Showing posts with label Montgomery County Police. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Montgomery County Police. Show all posts

Saturday, July 30, 2022

Assault at Montgomery Mall in Bethesda


Montgomery County police responded to a report of a 2nd-degree assault at Westfield Montgomery Mall early yesterday afternoon, July 29, 2022. The assault was reported at 12:57 PM at the mall. This is the sixth assault to be reported at the mall since May 18; the last was on July 17.

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Victim assaulted in vehicle in Rockville


Montgomery County police responded to a report of a 2nd-degree assault in Rockville yesterday afternoon. The assault was reported in a vehicle in the 14700 block of Avery Road at 1:20 PM. That's near RedGate Park and Avery House.

Friday, June 24, 2022

Rockville Red Roof Inn homicide victim identified, two suspects charged


Two suspects have been charged in the shooting death of a man late Wednesday night at the Red Roof Inn at 16001 Shady Grove Road in Rockville. Micah Clemons, 32, of Dumfries, Virginia and Sergey Danshin, 34, of Rockville have both been charged with first-degree murder and firearm related charges. Both are being held without bond.  Montgomery County police identified the victim as 39-year-old Javier Gonzalez-Mena, of no known address.

Gonzalez-Mena was staying at the motel, police say. The two suspects knocked on the door of his room, and he stepped outside to speak with them. He was then shot; police did not identify who the alleged shooter was. Montgomery County police say they were called to respond to a shooting at the motel at 11:30 PM on Wednesday, June 22, contradicting an earlier statement by Rockville City police that cited the response time as 12:15 AM Thursday, June 23.

Detectives from the Major Crimes Division are asking anyone who has information about this homicide to call the Major Crimes Division at 240-773-5070 or contact Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).  A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of the homicide suspect(s). Callers can remain anonymous. 

Monday, June 20, 2022

Assault reported at Montgomery County Agricultural History Farm Park


Stay out of the parks at night, folks. Montgomery County police responded to a report of an aggravated assault at the Montgomery County Agricultural History Farm Park early yesterday morning. The assault was reported at 12:54 AM at a farm facility at the park at 18400 Muncaster Road in Derwood. 

Friday, June 17, 2022

Car stolen from home in Derwood


Montgomery County police responded to a report of a stolen vehicle at a home in Derwood yesterday morning. The vehicle was taken from the driveway of a home in the 16100 block of Deer Lake Road. It is believed that the vehicle was stolen sometime between 11:30 PM Wednesday night, and 9:05 AM Thursday morning.

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Police investigate report of shots fired in Twinbrook area of Rockville


Montgomery County police responded to a 911 caller who reported hearing shots fired in the vicinity of a Rockville apartment complex early yesterday morning. The incident was reported in an apartment parking lot in the 12900 block of Twinbrook Parkway at 3:05 AM Tuesday morning. 

There has been an increase in "shots fired" calls to police in Rockville, and in Montgomery County, over the last two years. In March, shots were fired at the Fireside Park Apartments, and police located a discarded firearm on the property after responding. Last year, police responded twice to shots-fired calls in the Broadwood Manor neighborhood, finding shell casings in at least one of those incidents.

Thursday, June 9, 2022

Fourth assault in 3 weeks reported at Montgomery Mall in Bethesda


The fourth 2nd-degree assault since May 18 was reported at Westfield Montgomery Mall on Tuesday afternoon, June 7, 2022. Montgomery County police were called to the mall at 4:30 PM on Tuesday to investigate. A suspect was also accused of shoplifting in the incident. The previous assaults were reported on May 18, two days later on May 20 and last Thursday, June 2.

Sunday, June 5, 2022

Assault at Montgomery Mall in Bethesda


Montgomery County police responded to a report of a 2nd-degree assault at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda on Thursday evening, June 2, 2022. The assault was reported at the mall at 6:07 PM. A suspect was also accused of shoplifting in the same incident. This is the third 2nd-degree assault reported at the mall in as many weeks.

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Sexual assault reported at Rockville apartment building


Montgomery County police were called to a Rockville apartment building after a sexual assault was reported there on Sunday afternoon, May 29, 2022. The assault was reported in an office/storage area at an apartment building in the 15200 block of Siesta Key Way at 1:34 PM, according to crime data.

Sunday, May 29, 2022

Armed carjacking in Rockville


Montgomery County police responded to an armed carjacking in Rockville early yesterday morning. The carjacking was reported in the 5000 block of Norbeck Road at 12:10 AM, according to crime data. That's a residential stretch of Norbeck near its intersection with Bel Pre Road.

Saturday, May 21, 2022

Second assault in 3 days reported at Montgomery Mall in Bethesda


Montgomery County police were called to Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda yesterday afternoon, to investigate the second assault reported at the property in 72 hours. Yesterday, a 2nd-degree assault was reported at the mall at 5:25 PM, according to crime data. An earlier 2nd-degree assault was reported there Wednesday afternoon.

Sunday, May 15, 2022

Aggravated assault reported in Regents Square neighborhood of Rockville


Montgomery County police responded to a report of an aggravated assault outside of a residence in the Regents Square community of Rockville early Friday morning, May 13, 2022. The assault, which involved a weapon that was not identified as a firearm, was reported in the 700 block of Azalea Drive, according to crime data. That is right next to I-270.

