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Shoplifter Returning Stolen Items Slugs Employee, Snatches Cash At Maryland Food Store: Police
A failed attempt at subterfuge resulted in a theft suspect punching out an employee and snatching cash at a Maryland grocery store, police say. New surveillance photos have been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police following a reported strong-arm robbery late last month at the Giant food store in Bethesda. The wanted suspect. Montgomery County Department of Police Police say that at around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 25, officers were called to the grocer in the 7100 block of Arlington Road to investigate a reported robbery and assault. According to the inves…
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Death Ruled Homicide Day After Body Found In Maryland Woods: Police
The death of a 35-year-old man found in a patch of Maryland woods is being investigated as a homicide. Delondre Levert Sawyer, of Germantown, was found unresponsive in a wooded area near the 11200 block of Game Preserve Road in Gaithersburg on Thursday, February 8 and later pronounced dead, Montgomery County Police said. An autopsy conducted on Sawyer’s body located a gunshot wound and ruled his manner of death a homicide. The investigation is being led by the Montgomery County Department of Police – Major Crimes Division. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to con…
Police & Fire
Carjackers Stymied By Stick Shift Fail To Steal Porsche Parked In Maryland (
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A stick shift thwarted a group of young carjackers who attempted to steal a man's Porsche 911 at gunpoint in Montgomery County. Disturbing dash cam video of a group of four carjackers has been released by police as they attempt to track down the group that failed to steal the luxury car because they did not know how to operate a manual transmission. Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police are investigating the attempted armed carjacking. Montgomery County Department of Police The incident was reported shortly before midnight on Sunday, Nov. 26 in the 7300 block of Wi…
Police & Fire
Armed Man Sporting Nationals' Gear Wanted For Bank Robbery In Maryland: Police
A man cosplaying as a Washington National's player on Halloween is wanted in connection to a bank robbery in Montgomery County. An alert was issued on Monday as the Montgomery County Department of Police attempts to track down a man who showed some "Natitude" during an armed robbery on Tuesday, Oct. 31 at Wells Fargo in Potomac. The incident was reported shortly after 11 a.m. on Halloween at the bank branch in the 9800 block of Falls Road. Surveillance photos were released of the wanted suspect brandishing a handgun inside the building on Monday afternoon. According to police, the wa…
Business
Group Assaulted, Robbed Inside Dave & Buster's Bathroom In Maryland, Police Say (
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There was no fun and games for some patrons at a Montgomery County Dave & Buster's who were assaulted and robbed in a bathroom inside the business. On Wednesday, police released a new video of several suspects who are wanted for a robbery at the location in the 8600 block of Colesville Road in Silver Spring last month. According to a Montgomery County Department of Police spokesperson, on Wednesday, Oct. 18, some customers were inside a bathroom at Dave & Buster's when they were approached by three men who demanded their property and proceeded to assault them when they refused. The…
Police & Fire
Tipster Helps Police Track Down Suspect Wanted For Violent Armed Robbery At Maryland Market
Members of a Montgomery County community saw something and said something, leading to the arrest of a man wanted in connection to an armed robbery earlier this month. Devin Byron Dorsey, 43, has been arrested and charged for the armed robbery at Dawson's Market in the 200 block of North Washington Street in Rockville on Monday, Oct. 2. On the day of the robbery, police say that Dorsey first attempted to steal food and leave without paying, though an employee was able to stop him and asked him to leave the store without incident. Dorsey initially complied and left, though around 30. minute…
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Minors Caught On Camera Robbing Maryland Store Remain At Large: Police (
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Police in Montgomery County are attempting to track down several suspects who were recently caught on camera causing mayhem at a local business. New video has been released after there were three commercial burglaries reported at the Home Court store in the 900 block of Philadelphia Avenue in Silver Spring, all of which were captured by surveillance video. The incidents were reported at: 12;06 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19; 1:25 a.m. on Monday Sept. 25; 12:28 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30. In the video released by the department, the suspects can be seen ransacking the store while stealing clot…
