Police Investigating Shooting in Takoma Park
Takoma Park police are investigating a shooting that occurred just before 8 p.m. last night in the 8300 block of Flower Avenue, according to the department’s Twitter feed, @TakomaPark PD.
County Detectives Investigating Stabbing on Fenton
Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department are investigating a stabbing that happened at about 5:40 p.m. yesterday.
Community Members Question Police About Killing of Robert White
About 50 community activists and neighbors of Robert Lawrence White came to the quarterly meeting of Safe Silver Spring to express frustration about the many unanswered questions surrounding White’s slaying last Monday [June 11] by a Montgomery County police officer.
UPDATED: Apparently Unarmed Man Shot, Killed by County Police
Screen shot of Chief Thomas Manger addressing the press from pscp.tv. An apparently unarmed African-American man was shot and killed by a Montgomery County police officer yesterday afternoon, according to the department. About 2:15 p.m., an officer from the 3rd District encountered the man in the area of 9233 Three Oaks Dr., near Sligo Creek Parkway, Chief Thomas Manger told … Read More
County Police Looking for Assistance to Identify Burglary Suspect
Suspect who used a credit card that was stolen during a residential burglary on East West Highway. Photo from Montgomery County Police Department. County detectives are looking for assistance to identify a suspect in a May 12 residential burglary in the Woodside area, according to a police department press release. The suspect, or suspects, is reported to have entered a … Read More
Eight complaints investigated by Takoma Park internal affairs last year
The Takoma Park Police Department conducted eight internal affairs investigations of complaints filed in 2017, according to a recently released summary report.
Council to hold hearing on funding to address gang suppression
Image from Wikimedia Commons The County Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Oct. 3 to consider supplemental funding for gang suppression activity. The supplemental appropriation to the FY 2018 budget would grant $596,920 to the Montgomery County Police Department and $246,773 to the States Attorney’s office. In a July briefing before the council’s Public Safety Committee, the council staff … Read More
Moorenko’s armed robbery suspect still being sought
Montgomery County Police are still seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspect in the armed robbery of Moorenko’s Ice Cream at 8030 Georgia Avenue.
Takoma Park police collecting school supplies for needy students
The Takoma Park Police Department kicked off its “Pack the Patrol Car” school supplies drive today.