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Woman Wanted For Multi-State Prescription Fraud Caught On Camera, Police Say Woman Wanted For Multi-State Prescription Fraud Caught On Camera, Police Say
Woman Wanted For Multi-State Prescription Fraud Caught On Camera, Police Say Look familiar?  A woman who has spent the past year scamming pharmacies in multiple states out of prescription drugs is now wanted by police, authorities say. Detectives with the Montgomery County Police Department are investigating a prescription fraud case involving an unidentified suspect who has been using other people’s names to obtain medication since March 2024. Police say the woman has fraudulently picked up prescriptions from at least six pharmacies, including Safeway and CVS locations in the District of Columbia, Arlington, Alexandria, and Kensington. Surveillance photos sh…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Human Remains Discovered In Maryland Park, Police Seeking Help Identifying Victim Human Remains Discovered In Maryland Park, Police Seeking Help Identifying Victim
Human Remains Discovered In Maryland Park, Police Seeking Help Identifying Victim Authorities are working to identify a young man whose remains were discovered in a Montgomery County park, according to police. A hiker stumbled upon a human skull in a wooded area of Rock Creek Regional Park on Saturday, March 1, and immediately called 911, Montgomery County Police said. Officers from Montgomery County Police and the Maryland National Capital Park Police responded to the scene, where they found additional human bones along with clothing items, including a winter hat, jacket, and pants.  No identification was recovered at the site, officials said. The Office of the C…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Striking Police Officer With Vehicle While Fleeing Wegmans Robbery In MD: Police Man Wanted For Striking Police Officer With Vehicle While Fleeing Wegmans Robbery In MD: Police
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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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Trading Drugs For Illicit Sex Acts With Teen In Montgomery County: Police Man Accused Of Trading Drugs For Illicit Sex Acts With Teen In Montgomery County: Police
Man Accused Of Trading Drugs For Illicit Sex Acts With Teen In Montgomery County: Police Detectives in Montgomery County are concerned that there could be additional underage victims after an Olney man was arrested for allegedly giving drugs to a teen girl in exchange for sexual favors. Erik Calderon Pereira was arrested in late February following an investigation into complaints about a 15-year-old girl who was allegedly being preyed on by the 22-year-old man, officials say. On Wednesday, March 8, investigators say that detectives believe there could be additional victims that have not contacted the police, and they released his mugshot amid the ongoing investigation. It is a…

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by Zak Failla
News
Got Grub? String Of Food Truck Robberies Hits Montgomery County, Police Say Got Grub? String Of Food Truck Robberies Hits Montgomery County, Police Say
Got Grub? String Of Food Truck Robberies Hits Montgomery County, Police Say Surveillance images have been released of suspects believed to be responsible for multiple food truck robberies throughout Montgomery County, authorities say. Two men, appearing to be in their late teens to early twenties, began robbing the food trucks in January 2023, according to a Montgomery County Police Department spokesperson.  Detectives began investigating the string of robberies on Monday, Jan. 23, after reports of a robbery in the 14000 block of Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring at Elvira's Kitchen Food Truck, police say. Investigators say that the suspects vaulted the barrier…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Caught In The Act: Copper Pipe Thief Captured On Camera During Montgomery County Burglary Caught In The Act: Copper Pipe Thief Captured On Camera During Montgomery County Burglary
Caught In The Act: Copper Pipe Thief Captured On Camera During Montgomery County Burglary Police say that a fast-thinking family member of a Montgomery County home was able to capture photos of a copper pipe thief on camera as he was fleeing the scene of a Montgomery County residence. The Montgomery County Department of Police released new photos of a residential burglary that happened earlier this month when a shady suspect was caught red-handed robbing a Gaithersburg home. Officers from the department were called at approximately 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 4, to the 11800 block of Dewey Road to investigate a reported burglary that had just taken place. According to investigato…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
TEEN MURDER: Four Charged In Triple Moco Shooting That Left One Dead In Woods TEEN MURDER: Four Charged In Triple Moco Shooting That Left One Dead In Woods
Teen Murder: Four Charged In Triple Moco Shooting That Left One Dead In Woods Four suspects have been arrested in connection to a November triple shooting that took the life of one man, authorities say. Junior Francisco Del-Cid, 19, Elmer Lopez-Cortez-23, Jonathon Adonys Leon-Chacon, 24, and Elvin Manuel Guzman-Machato, 18, were arrested in connection to the shooting that occurred in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Nov. 9 in the 100 block of Colony Road in Piney Branch, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney.   Officers responded to the report of shots fired where they located three adult men suffering from gunshot wounds around 4 a.m., as previous…

