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'Shining Light' Killed Exiting Car At MD Food Store Left 'Lasting Impact On All Who Knew Her' 'Shining Light' Killed Exiting Car At MD Food Store Left 'Lasting Impact On All Who Knew Her'
'Shining Light' Killed Exiting Car At MD Food Store Left 'Lasting Impact On All Who Knew Her' Tragedy struck twice in four months for a family that is grappling with another heartbreaking loss after a 37-year-old woman was killed getting out of a car in the parking lot of a Montgomery County food store. Burtonsville resident Michelle Gogan, 37, was getting out of the passenger side of her parked car at Giant on Old Columbia Pike last week when she was hit by a 2023 silver Mazda CX5 around 11:30 a.m., on Thursday, Dec. 26, according to Montgomery County Police. The driver of the Mazda, who was attempting to enter an adjacent parking stall, struck Gogan, her vehicle, and another parke…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
First-Grade Teacher Left Classroom To Sell Drugs On School Property In Maryland: Complaint First-Grade Teacher Left Classroom To Sell Drugs On School Property In Maryland: Complaint
First-Grade Teacher Left Classroom To Sell Drugs On School Property In Maryland: Complaint A teacher in Maryland who allegedly left her classroom to sell drugs to people on school property is facing charges for distributing a fatal dose of fentanyl, according to federal authorities. Sarah Katherine Magid, 34, has been charged with distributing fentanyl that resulted in serious bodily injury and the death of a victim, according to a criminal complaint that was unsealed this week in District Court. Magid, a first-grade teacher at a Montgomery County school was arrested in August following a search and seizure warrant by the DEA and local police at her Burtonsville home fo…

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by Zak Failla
News
New Alert Issued For Missing Maryland Teen Not Seen For Days New Alert Issued For Missing Maryland Teen Not Seen For Days
New Alert Issued For Missing Maryland Teen Not Seen For Days Concerns are mounting for a Silver Spring teenager who disappeared earlier this week, authorities say. Zanaiya Neil, 13, was last seen Wednesday, Aug. 24, around 12 p.m. in the 4200 block of Cloudberry Court in Burtonsville, according to Montgomery County police. Neil is described as 5-foot-4, and weighs 135 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. Police as well as her family are growing concerned for her welfare. Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Zanaiya Neil is asked to call the police non-emergency number at (301)279-8000 (24-hour line) or the Special Victims Inve…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Fatal Fire In Maryland Caused By Electrical Outlet Behind Sofa: Officials Fatal Fire In Maryland Caused By Electrical Outlet Behind Sofa: Officials
Fatal Fire In Maryland Caused By Electrical Outlet Behind Sofa: Officials A man is dead after a fire was started by an electrical outlet in a Burtonsville home, authorities say. Firefighters responded to an alarm sounding in the 14600 block of Monmouth Drive off Greencastle road around 10:40 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 11, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. Shortly after, officials were able to locate a fire on the second floor of a townhouse on the 3700 block of Monmouth Place. A man is dead after being found on the third floor of the home.Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Firefighters were able to locate and remove the victim, who was found on the th…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Alert Issued By Police In Maryland Amid Investigation Into String Of Bank Robberies Alert Issued By Police In Maryland Amid Investigation Into String Of Bank Robberies
Alert Issued By Police In Maryland Amid Investigation Into String Of Bank Robberies Images of a suspect believed to be involved in at least three bank robberies in Montgomery County have been released in an effort to identify them, authorities say. Detectives believe the suspect was involved in separate robberies from Tuesday Jan. 18 through Saturday, March 12, according to Montgomery County police. On Tuesday, Jan. 18, the suspect entered a bank on the 3500 block of Spencerville Road in Burtonsville and slid a note to the bank teller at 3:10 p.m., announcing the robbery and demanding money to which the teller complied, investigators said. On Friday, Feb. 18, the suspect …

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by Annie DeVoe