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Kensington, MD
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Kensington Teen Killed After Being Hit By Car On University Boulevard, Police Confirm Kensington Teen Killed After Being Hit By Car On University Boulevard, Police Confirm Kensington Teen Killed After Being Hit By Car On University Boulevard, Police Confirm
Kensington Teen Killed After Being Hit By Car On University Boulevard, Police Confirm A Maryland teen was struck and killed while crossing University Boulevard in Montgomery County, officials confirm. Police identified the victim as 16-year-old James Evert Anderson, of Kensington. According to police, shortly before 9:15 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21, officers and Montgomery County Fire Rescue crews responded to the 3300 block of University Boulevard West after multiple 911 calls reported a pedestrian struck, according to police. First responders found Anderson in the roadway. Despite lifesaving efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives said Anderson was crossing…

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by Zak Failla
Rockville, MD
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Golf Cart Battery Explodes, Sparks $300K Rockville House Inferno: Fire Officials Golf Cart Battery Explodes, Sparks $300K Rockville House Inferno: Fire Officials Golf Cart Battery Explodes, Sparks $300K Rockville House Inferno: Fire Officials
Golf Cart Battery Explodes, Sparks $300K Rockville House Inferno: Fire Officials A golf caddy powered by lithium batteries is being blamed for a massive house fire in Montgomery County that caused more than $300,000 in damage Friday morning, fire officials said. The blaze broke out around 8:45 a.m. Friday, Aug. 22, in the 13000 block of Mimosa Farm Court off Glen Mill Road in Potomac, according to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer. When crews arrived, flames were shooting from the garage of a two-story single-family home. The fire spread into the main structure before firefighters could get it under control. 13000blk Mimosa Farm Ct, near…

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by Zak Failla
Germantown, MD
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Boy With Autism Rescued From Germantown Library Pond: 'This Could Have Ended Very Differently' Boy With Autism Rescued From Germantown Library Pond: 'This Could Have Ended Very Differently' Boy With Autism Rescued From Germantown Library Pond: 'This Could Have Ended Very Differently'
Boy With Autism Rescued From Germantown Library Pond: 'This Could Have Ended Very Differently' A missing 6-year-old autistic boy who can’t speak was found waist-deep in a pond behind a Maryland library. The child was located on Wednesday, Aug. 6, in Germantown, after a family member flagged down officers in the 19800 block of Century Boulevard around 5:40 p.m. and said the non-verbal boy had been missing for 45 minutes. According to Montgomery County Police, the boy had wandered off before, but this time the family didn’t know which way he went. Officers from the department’s 5th District immediately began searching the area, when a community member told an officer they had just see…

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by Zak Failla
Germantown, MD
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Germantown Driver Ejected, Killed In Late-Night Rollover Crash In Maryland, Police Say Germantown Driver Ejected, Killed In Late-Night Rollover Crash In Maryland, Police Say Germantown Driver Ejected, Killed In Late-Night Rollover Crash In Maryland, Police Say
Germantown Driver Ejected, Killed In Late-Night Rollover Crash In Maryland, Police Say A 71-year-old woman was ejected and killed during a violent rollover crash in Maryland, authorities said. Mary Elizabeth Moody was identified by the Montgomery County Department of Police as the driver who was killed in a crash earlier this week in Germantown, according to police. Moody's 2018 Subaru was struck and rolled at the intersection of Great Seneca Highway and Mateny Road around 10:35 p.m. on Monday, July 21, officials said. Despite lifesaving efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Detectives said Moody was making a left turn onto eastbound Mateny Road f…

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by Zak Failla
Kensington, MD
Obituaries
Son’s Friends Rally To Cover Funeral Costs After Kensington Mom Killed In Crash Son’s Friends Rally To Cover Funeral Costs After Kensington Mom Killed In Crash Son’s Friends Rally To Cover Funeral Costs After Kensington Mom Killed In Crash
Son’s Friends Rally To Cover Funeral Costs After Kensington Mom Killed In Crash She meant the world to her family — and now they’re left navigating a heartbreaking loss no one saw coming. A woman killed while crossing Veirs Mill Road in Maryland is being remembered as a kind and caring soul whose death has left an unfillable void, as her son’s friends rally to help cover funeral costs. Blanca Elida Parada Del Cid, 47, of Kensington, was fatally struck by a car around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, near Galt Avenue, according to Montgomery County Police. Detectives from the department’s Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) said officers from the 4th District and Montgomer…

