Detectives from the county’s Major Crimes Division are asking the public for help in identifying two suspects caught on surveillance video during an armed robbery of a CVS Pharmacy in Silver Spring.
A staff report prepared for a County Council briefing scheduled for today (Jan. 18) shows a significant increase in homicides, carjackings and firearm-related violent crime in the county in 2021 compared to 2020. While the report notes that total violent crime decreased almost 13% in 2020 compared to 2019—largely due to COVID-related shutdowns—carjackings were up that year almost 90% and homicides increased 21%.
Montgomery County Police say a 70-year-old Adelphi man was struck and killed by a motorist Monday evening in the Hillandale neighborhood of Silver Spring.
Two Silver Spring restaurants will participate in restaurant week sponsored by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington, which runs from Jan. 17–23.
Local restaurateur Jason Miskiri will open The Breakfast Club this spring at the Fenton Silver Spring apartments, located at 8240 Fenton St. in downtown Silver Spring.
Montgomery County Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a December 21 robbery of a Capital One Bank in downtown Silver Spring.
Firepan Korean BBQ’s opening in the former home of Pete’s New Haven Apizza at 962 Wayne Ave. in downtown Silver Spring has been delayed yet again, according to a representative for the restaurant.
Montgomery County Police say they have arrested and charged three males with a series of 20 commercial burglaries that occurred in Silver Spring and Wheaton.
The county’s Planning Board has approved and forwarded to the County Council for its consideration the board’s draft of the Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan, officials announced.