Monday, May 9, 2022

Purse snatching on Rockville Pike


Montgomery County police responded to a report of a purse snatching and aggravated assault on Rockville Pike Saturday night. The incident was reported in the 1000 block of Rockville Pike at 10:00 PM Saturday, according to crime data.

Sunday, April 24, 2022

Peeping Tom spotted at Rockville condo complex


Montgomery County police were called to a Rockville condominium complex Friday night after a Peeping Tom was spotted on the premises. The incident was reported at a condo property in the 15300 block of Diamond Cove Terrace at 7:10 PM, according to crime data. That is close to the border with Gaithersburg and the Crown Farm development.

Sunday, April 17, 2022

Rockville man charged in rape of 16-year-old girl near Lakewood ES

Caden Isaiah Riley

Montgomery County police officers with the Special Victims Investigation Division have arrested a Rockville man after a 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped Saturday night. Rockville City and Montgomery County police responded to a Rockville home Saturday at 8:30 PM, where the teen victim stated she had just been raped. She told police that the alleged perpetrator had been riding a bike on a pedestrian bridge near Lakewood Elementary School, where he allegedly attacked her.

Officers searched the area and located Caden Isaiah Riley, 18, of Rockville. After interviewing him, and executing a search warrant at his home, they obtained items of value to the case and determined there was sufficient evidence to charge him in the assault. Riley was arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree rape, and one count of first-degree assault. Police did not indicate his bond status.

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Police step up presence at Montgomery County Metro stations after New York subway attack (Photos)


Montgomery County and Metro Transit Police had a visible presence at Metro stations in the county Tuesday, after a mass shooting on a New York subway train earlier that day. Metro Emergency Response Team vehicles were parked in the bus bay area of the Bethesda Metro station. A County police cruiser prominently straddled the concrete median at the Old Georgetown Road entrance to the station. 


Authorities have so far declined to label the New York incident as a terrorist attack, despite the use of smoke grenades and a gas mask. Police are calling Frank R. James a person of interest in the mass shooting, and a $50,000 reward has been offered for information leading to his arrest. Ten people were wounded early yesterday morning after a gunman donned a gas mask, deployed smoke grenades, and then fired 33 shots in a subway car on an N train approaching the 36th Street station, the New York Times reports.

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Rockville homicide stemmed from argument, police say


A fatal stabbing in Rockville last night has led to an arrest, and is under investigation by Montgomery County police detectives. Deonte Foreman, 21, of Rockville was stabbed outside his home in the 10100 block of Reprise Drive around 9:21 PM Monday night. Police arrived after someone called 911 to report a shooting at that location. Officers found Foreman suffering from multiple stab wounds, and attempted to provide medical assistance until County Fire and Rescue personnel arrived, but Foreman was ultimately pronounced dead at the scene.

Demarco Rayford, 26, of Gaithersburg was arrested at the scene. Detectives allege that Foreman and Rayford had an argument, which escalated into an altercation. During that fight, police allege that Rayford stabbed Foreman multiple times. Rayford has been charged with 2nd degree murder; police have not yet provided a mugshot of Rayford.

The location of the homicide is near the Gaithersburg border, directly adjacent to the Crown Farm development.  Police say their investigation is ongoing.

Friday, February 18, 2022

Rockville shooting now investigated as homicide


The victim of a shooting in Rockville last night has died, the Montgomery County police department announced this morning. A homicide investigation has begun, with the County department taking over from City of Rockville police, whose officers discovered the wounded man at the intersection of Bradley Avenue and Fletcher Place at 10:50 PM Thursday night. The shooting was initially reported to police in the 14000 block of Cove Lane.


Montgomery County police urge anyone who has information about this homicide to call the Major Crimes Division at 240-773-5070 or contact Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).  A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of the homicide suspect(s). Callers can remain anonymous. 

Monday, October 25, 2021

Strong-arm rape reported in Rockville


Montgomery County police officers responded to a report of a strong-arm rape in Rockville early Thursday night, October 21, 2021. The sexual assault was reported in the 100 block of Gibbs Street at Rockville Town Square, according to crime data. No further details have been made public at this time.

Friday, June 11, 2021

Montgomery County police union trolls elected officials on social media for defunding police amid crime wave


Montgomery County's Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35 criticized County elected officials on social media Thursday for "defunding MoCo police" amid a crime wave. The posts on Facebook and Twitter called out County Executive Marc Elrich and the County Council for eliminating 27 police officer positions in the budget. They also cited violent crimes in the county that made area headlines in the last few days.

"3 carjackings in 2 days (2 @ gunpoint, 1 w/ serious injuries) when is @MontCoExec and @MoCoCouncilMD going to get their priorities straight and stop defunding MoCo police?" the posts asked. Officers have reported that morale on the force and officer recruiting efforts are both trending downward.


"Just because of the, so much of the anti-police sentiment, not being treated well," County Officer Petr Speight told CBS' Ted Koppel in a report aired Sunday. "Those kind of things are just discouraging people from wanting to stick around. Things have just changed, the way people view us, and the way they view our role in society and our jobs."


While anti-police sentiment has markedly increased after the death of George Floyd, declining police morale has actually been trending in Montgomery County for more than a decade, based on what officers have told me over that time period. The County Council tried to slash disability benefits for officers in 2009, approving a modified version of that plan in 2011. Councilmembers, and the Washington Post editorial board, falsely characterized officers seeking disability benefits as schemers and scam artists without evidence to back up those claims. Both have publicly criticized County police on a regular basis for a variety of grievances since that opening move.