2 victims assaulted in same wooded area in Rockville 12 hours apart

This is getting to be a regular thing along this stretch of Veirs Mill Road in the Twinbrook area of Rockville - what's going on in the woods there? Rockville City police responded to a report of an aggravated assault at a park in the 2000 block of Veirs Mill yesterday morning at 12:29 AM. The only park there is Twinbrook Park, and the bike trails that connect it with Veirs Mill.

Just twelve hours later, another individual reported being the victim of an aggravated assault in a wooded area in the 2000 block of Veirs Mill yesterday. Montgomery County police responded to the scene at 12:48 PM yesterday, according to crime data. The only wooded areas there are...Twinbrook Park and the bike trails that connect it with Veirs Mill.

Assault at Rockville park

City of Rockville police responded to a call regarding a 2nd-degree assault, and disorderly conduct, at a public park Sunday afternoon. The assault was reported at a park in the 1900 block of Veirs Mill Road at 2:33 PM, according to crime data. That appears to be the bike trail leading to Twinbrook Park.

Robbery in Twinbrook area of Rockville

Rockville police responded to a report of a robbery in the Twinbrook area of Rockville Thursday afternoon, March 3, 2022. The robbery was reported in a wooded area in the vicinity of the 2100 block of Veirs Mill Road at 2:45 PM, according to crime data. A weapon was utilitzed in the robbery, but it was not a firearm.

When a Rockville drugstore opening meant free cigars for men, and hot steaks and crab cakes

The postmodernist critique posits that many Americans are nostalgic "for a past that never was." And then that argument gets shattered with the quick perusal of an advertisement for a "Get Acquainted Day" at Peoples Drug in the Twinbrook Shopping Center in 1957 Rockville, Maryland. In contrast to a 21st century where CVS Pharmacy and Walgreens stores open on every other block with little fanfare, this Rockville drugstore opening was a major event. Even Mr. Peanut was on hand.

Look at all of the 1950s cars lined up neatly outside the store. And unlike the Peoples Drug-eating CVS, you were going to leave this event with much more than a receipt you could wrap a mummy in. If you had a family, it was truly going to be a haul. Free Havana No. 9 cigars "for the men!" Free earrings "for the ladies!" Free ice cream cones, comic books and coloring books for the children! And free Coca-Colas, Wilkins Coffee and "miniature loaves" of Bond Bread for everybody (the Bond Bread factory in Washington D.C. still stands at 2146 Georgia Avenue NW).

Today's CVS offers a small convenience store presentation of essential grocery items and snacks. But the 1957 Twinbrook Peoples Drug had real, hot food in its Streamlined Fountain and Grill. There, one could order the "finest sandwiches and special plates," ice cream treats, beverages and platters of steak, veal or crab cakes. Compare that to today, and the devolution of society has rarely come into such stark focus. Sure, we don't need the TV tubes and film development of this Peoples Drug, but when's the last time you got a steak, crab cakes and free Havana No. 9 cigars at CVS?

Armed robbery in Rockville parking lot

City of Rockville police responded to a report of an armed robbery in a parking lot in the Twinbrook area early Monday morning. The robbery was reported at a commercial parking lot in the 2000 block of Veirs Mill Road at 12:46 AM. According to crime data, the weapon employed in the robbery was not a firearm.

Car stolen from home in Rockville

City of Rockville police responded to a report of a stolen car at a home in the Twinbrook area of Rockville yesterday afternoon. The vehicle was parked along the street in the 300 block of Nimitz Avenue, according to crime data. It is believed the car was stolen sometime between 9:30 PM Wednesday night and midday Thursday.

Peeping Tom in Rockville

City of Rockville police responded to a report of a peeping Tom in the Twinbrook area early yesterday morning. The incident was reported at a house in the 1200 block of Clagett Drive around 12:08 AM Sunday morning, according to crime data.

Assault at Rockville grocery store

City of Rockville police responded to a report of a second-degree assault at a grocery store Saturday night. The assault was reported at a supermarket in the 1900 block of Veirs Mill Road in the Twinbrook area around 6:55 PM that evening.