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Topgolf Employees Shot During Late Night Altercation In Maryland (
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Two Topgolf employees in Montgomery County are recovering at area hospitals after being shot overnight during an incident, police confirmed. Shortly after midnight on Tuesday morning, members of the Montgomery County Department of Police were were called to Topgolf on Century Boulevard in Germantown to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival at the facility, they found an 18-year-old man who was shot in his leg, and a 23-year-old man who was hit in the upper body. Police say that the shooting suspect sped away in an unknown vehicle following the shooting. Both Topgolf employees were …
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For July Murder In Maryland Surrenders To Police
The man wanted in connection to the shooting death of 40-year-old Cedric Warner last month has turned himself in, Montgomery County authorities announced. Lawrence Marcellus Marshall IV, 20, surrendered at the Montgomery County Department of Police Headquarters in Gaithersburg days after an alert was issued for the wanted man, police said on Friday afternoon. His arrest comes following an incident on Wednesday, July 5, when officers were called in to the 11500 block of Lockwood Drive in Silver Spring to investigate a shooting. Upon arrival, they found Warner suffering from multiple gu…
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Man Wanted For Murder In Maryland
New details have been released as police investigators in Montgomery County continue to search for a murder suspect. Lawrence Marcellus Marshall IV, 20, of Montgomery County has been identified as the suspect wanted for his alleged role in the murder of 40-year-old Cedric Warner last month. A fresh photo of the suspect was released by the agency on Tuesday, Aug. 22. On Wednesday, July 5, officers were called in to the 11500 block of Lockwood Drive in Silver Spring to investigate a shooting. Upon arrival, they found Warner suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and he was pronounced …
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Police Release Video Of Scary Home Invasion In MD
Video of a harrowing home invasion has been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police. An investigation has been launched after a man was approached by a group of armed suspects who announced they were robbing him as he parked his car in the garage of his Rockville apartment complex. The armed robbery was reported at approximately 1:25 a.m. on Monday, July 10 on Key West Avenue in Rockville. Police say that the suspects stabbed and assaulted the man before tying his hands behind his back with zip ties. He was then forced into their vehicle after being forced to give them acce…
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Five Injured In Shooting Outside MD Restaurant: Police
Several people were hospitalized overnight in Maryland when there was a mass shooting outside a Montgomery County restaurant. Officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to the Sole D’italia restaurant in the Norbeck-Layhill neighborhood at approximately 12:15 a.m. on Thursday morning, where there was a reported altercation that included shots fired. Police say that there were five victims, one of whom sustained serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, while four others suffered minor injuries and were transported to area hospitals for treatment and evaluation. …
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Man Found Dead With Traumatic Injuries In MD Identified By Police
Police have identified a 30-year-old man found dead over the weekend in Montgomery County. A death investigation has been launched after the body of Elmer Camacho-Aguilar was found in the 800 block of University Boulevard East in Silver Spring on Saturday, June 10, officials announced. Officers responded at approximately 12:40 a.m. on Saturday night to a reported assault, where they found Camacho-Aguilar suffering from an traumatic injuries. He was taken to an area hospital, where he later died, police say. His body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Washington, DC …
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Striking Police Officer With Vehicle While Fleeing Wegmans Robbery In MD: Police
Recognize him? Police in Montgomery County are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a suspect who is wanted for assaulting an officer at Wegmans last month with his vehicle. Photos have been released by police investigators as they investigate an incident that played out on Thursday, April 27 near the parking lot of the food store giant at 20600 Seneca Meadows Park in Germantown. The strange scene happened shortly after 2 p.m. when officers from the department were called to investigate a reported theft in progress. According to police, the investigation determined t…
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Teen Dead After Escalator Fight Leads To Fatal Shooting On Metro Train Platform In MD