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by Zak Failla
Gaithersburg, MD
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Silver Alert: Missing Man, 80, Found Alive In Gaithersburg Woods After Massive Five-Day Search Silver Alert: Missing Man, 80, Found Alive In Gaithersburg Woods After Massive Five-Day Search Silver Alert: Missing Man, 80, Found Alive In Gaithersburg Woods After Massive Five-Day Search
Silver Alert: Missing Man, 80, Found Alive In Gaithersburg Woods After Massive Five-Day Search A massive search for a missing 80-year-old Maryland man ended in relief when he was found alive in the woods after nearly a week in the elements, officials said. William Heyward, the subject of a multi-day Silver Alert, was rescued on Wednesday, July 3 near Green Farm Conservation Park in Gaithersburg, according to the Montgomery County Police Department. He was in critical condition when he was found in dense brush and was rushed to the hospital after receiving treatment from Montgomery County Fire Rescue at the scene. Heyward was first reported missing on Friday, June 27, after his caret…

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by Zak Failla
Ellicott City, MD
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Howard County Seniors Displaced After Sprinkler Floods Health Facility: Officials Howard County Seniors Displaced After Sprinkler Floods Health Facility: Officials Howard County Seniors Displaced After Sprinkler Floods Health Facility: Officials
Howard County Seniors Displaced After Sprinkler Floods Health Facility: Officials Dozens of seniors had to be evacuated in Maryland after a sprinkler pipe burst and flooded their assisted living facility, officials say. Firefighters were called around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 28, to a senior healthcare center on North Ridge Road in Ellicott City, where water was “flooding into rooms from the ceiling” due to a broken pipe, according to Howard County Fire and Rescue Services. More than 160 residents were initially displaced from the building.  Seventy-four residents were transported to nearby healthcare facilities using ambulances and Mobile Ambulance Buses (MABs…

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by Zak Failla
Rockville, MD
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$1M Blaze Destroys Derwood Home, Damages Two Others: Fire Officials $1M Blaze Destroys Derwood Home, Damages Two Others: Fire Officials $1M Blaze Destroys Derwood Home, Damages Two Others: Fire Officials
$1M Blaze Destroys Derwood Home, Damages Two Others: Fire Officials A fast-moving $1 million fire tore through a Maryland neighborhood on Sunday, June 29, damaging three homes and displacing a family of four, fire officials said. Fire broke out around 7 a.m. on the deck of a two-story single-family home in the 8100 block of Pepper Ridge Way in Derwood, according to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer. The flames quickly extended into the attic, igniting a fierce blaze that spread to two neighboring homes and drew a massive response from 75 firefighters.  Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Crews encountered “heavy fire conditions upon arriv…

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by Zak Failla
Potomac, MD
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Child Pulled From Potomac River Rapids, Man Rescued Near Maryland Shoreline Child Pulled From Potomac River Rapids, Man Rescued Near Maryland Shoreline Child Pulled From Potomac River Rapids, Man Rescued Near Maryland Shoreline
Child Pulled From Potomac River Rapids, Man Rescued Near Maryland Shoreline A man and child were rescued Friday afternoon from the rushing Potomac River during a fast-moving water emergency near the Maryland-Virginia border, authorities said. Montgomery County Fire & Rescue’s Swift Water Team was dispatched just after 4 p.m. on June 13 to Purple Horse Beach near the Anglers Boat Ramp, according to MCFRS PIO David Pazos. Officials said crews were first alerted about a child stuck in the rapids and another person missing near the Virginia shoreline. One man was quickly rescued and transported by paramedics with non-life-threatening injuries, Pazos said. A young…

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by Zak Failla
Rockville, MD
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Child Hospitalized, Adults Seriously Injured In Five-Car Montgomery County Crash: Officials Child Hospitalized, Adults Seriously Injured In Five-Car Montgomery County Crash: Officials Child Hospitalized, Adults Seriously Injured In Five-Car Montgomery County Crash: Officials
Child Hospitalized, Adults Seriously Injured In Five-Car Montgomery County Crash: Officials Two adults were seriously hurt and a child was hospitalized following a brutal five-vehicle crash that lit up Randolph Road in Maryland, authorities said. Firefighters responded to the crash just east of Connecticut Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12, according to a Montgomery County Fire & Rescue spokesperson. Photos from the scene show at least five badly wrecked vehicles, including a commercial SUV with extensive front-end damage and another car torn apart down the middle of the roadway. Emergency responders rushed two adult trauma patients to local hospitals with serious inj…

