlins
Community Mourns After Death Of Veteran Rockville County Police Lieutenant Alan Rawlins A beloved former member of the Rockville Police Department has passed away, announced officials.  Former Lieutenant Alan Rawlins died in the early morning morning hours of Wednesday, Oct. 5, according to the Rockville Police Department. Rawlins serviced with the RCPD for 27 years, from April 1986 until July 2013. Even after his retirement, he remained a friend and devoted member of the Rockville community. It is with sadness we announce the passing of former RCPD Lieutenant Alan Rawlins early this morning. Lt. Rawlins was hired in April 1986 & retired in July 2013 after 27 years of…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Maryland Dentist Charged With Killing Patient Turned Lover Who OD'd In His Care (DETAILS) Maryland Dentist Charged With Killing Patient Turned Lover Who OD'd In His Care (DETAILS)
Maryland Dentist Charged With Killing Patient Turned Lover Who OD'd In His Care (Details) A Germantown oral surgeon has been arrested and charged with killing a woman with whom he was romantically involved and was giving prescription drugs, authorities said.  Dr. James Ryan was arrested and charged with the second-degree murder of Sarah Harris, 25, on Tuesday, March 22, Montgomery County Police said. Harris fatally overdosed after being given controlled substances, including Propofol, by Dr. Ryan on January 26, 2022, police said. Ryan had been giving Harris drugs, which he obtained through work, since March 2021, police said.  A Montgomery County Dentist has been arrested a…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Police Kill Man During Shootout In Montgomery County Police Kill Man During Shootout In Montgomery County
Police Kill Man During Shootout In Montgomery County Montgomery County police officers shot and killed a man after a traffic stop in Silver Spring, officials said. The shooting happened on the morning of Dec. 29, the incident started when officers were called to a report of a shooting in the 900 block of Bonifant Street at 4:15 a.m. An off-duty police officer found a man shot at the scene after hearing the sounds of gunfire. The victim was rushed to a hospital where he is expected to survive, police then began searching for the suspected shooter who had fled in a vehicle. Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones says officers subsequentl…

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by Joe Gomez