New details have been released by police in Montgomery County after a fatal shooting inside the Wheaton Metro Station overnight left a teen dead. Tennyson Vaughn Leslie, Jr., 18, of Greenbelt, has been identified as the person who was struck and killed shortly before 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 18 at the station on Georgia Avenue. Police say that Leslie was found by responding officers suffering from a gunshot wound. He was treated at the scene before being taken to a local hospital in critical condition, where he later died on Thursday night. The initial investigation determined that Leslie …
Police & Fire
Taxi Driver Rapes Girl In Montgomery County: Police
A driver who took his advantage of his underage victim during a ride earlier this year in Maryland has been apprehended and faces a rape charge, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Silver Spring resident Orlin Martinez Orellana, 24, was arrested over the weekend in the 11500 block of Georgia Avenue by detectives from the department’s Special Victims Investigations Division, who charged him with second-degree rape and sex abuse of a minor following a months-long investigation. On Monday, Jan. 2, officers were called to a Silver Spring home to investigate a reported rape.…
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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Seems Fishy: Armed Robbers Come Up Empty After Targeting Maryland Seafood Restaurant: Police
Police have released surveillance video of a suspect who attempted to rob a seafood business in Montgomery County, authorities say. The suspect reportedly entered Karen's Seafood, located in the 13800 block of Outlet Drive, and threatened several patrons inside with a firearm, demanding money around 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 7, according to Montgomery County police. When the patrons failed to comply with the suspect's demands for money, the suspect then went to an employee at the cash register before fleeing the scene without obtaining any money. The suspect is described as a Black male, …
Police & Fire
Craigslist Massage Therapists Accused Of Sex Trafficking, Prostitution In Maryland, Police Say
Two Maryland women have been arrested and charged with multiple counts of sex trafficking and prostitution, authorities say. Ana Delia Solano, 48, and Ana Cristina Bermudez, 49, are accused of running an unlicensed spa in the 9500 block of Georgia Avenue where the two women advertised massage services on Craigslist with sexually explicit photos of women, according to Montgomery County Police. Police led a five-month long investigation where detectives observed men entering and leaving the "spa" and learned that clients were offered extra services with prices based on the sexual service prov…
Police & Fire
Elderly Maryland Man Arrested For Long-Running Pickpocketing Scheme
Officers have charged an elderly man for a series of pickpocket thefts that occurred between April and September 2022 throughout several locations in Montgomery County, authorities announce. Arthur Earnest Kelly, 71, was arrested after being accused of distracting elderly victims in grocery stores before stealing their wallets and using their credit cards to purchase items at other stores, according to Montgomery County police. On Friday, Dec. 2, Kelly was arrested by officers in Chevy Chase. Officers were able to search Kelly's vehicle where they also found items of evidentiary value. Kel…
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Four Decades Later, Police In Maryland Identify, Arrest Alleged Serial Rapist
A man accused of raping women in Prince George's County over forty years ago has been arrested, authorities say. Marion Edward Pearson Jr., 65, was linked to the crime through the FBI's National DNA Index System on Monday, Oct. 31 after Cold Case detectives submitted evidence from the open rape case to the system in March of 2022, according to Montgomery County Police. Pearson Jr. lived in Prince George's County, and frequented the University of Maryland/College Park area during the time of the crime. He had been arrested several times for assault, indecent exposure, and had recently been r…
Police & Fire
Death Of Man Found In Wooded Area In Maryland Ruled A Homicide, Police Say
The death of a 20-year-old man whose dead body was found in the woods earlier this month in Montgomery County has been ruled a homicide, investigators announced. Edvin Moises Agustin Leon has been identified as the man who was found shot and killed shortly before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9 in the 9000 block of Piney Branch Road, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. On the day of the shooting, officers arrived at the site of the reported shooting, where a police K9 found Leon’s dead body with a gunshot wound in the woods. Investigators noted that a second victim was also…
Police & Fire
Teen Killed, Two Others Hospitalized In Early Morning Maryland Shooting, Police Say
