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Montgomery County Child Sex Assault At Library Sparks Fears Of More Victims Montgomery County Child Sex Assault At Library Sparks Fears Of More Victims
Montgomery County Child Sex Assault At Library Sparks Fears Of More Victims A Maryland man is behind bars after police say he molested a child inside a busy library — and detectives fear there could be more victims. Charles Newton Townsend IV, 49, of Gaithersburg, was arrested after a girl reported she had been inappropriately touched at the Quince Orchard Library over the summer, the Montgomery County Department of Police announced Thursday, Sept. 4. Officers identified Townsend on Wednesday, July 30, after the child came forward with the disturbing allegation. Investigators later reviewed surveillance footage and say it showed two separate interactions between T…

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Police & Fire
Man Caught On Camera Wanted For Peeping Inside Virginia Library Bathroom: Police Man Caught On Camera Wanted For Peeping Inside Virginia Library Bathroom: Police
Man Caught On Camera Wanted For Peeping Inside Virginia Library Bathroom: Police Police in Virginia are asking for the public’s help identifying a man accused of peeping inside a women’s restroom at a local library. Officers were called at 11:43 a.m. on Tuesday, August 19, to Aurora Hills Library in the 700 block of 18th Street S. for a report of disorderly conduct, Arlington County Police said. The preliminary investigation indicates the victim was inside a restroom when the man entered and allegedly looked under her stall, according to police. The victim left the building after the incident. The suspect fled before officers arrived, and a search of the area did not l…

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Lifestyle
Here's How Returning Jeopardy! Champion From Maryland Fared In Second Show Here's How Returning Jeopardy! Champion From Maryland Fared In Second Show
Here's How Returning Jeopardy! Champion From Maryland Fared In Second Show She flew too close to the sun. There is a new Jeopardy! champion after a librarian from Maryland fell to a Seattle software engineer in her second show. Mikey McCullough, a metadata librarian and data curator at the National Agricultural Library in Beltsville landed in third place on Wednesday's show, one day after earning championship status with a $18,200 win. McCullough ended the show on Wednesday, Nov. 20 with a $2,000 total, behind a writer from Los Angeles, who finished with $3,000 and new champion Mehal Shah's $9,799. She had an outside shot going into the Final Jeopardy question, …

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Traffic
Two Injured After Crashing Through Guardrail, Hanging Off Wall In Montgomery County Two Injured After Crashing Through Guardrail, Hanging Off Wall In Montgomery County
Two Injured After Crashing Through Guardrail, Hanging Off Wall In Montgomery County Two people were injured near the Germantown Library when a Mazda crashed through a fence and came to rest hanging off a wall on Thursday morning. Shortly before 8 a.m., first responders in Montgomery County were called to the 19800 block of Century Boulevard near Commons Drive in Germantown, when a vehicle hopped a curb, went through a guardrail and was "suspended off (an) elevated area wall," according to officials. The car wound up dangling over the eight-foot retaining wall, and two people had to be assisted. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO According to officials, the pair was were treated before b…

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News
Buildings Evacuated After Driver Struck Gas Meter Attached To Montgomery County Building Buildings Evacuated After Driver Struck Gas Meter Attached To Montgomery County Building
Buildings Evacuated After Driver Struck Gas Meter Attached To Montgomery County Building A library and day care in Montgomery County were among the buildings evacuated on Tuesday afternoon when a driver struck a gas meter attached to a building. First responders were called to Davis Library on Democracy Boulevard in Bethesda at around 3:30 p.m. on July 16, where there was a reported gas leak after the crash, officials say. Twitt Crews from Washington Gas responded to the scene and were able to shut off the high-pressure gas line to the damaged meter. Aerial of the scene of a reported vehicle fire on 1200blk Spotswood Dr. pic.twitter.com/zVkdrHvO9z — Tim Pruss, MyDrone.Pro…

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