Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Police respond to assault outside 7-Eleven in Rockville


Montgomery County police were called to a 7-Eleven store in the Twinbrook area of Rockville Sunday evening, after a 2nd-degree assault was reported in the parking lot there. The assault was reported at the convenience store in the 13200 block of Atlantic Avenue at 7:35 PM.

Monday, July 4, 2022

Sexual assault at Rockville store


Montgomery County police responded to a report of a sexual assault at a store in Rockville Saturday afternoon. The assault was reported at an "appliances/electronics" store in the 1700 block of E. Jefferson Street at 4:40 PM Saturday.

Sunday, July 3, 2022

Assault on Rockville Pike


Rockville City police responded to a report of a 2nd-degree assault on Rockville Pike early yesterday morning, July 2, 2022. The assault was reported along the street in the 1700 block of Rockville Pike at 3:00 AM Saturday.

Saturday, July 2, 2022

Power outages across Rockville after early evening storm


About 3500 residents in Rockville and Derwood are without power this evening, after a thunderstorm passed through Montgomery County. The storm appeared to follow a northeasterly path through Potomac and Rockville. Pepco's estimated time for restoration of power is 12:00 AM July 3 for most of the outages. The utility is more optimistic about the outage near Wootton High School, where it expects power to be restored by 9:00 PM tonight.

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Montgomery County, Washington, D.C. & Baltimore regions


Rockville, most of Maryland and Northern Virginia are all under a severe thunderstorm watch until 9:00 PM tonight, July 2, 2022. The National Weather Service predicts severe thunderstorms are possible this evening, which could generate wind gusts up to 65 MPH. Because local rainfall amounts may range from 1 to 3 inches over an hour-long period at times, the NWS has also issued an Areal Flood Watch for the area until 10:00 PM tonight. Creeks and streams may overflow their banks, and flash flooding is possible in urban areas.

Police called after assault at Rockville restaurant


Rockville City police responded to a 911 caller in the 1800 block of E. Jefferson Street Thursday afternoon. The individual reported having been the victim of an aggravated assault at a nearby restaurant at 4:15 PM. A weapon other than a firearm was used in the assault.

Friday, July 1, 2022

Warby Parker aims to open this month in Rockville


Warby Parker
is aiming to open by the end of the month at 11811 Grand Park Avenue at Pike & Rose. The hipster eyeglass frames chain already has locations north and south of Rockville, at Bethesda Row and Downtown Crown. Here, they will take on an immediate competitor in the Pike & Rose development, the new LensCrafters at 901 Rose Avenue.