Mostly Cloudy 59°
Tag:

Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD

News
District Man Sentenced After Attempted Murder Caught On Camera In Maryland (VIDEOS) District Man Sentenced After Attempted Murder Caught On Camera In Maryland (VIDEOS)
District Man Sentenced After Attempted Murder Caught On Camera In Maryland (Videos) A District man will spend decades in prison after pleading guilty mid-trial for an attempted murder that was caught on camera in Maryland, authorities announced. The 22-year-old saw the writing on the wall and admitted his guilt in the middle of a jury trial earlier this year in connection to his role in a shooting in a well-known Silver Spring alleyway following a wild chase in June 2022, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. He was sentenced to 70 years in prison with all but 30 to serve, followed by five years of supervised probation when he is released. …

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Virginia Stabbing Suspect First To Be Convicted Based On Drone Evidence In Montgomery County Virginia Stabbing Suspect First To Be Convicted Based On Drone Evidence In Montgomery County
Virginia Stabbing Suspect First To Be Convicted Based On Drone Evidence In Montgomery County For the first time, investigators in Montgomery County have secured a conviction largely through evidence collected by drones.  Fairfax County resident Jovan Ali, 45, was found guilty by a jury of second-degree assault in connection to a stabbing in April. Prosecutors say that on April 17, Ali was involved in an altercation near the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Sligo Avenue in Silver Spring, which was witnessed by a Montgomery County Police officer. There was also a Montgomery County Police drone above that captured Ali pulling a knife from his pocket and stabbing an adult male …

SHARE

by Zak Failla
News
Six Wanted For Violently Assaulting Unhoused People In Maryland: Police (VIDEO) Six Wanted For Violently Assaulting Unhoused People In Maryland: Police (VIDEO)
Six Wanted For Violently Assaulting Unhoused People In Maryland: Police (Video) A group that preyed on the unhoused community during a series of violent assaults in Montgomery County earlier this month remains at large two weeks later, police say. Surveillance video of six wanted suspects who attacked at least three men and one woman has been released as investigators attempt to identify and locate those involved. The assaults were reported on Tuesday, July 16 in the 800 block of Ellsworth Drive in Silver Spring. Investigators say that at approximately 4:45 a.m. on the morning of the incident, a dark-colored Honda Civic stopped in the area of Ellsworth Drive and Fento…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Business
'Mega Millions' Ticket Worth $1M Sold At Maryland Gas Station 'Mega Millions' Ticket Worth $1M Sold At Maryland Gas Station
'Mega Millions' Ticket Worth $1M Sold At Maryland Gas Station Maryland's first Mega Millions millionaire of 2024 is sitting on a ticket worth a seven-figure prize, though it remains unclaimed after the Tuesday, June 4 drawing. A second-tier winning ticket was sold at a Montgomery County gas station, while two other $10,000 winners were sold in Bethesda and Ocean City. The winning numbers for Tuesday's drawing were: 19-37-40-63-69 with a Mega Ball of 17. The million-dollar ticket was sold at Aspen Hills Citgo on Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring, and the $10,000 tickets were sold at Talbert’s Ice & Beverage Service on River Road …

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Traffic
One Killed, Several Injured In Three-Vehicle I-495 Crash In Maryland: State Police One Killed, Several Injured In Three-Vehicle I-495 Crash In Maryland: State Police
One Killed, Several Injured In Three-Vehicle I-495 Crash In Maryland: State Police One person was killed and several injured in an early morning crash in Montgomery County, state police say. Troopers were called at approximately 3 a.m. to the inner loop of I-495 near Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring, where there was a reported three-vehicle crash.  (~245a) IL495 between Connecticut Ave & Georgia Ave IAO Exit 31A, collision w/ entrapment, involves 3 vehicles, multiple trauma patients, 1 person likely was ejected from vehicle, @mcfrs PE707, RS741, E705B, PE719, A716, M741, M750, A741B, EMS702 on scene, some lanes blocked — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) June 5, 2024 …

SHARE

by Zak Failla
News
District Man Pleads Guilty Mid-Trial To Attempted Murder Caught On Camera In Maryland (VIDEOS) District Man Pleads Guilty Mid-Trial To Attempted Murder Caught On Camera In Maryland (VIDEOS)
District Man Pleads Guilty Mid-Trial To Attempted Murder Caught On Camera In Maryland (Videos) A District man saw the writing on the wall and decided to plead guilty in the middle of a trial for an attempted murder that was caught on camera in Maryland, authorities announced. Demonte Hewitt, 22, indicated on Tuesday, in the middle of a jury trial, that he wanted to enter a guilty plea in connection to a shooting in a well-known Silver Spring alleyway following a wild chase in June 2022, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office Prosecutors said that in the early morning hours of June 15, 2022, a man left a birthday ce…

SHARE

by Zak Failla