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by Zak Failla
Gaithersburg, MD
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Brush Fire Spreads Near Gaithersburg Roadway, Crews Battle Flames In Maryland (DEVELOPING) Brush Fire Spreads Near Gaithersburg Roadway, Crews Battle Flames In Maryland (DEVELOPING) Brush Fire Spreads Near Gaithersburg Roadway, Crews Battle Flames In Maryland (DEVELOPING)
Brush Fire Spreads Near Gaithersburg Roadway, Crews Battle Flames In Maryland (Developing) Firefighters swarmed a wooded area in Gaithersburg on Wednesday afternoon after a brush fire flared up near a busy intersection and began spreading rapidly through dense vegetation. According to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue spokesperson David Pazos, the first call came in around 3:55 p.m. on March 26, sending multiple units to the scene near Brink Road and Wightman Road. Crews arrived to find flames burning about 200 feet off the roadway, where thick brush and trees were fueling the spread, which was also aided by windy conditions.  Twitter/@DavidPazos15 Pazos said the fire e…

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by Zak Failla
Owings Mills, MD
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Owings Mills Woman Killed After Losing Control Of Car, Crashing Into Tree: Police Owings Mills Woman Killed After Losing Control Of Car, Crashing Into Tree: Police Owings Mills Woman Killed After Losing Control Of Car, Crashing Into Tree: Police
Owings Mills Woman Killed After Losing Control Of Car, Crashing Into Tree: Police A Maryland woman was killed after losing control of her car and slamming into a tree at a busy intersection in Montgomery County, officials announced. Melissa Thomas, 51, of Owings Mills, was pronounced dead at the scene after the single-vehicle crash late Monday night, March 17, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. First responders were called shortly before 11 p.m. to the area of eastbound Ashton Road (MD 108) at the intersection with New Hampshire Avenue (MD 650) for reports of a serious crash. Officers and Montgomery County Fire & Rescue arrived to find Thomas i…

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by Zak Failla
Greenbelt, MD
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Seven Rescued From Balconies As Fire Rips Through Greenbelt Apartment Seven Rescued From Balconies As Fire Rips Through Greenbelt Apartment Seven Rescued From Balconies As Fire Rips Through Greenbelt Apartment
Seven Rescued From Balconies As Fire Rips Through Greenbelt Apartment Firefighters pulled seven people to safety from their balconies as flames tore through a Maryland apartment building Wednesday morning, officials said. Crews rushed to the 6100 block of Breezewood Drive in Greenbelt around 8:43 a.m. on March 19, where they arrived to find fire shooting from the first and second floors of a three-story apartment building, according to the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department. There is an apartment fire in the 6100 block of Breezewood Drive. The building has been evacuated, and the Fire Department is on scene. Please avoid the area to allow emergency…

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by Zak Failla
Rockville, MD
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Blaze Destroys Abandoned Calverton Liquor Store Possibly Used By Squatters: Officials Blaze Destroys Abandoned Calverton Liquor Store Possibly Used By Squatters: Officials Blaze Destroys Abandoned Calverton Liquor Store Possibly Used By Squatters: Officials
Blaze Destroys Abandoned Calverton Liquor Store Possibly Used By Squatters: Officials A raging fire tore through an abandoned liquor store in Montgomery County overnight, leaving behind $125,000 in damage as investigators work to determine the cause, officials said. Firefighters responded just after midnight on Tuesday, March 18, to the 11700 block of Cherry Hill Road near Plum Orchard Drive in Calverton, where they found the vacant building fully engulfed in flames, according to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer. Crews battled the fire for several hours before bringing it under control. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO While no injuries were reported, the s…

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by Zak Failla
Gaithersburg, MD
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Driver Killed Crashing Into Gaithersburg Tree Identified By Police In Maryland Driver Killed Crashing Into Gaithersburg Tree Identified By Police In Maryland Driver Killed Crashing Into Gaithersburg Tree Identified By Police In Maryland
Driver Killed Crashing Into Gaithersburg Tree Identified By Police In Maryland A 21-year-old driver was killed after losing control of his Camry and crashing into a tree in Gaithersburg, police said. Officers responded around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11 to the 200 block of Perry Parkway, where they found the driver, Steven Alejandro Bruno Gonzalez, dead at the scene, according to Montgomery County Police. Investigators said Gonzalez was driving southbound on Perry Parkway near West Diamond Avenue when, for reasons still under investigation, he lost control of the car after coming out of a curve and crashed. Gaithersburg Police, Montgomery County Police 6th District o…