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by Annie DeVoe
News
Maryland Cop Killer Who Confessed To 51-Year-Old Cold Case Ordered To Be Held Without Bond Maryland Cop Killer Who Confessed To 51-Year-Old Cold Case Ordered To Be Held Without Bond
Maryland Cop Killer Who Confessed To 51-Year-Old Cold Case Ordered To Be Held Without Bond A killer who admitted to murdering a Montgomery County Police Officer over 50 years ago has been ordered to be held without bond, authorities say. Larry Smith, 71, will be held without bond pending his trial for the murder of Montgomery County Special Deputy Sheriff Captain James Tappen Hall in 1971, according to Montgomery County police. Captain Hall was murdered in October of 1971Montgomery County Police The case, which had been cold for over half a century was solved after the killer admitted to the murder earlier this month. Larry David Smith, also known as Larry David Becker, admi…

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by Annie DeVoe
News
Maryland Cop Killer Confesses To 51-Year-Old Cold Case Maryland Cop Killer Confesses To 51-Year-Old Cold Case
Maryland Cop Killer Confesses To 51-Year-Old Cold Case A case that has been cold for over half a century has been solved after a killer admitted to the murder of a Maryland officer, authorities say. Authorities have arrested 71-year-old Larry David Smith, also known as Larry David Becker, after he admitted his involvement in the murder of Montgomery County Special Deputy Sheriff Capt. James Tappen Hall in 1971, according to Montgomery County police. Hall was found critically injured on the night of Saturday, Oct. 23, 1971, after a witness reported seeing a man lying face down in the southeast parking lot of the Manor Country Club in the 14…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Virginia Man Busted By Undercover Agent In Maryland Posing As Teen Girl: Police Virginia Man Busted By Undercover Agent In Maryland Posing As Teen Girl: Police
Virginia Man Busted By Undercover Agent In Maryland Posing As Teen Girl: Police A Virginia man has been arrested for sexual exploitation of a minor after he was caught trying to meet up with an underage girl in Maryland, authorities say. Jose M. Jimenez, 34, of McLean, Virginia, had thought he was talking to a 15-year-old girl on social media, but in reality, was actually having a conversation with a Montgomery County detective posing as the child, Montgomery County police say. Jimenez initiated the sexually-charged conversation with the "girl" online, and agreed to meet up with her in Montgomery County, according to police. On Wednesday, Aug. 17, Jimenez traveled fro…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Two Busted, One At Large For Robbing Maryland Home Depot, Pepper-Spraying Security Officer Two Busted, One At Large For Robbing Maryland Home Depot, Pepper-Spraying Security Officer
Two Busted, One At Large For Robbing Maryland Home Depot, Pepper-Spraying Security Officer Detectives are searching for a third suspect in connection to a theft and assault at a Home Depot in Montgomery County, authorities say. Three suspects allegedly entered the store in the 14000 block of Georgia Avenue shortly after 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 2, according to Montgomery County police. When the three were confronted by a security officer, one of the suspects pepper-sprayed him before fleeing the scene in a gray Dodge Charger. The Dodge Charger was located and officers attempted to stop it on Georgia Avenue near Randolph Road, police said. The suspects continued driving at a hig…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Suspicious Death In Montgomery County Ruled Suicide: Report Suspicious Death In Montgomery County Ruled Suicide: Report
Suspicious Death In Montgomery County Ruled Suicide: Report A suspicious death in Montgomery County has now been ruled a suicide, according to the MoCoShow.  Authorities were investigating after an adult male was found dead inside a home in the 1700 block of East West Highway in Silver Spring just after 12 a.m. on Tuesday, May 24, Montgomery County Police said. The department said the possibility of foul play was ruled out in an updated release later the same day. No arrests have been made and there is no known threat to the community, according to police.  The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is …

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Cold Case Killing Of Maryland's Leslie Jennings Remains Open Investigation Cold Case Killing Of Maryland's Leslie Jennings Remains Open Investigation
Cold Case Killing Of Maryland's Leslie Jennings Remains Open Investigation Monday, May 2 marked 21 years since Leslie Preer, 50, was found slain in her Montgomery County home.  Detectives however, have never stopped investigating the murder — and won't untl they have answers, they said. Preer's husband and went to check on her when she failed to show up to work that fateful day in 2001. Her blood was found in the foyer, and her coworker called the police to the Chevy Chase home on the 4800 block of Drummond Avenue around 11:47 a.m., reported the Washington Post.  Leslie was found dead inside of the residence with apparent trauma to her body. T…

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by Annie DeVoe