One teen is dead and several others were injured in Montgomery County shooting, authorities say. The shooting occurred around 4 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 9 in the 100 block of Colony Road in Piney Branch. A 19-year-old Hyattsville man, identified as Willans Anderson Alberto Cruz, was pronounced dead at the scene, and two other men were taken to a hospital in serious, but stable condition. A fourth man was found uninjured at the scene. The preliminary investigation by detectives has determined that the victims were at the location when they were approached by an unknown numbe…
Schools
Caught On Camera: Police Release Video Of Maryland Middle School Burglar
Police have released surveillance images of a suspect believed to be connected to a burglary that occurred at a Silver Spring middle school back in September, authorities say. Police are hoping that the public may be able to help identify the suspect, who reportedly burglarized Silver Spring International Middle School the night of Sunday, Sept. 25, according to Montgomery County Police. Detectives have determined that the suspect forced entry into the school and stole items from classrooms and left the scene. The suspect is described as White male, medium build, average height, gray …
Police & Fire
Teen Arrest For Maryland Murder Brings Closure Rate To 100 Percent In Montgomery County: Police
A recent homicide arrest marks a 100% closure rate for all homicides investigated by the Montgomery County Police Department - Major Crimes Division in 2022, authorities announce. The October indictment of Kyler Mcroy, 19, for a February 2022 murder marked the 100% closure rate, confirms Montgomery County Police. Mcroy is accused of shooting Keon Jones, 19, on Feb. 10, 2022 in the location of Cinnamon Drive and Mustard Seed Court. Officers arrived on the scene and located Jones and performed life-saving measures on him until medics arrived to rush him to the hospital. Jones succumbed…
Police & Fire
Police In Montgomery Release Video Of Silver Spring Shooting
Detectives have released surveillance images of two suspects involved in a shooting in Silver Spring in hopes to help identify them, authorities say. Officers responded to the scene at the intersection of Fenton Street and Ellsworth Drive around 10:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 24 after reports of shots fired, according to Montgomery County police. Investigation revealed that two Black men were shooting at each other. During the shooting, a commercial business and a car were struck by a bullet. No injuries were reported in the shooting. To view footage of the incident, click here. Detective…
Police & Fire
Shootout Shakes Maryland Town During Monday Morning Rush Hour
Authorities have released surveillance footage of gunmen who fired at each other striking nearby cars and businesses Monday, Oct. 24 (scroll for video). The two black males were shooting at each other at the intersection of Fenton Street and Ellsworth Drive around 10:35 a.m. in Silver Spring, county police said. A CAVA restaurant and a passing car were struck by bullets. No injuries were reported on scene and detectives believe that this shooting was contained between the two males. Detectives are asking anyone with information regarding these suspects or this crime to call the 3rd Distri…
Police & Fire
$10K Reward Offered To Identify Note-Passing Maryland Bank Robber
Detectives have released images of suspects believed to be involved in several armed bank robberies in Gaithersburg, authorities say. The first robbery occurred on Thursday, Sept. 8 around 5 p.m., at the TD Bank in the 800 block of West Diamond Avenue. During the robbery, the suspect passed an employee a note demanding money and stating that he had a gun and a pipe bomb. The employee then handed over an undisclosed amount of cash to the suspect who left the bank. In the second robbery on Tuesday, Sept. 27, just before 5 p.m., the TD Bank in the 15000 block of Shady Grove Road was reported t…
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: $10K Reward Offered For Information On Montgomery 7-Eleven Armed Robbery
A $10,000 reward is being offered for information on suspects accused of violently robbing a 7-Eleven in Montgomery County, authorities say. Investigation revealed that two suspects entered the store in the 5100 block of River Road around 3 a.m., and placed merchandise on the counter at the cash register to pay for them. When the clerk was giving change back to one of the suspects, a second suspect lifted his shirt to reveal a handgun, and instructed the clerk to open the cash register to give them money, according to Montgomery County police. Detectives Investigate Armed Robbery of a 7…
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$10K Reward Offered To Identify Maryland Chick-fil-A Purse Snatcher
Police are attempting to identify a suspect who attempted to steal a victim's purse inside of a Montgomery County Chick-fil-A back in March, authorities say. The suspect reportedly walked into the restaurant on Saturday, March 26 around 8 a.m., and snatched the victim's purse and ran off, according to Montgomery County police. The victim chased the suspect and was able to retrieve the purse, causing the suspect to flee the scene. Police are asking for help identifying this suspectMontgomery County Police The suspect is described as a black individual with an unclear gender who is appr…
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