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by Zak Failla
Gaithersburg, MD
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Man Pulled From Burning Gaithersburg Home Dies Weeks Later, Fire Officials Say Man Pulled From Burning Gaithersburg Home Dies Weeks Later, Fire Officials Say Man Pulled From Burning Gaithersburg Home Dies Weeks Later, Fire Officials Say
Man Pulled From Burning Gaithersburg Home Dies Weeks Later, Fire Officials Say Officials have confirmed that a Gaithersburg man rescued from a house fire last month has died after two weeks in the hospital. Fire crews arrived to find flames tearing through a single-story home in the unit block of Oak Avenue around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16, according to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue officials. The Gaithersburg fire. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Firefighters searched the home and found a man inside, officials said. They pulled him from the home and rushed him to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. After two weeks in the hospital, the victim died, offici…

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by Zak Failla
Gaithersburg, MD
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Suspect Apprehended After Late-Night Attack Left Officer Seriously Injured In Gaithersburg: PD Suspect Apprehended After Late-Night Attack Left Officer Seriously Injured In Gaithersburg: PD Suspect Apprehended After Late-Night Attack Left Officer Seriously Injured In Gaithersburg: PD
Suspect Apprehended After Late-Night Attack Left Officer Seriously Injured In Gaithersburg: PD A Montgomery County police officer suffered a serious injury late on Monday after an intoxicated man became aggressive and attacked them during a call in Gaithersburg, authorities said. The incident happened just before midnight on Dec. 16 in the 7900 block of Otter Cove Court, officials said.  Officers were responding to a report of a person in distress when they encountered Michael MacCrae Shannon, 35, who reportedly became combative, according to a Montgomery County Police spokesperson. Shannon attacked the officers, leaving one with a serious injury that required treatment at an a…

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by Zak Failla
Reston, VA
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Police ID 42-Year-Old Reston Woman Killed In Maryland Crash Police ID 42-Year-Old Reston Woman Killed In Maryland Crash Police ID 42-Year-Old Reston Woman Killed In Maryland Crash
Police ID 42-Year-Old Reston Woman Killed In Maryland Crash Police have identified the victim of a fatal single-vehicle crash in Montgomery County as a 42-year-old Virginia woman. Alyssa Marie Clark, of Reston, was driving a blue 2007 Toyota Camry westbound on Darnestown Road on Nov. 21 when her vehicle veered off the roadway and slammed into a utility pole near Bondy Lane shortly after 10:30 p.m., Montgomery County police said. (1030p) 13300 Darnestown Rd. near Bondy La, Darnestown, collision, with entrapment single vehicle into utility pole, @mcfrs M731, T731, PE731, EMS703 on scene, @MCFRS_EMIHS evaluating one patient, Pri1 trauma w/ LT injury…

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by Zak Failla
Gaithersburg, MD
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Speeding DUI Driver From Gaithersburg Charged In Crash That Killed Germantown Father: Police Speeding DUI Driver From Gaithersburg Charged In Crash That Killed Germantown Father: Police Speeding DUI Driver From Gaithersburg Charged In Crash That Killed Germantown Father: Police
Speeding DUI Driver From Gaithersburg Charged In Crash That Killed Germantown Father: Police A Gaithersburg man is facing serious charges after a high-speed, alcohol-fueled crash claimed the life of a Germantown father earlier this year, police said. Montgomery County police have arrested 45-year-old Agustin E. Jaramillo Lopez of Gaithersburg on charges of negligent manslaughter by vehicle following a fatal collision on July 20 near the intersection of North Frederick Avenue near Travis Avenue. Around 10:12 p.m. on the night of the crash, officers and Montgomery County Fire Rescue personnel responded to a crash involving a black 2022 Ram 1500 pick-up truck, driven by Jaramillo Lope…