Indecent exposure at Rockville laundromat

City of Rockville police responded to a report of indecent exposure at a Rockville laundromat yesterday afternoon. The incident occurred at a laundromat in the 2200 block of Veirs Mill Road around 5:00 PM, according to crime data.

Assault reported at Twinbrook Library parking lot in Rockville

City of Rockville police responded to a report of an aggravated assault in the parking lot of the Twinbrook Library at 202 Meadow Hall Drive yesterday afternoon. The assault was reported around 4:21 PM, according to crime data.

Armed robbery, strong-arm robbery in Rockville

Rockville police responded to the reports of two robberies in the city on Sunday, November 15, 2020. An armed robbery was reported in the 2200 block of Stanley Avenue in the Twinbrook area around 8:45 that evening. Crime data indicates a gun was the weapon used in the robbery. Later that night, a strong-arm robbery was reported in the 1800 block of E. Jefferson Street around 10:45 PM. 

Indecent exposure in Rockville

City of Rockville police responded to an incident of indecent exposure in the Twinbrook area of Rockville last Thursday morning, November 12, 2020. The incident was reported to have taken place on the street in the 2100 block of Veirs Mill Road, a commercial area, around 8:30 AM.

Twinbrook Laundromat construction update

The lights are now on at the future Twinbrook Laundromat at 2131 Veirs Mill Road in Rockville. There is still paper over the windows, but the roadside sign is now lit at night. No opening date has been set yet.

Twinbrook Laundromat construction continues in Rockville

The Twinbrook Laundromat looks closer to completion from the outside, but largely-covered windows and construction fencing make it difficult to gauge full extent of the progress inside. A sign has been installed on the front facade, and another one at the roadside.

They'll be competing with three other laundromats in the area, and it will be interesting to see what their operating hours are. The Aspen Hill Laundromat says it is open 24 hours, a rare throwback to the golden age of Aspen Hill, while the others tend to be closed between midnight and 6:00 AM.

Salvation Army Family Store moves out in Rockville

The Salvation Army Family Store at 1590 Rockville Pike has permanently closed. Most thrift stores in the region had temporarily closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, including this one. But this store has now entirely moved out.

This retail center is going to be demolished to make way for the BF Saul Twinbrook Quarter development, which will be anchored by a Wegmans grocery store. BF Saul had wanted to break ground in the first quarter of this year.

Strong-arm robbery in Twinbrook Metro station parking lot in Rockville

A strong-arm robbery in the Twinbrook Metro station parking lot at 1600 Chapman Avenue was reported to Montgomery County police Tuesday. The robbery took place around ten minutes before midnight, according to crime data.

Gilead's Remdesivir effective in Rockville study of monkeys with coronavirus covid-19

A study at the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases {(NIAID) in Rockville has shown that pharmaceutical firm Gilead's experimental Remdesivir anti-viral treatment slowed the progression of the covid-19 coronavirus in monkeys infected with the virus. It also reduced lung damage.

Early administration of the drug made it more effective, according to a report on the study by HospiMedica.com. The drug did not reduce the monkey's shedding of the virus while infected, however, which means they would remain contagious even while on Remdesivir, if this study's finding holds in further clinical testing.

The NIAID is at 5601 Fishers Lane in the Twinbrook area of Rockville.

Purse snatching in Twinbrook

Rockville police responded to a report of a forcible purse snatching in Twinbrook on March 24. The robbery was reported around 1:00 PM in the 13100 block of Atlantic Avenue in Rockville.

Rockville's Los Primos Tex-Mex & Grill is elite on new Yelp Top 100 list

Rockville is one of only two cities in the Washington, D.C. region to appear on Yelp's new Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S. for 2020 list. Los Primos Tex Mex & Grill at 12303 Twinbrook Parkway is the only restaurant in the entire state of Maryland to appear on the list. The only other spot in the D.C. area to make the cut is Farmbird, certainly a worthy choice on H Street in the District.

Los Primos also features Salvadoran cuisine, in addition to Tex-Mex. The restaurant opened in November 2018.

Another Extreme Halloween in Rockville

Halloween will be extreme again in Rockville this year. Extreme Halloween is back at 1616 Rockville Pike with costumes, props and decorations. They are located next to Mattress Firm, at the corner of Rockville Pike and Halpine Road, across from Congressional Plaza.