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by Zak Failla
Gaithersburg, MD
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Smashed Windshield, Dirt Biker Hospitalized In Gaithersburg Crash (PHOTOS) Smashed Windshield, Dirt Biker Hospitalized In Gaithersburg Crash (PHOTOS) Smashed Windshield, Dirt Biker Hospitalized In Gaithersburg Crash (PHOTOS)
Smashed Windshield, Dirt Biker Hospitalized In Gaithersburg Crash (Photos) A dirt bike operator was hospitalized with traumatic injuries after being struck by a motor vehicle Saturday, July 6 in Gaithersburg, police said. Photos from the scene indicate the bike or its operator landed on the windshield of the blue sedan around 9:15 p.m., after being struck at Snouffer School and Centerway roads. Aerial video/photos at Snouffer School and Centerway Rd, collision, dirt bike vs car. @mcfrsPIO #mcpd @TheMoCoShow @ModeratelyMoco @CordellTraffic @HHFireProds @ArmisteadIsaac @mcpnews @mcfrs @DCNewsLive @alanhenney @DCNewsNow #mcfrs @MoCoFireWire pic.twitter.com/3P4MPfh…

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by Cecilia Levine
Gaithersburg, MD
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Juvenile Arrested Months After Making Bomb Threat To Montgomery County High School: Police Juvenile Arrested Months After Making Bomb Threat To Montgomery County High School: Police Juvenile Arrested Months After Making Bomb Threat To Montgomery County High School: Police
Juvenile Arrested Months After Making Bomb Threat To Montgomery County High School: Police A juvenile was arrested months after he made a bomb threat to a Montgomery County high school, as well as schools in several other states, police said Friday, March 1. The suspect called Wootton High School in the 2100 block of Wootton Parkway around 8 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 27 and claimed that bombs had been placed inside specific areas of the school. School personnel contacted 911, prompting students and staff to evacuate. A search by Community Engagement officers, 1st District officers, K-9 units and Montgomery County Fire Rescue did not locate any bombs. The suspect was identified via a…

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by Valerie Musson
Gaithersburg, MD
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Parents Living In Squalor Charged In Death Of One Child, Neglect Of Six Others In MD: Police Parents Living In Squalor Charged In Death Of One Child, Neglect Of Six Others In MD: Police Parents Living In Squalor Charged In Death Of One Child, Neglect Of Six Others In MD: Police
Parents Living In Squalor Charged In Death Of One Child, Neglect Of Six Others In MD: Police Police say that a pair of parents in Montgomery County are facing neglect and murder charges after their teen daughter died in their care living in filth with eight other family members. Cynthia Moore, 40, and her husband, Dominique Moore, 45, both of Montgomery Village, are in hot water with the law following an investigation into abhorrent living conditions involving a family of 10, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Last May, officers from the 6th District were called to the 9400 block of Quill Place to investigate a working code in progress, officials said At the …

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by Zak Failla
Gaithersburg, MD
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Driver Killed In Violent Single-Vehicle Crash Over Curb, Into Trees, Utility Pole, Police Say Driver Killed In Violent Single-Vehicle Crash Over Curb, Into Trees, Utility Pole, Police Say Driver Killed In Violent Single-Vehicle Crash Over Curb, Into Trees, Utility Pole, Police Say
Driver Killed In Violent Single-Vehicle Crash Over Curb, Into Trees, Utility Pole, Police Say One person was killed in Maryland after losing control and crashing after his vehicle hopped a curb in Montgomery County over the weekend, police say. Rockville resident Luis Abraham Ayala Ayala, 37, was killed when he crashed shortly after 1:45 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6 near the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Kayson Street in Wheaton-Glenmont. According to a spokesperson from the Montgomery County Department of Police, 4th District officers, and Montgomery County Fire Rescue personnel responded to the scene of the crash on Sunday morning, where they found a single-vehicle crash scen…

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by Zak Failla
Gaithersburg, MD
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Man In Custody For Carjacking, Kidnapping Charged With Attempted Murder Of Minor In Maryland Man In Custody For Carjacking, Kidnapping Charged With Attempted Murder Of Minor In Maryland Man In Custody For Carjacking, Kidnapping Charged With Attempted Murder Of Minor In Maryland
Man In Custody For Carjacking, Kidnapping Charged With Attempted Murder Of Minor In Maryland A 29-year-old man already apprehended for a carjacking and kidnapping incident is now facing an attempted murder charge following a lengthy investigation into a summer shooting in Maryland, police announced. Montgomery County resident Damien Fisher, of Germantown, was arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder and first-degree assault following an incident that happened on Tuesday, Aug. 16 in the 18300 block of Lost Knife Circle in Montgomery Village. On the night of the shooting, officers said that they were called to Lost Knife Circle, where they found a minor suffering from …

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by Zak Failla
Gaithersburg, MD
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Man Charged With Murder After Second Stabbing Victim Dies In Maryland: Police Man Charged With Murder After Second Stabbing Victim Dies In Maryland: Police Man Charged With Murder After Second Stabbing Victim Dies In Maryland: Police
Man Charged With Murder After Second Stabbing Victim Dies In Maryland: Police A man is facing multiple charges - including murder - after being connected to multiple stabbings in Montgomery County, police said. Scorpio Alexander Standfield, 31, was arrested by members of the Montgomery County Department of Police – Major Crimes Division for two alleged stabbings, including one that was fatal, on Saturday, Sept. 3 on Hungerford Drive in Rockville, according to authorities. At approximately 9:55 p.m., Rockville City Police, Montgomery County Police, and Montgomery County Fire Rescue personnel responded to the 700 block of Hungerford for a reported stabbing. Upon arr…

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by Zak Failla
Gaithersburg, MD
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Lanes Closed Following Ride On Bus, Vehicle Collision Lanes Closed Following Ride On Bus, Vehicle Collision Lanes Closed Following Ride On Bus, Vehicle Collision
Lanes Closed Following Ride On Bus, Vehicle Collision A Ride On Bus and vehicle have collided in a crash in Gaithersburg this morning, authorities say. The two vehicles collided shortly before 9 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 31 in the area of N Fred Avenue and Maryland Avenue, according to a Montgomery County Fire Rescue spokesperson. N Fred Ave & Maryland Ave, Gaithersburg, collision, involving Ride On Bus. @MCFRS_EMIHS NLT injuries, some lanes NB Rt355 blocked. @mcfrs M708, A708B, T734, RS703, PE708 @MCFRSNews @mcfrsPIO19 pic.twitter.com/uQ9hRw9cqt — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) August 31, 2022 Officials say that there were no life-threatening…

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by Annie DeVoe
Gaithersburg, MD
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Police ID Driver Killed In Damascus Crash Despite Efforts Of Off-Duty Officer Police ID Driver Killed In Damascus Crash Despite Efforts Of Off-Duty Officer Police ID Driver Killed In Damascus Crash Despite Efforts Of Off-Duty Officer
Police ID Driver Killed In Damascus Crash Despite Efforts Of Off-Duty Officer Authorities have identified the victim killed in a crash last week in Damascus as a 29-year-old man from Owings Mill. Sagar Yogeshkumar Rami was heading south on Ridge Road in a 2014 Toyota Corolla when he crossed over the center line and sideswiped a 2004 Honda Pilot heading north around 4:40 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, Montgomery County police said. Rami then struck a 2004 Toyota Sienna also heading north on Ridge Road, authorities said. The driver that vehicle was extricated and hospitalized, where he remained as of Monday, Feb. 28 in stable condition. The driver and the two occu…

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by Cecilia Levine
Gaithersburg, MD
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Driver Dies In Damascus Crash Despite Efforts Of Off-Duty Officer: Police Driver Dies In Damascus Crash Despite Efforts Of Off-Duty Officer: Police Driver Dies In Damascus Crash Despite Efforts Of Off-Duty Officer: Police
Driver Dies In Damascus Crash Despite Efforts Of Off-Duty Officer: Police Authorities have identified the victim killed in a crash last week in Damascus as a 29-year-old man from Owings Mill. Sagar Yogeshkumar Rami was heading south on Ridge Road in a 2014 Toyota Corolla when he crossed over the center line and sideswiped a 2004 Honda Pilot heading north around 4:40 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, Montgomery County police said. Rami then struck a 2004 Toyota Sienna also heading north on Ridge Road, authorities said. The driver that vehicle was extricated and hospitalized, where he remained as of Monday, Feb. 28 in stable condition. The driver and the two occu…

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by Cecilia Levine
Gaithersburg, MD
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Missing Maryland Woman Found Dead Missing Maryland Woman Found Dead Missing Maryland Woman Found Dead
Missing Maryland Woman Found Dead A missing nonverbal woman from Rockville has been found dead, according to police. On Jan. 9, Montgomery County Police recovered the body of 45-year-old Nyanko Udo reported missing on Jan. 6. At around 12:40 p.m., police were called to the 14200 block of Brad Drive for a person down. Montgomery County Fire Rescue responded and located the body of Udo in the back yard of a residence. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Udo was last seen between 12:40 and 1:15 p.m. on Jan. 6 and was not wearing shoes or heavy clothing. The temperatures dropped overnight, and there were several inches of sn…

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by Joe Gomez