Shots fired at Rockville park in broad daylight

Rockville City police responded to a report of shots fired at a park in broad daylight early yesterday afternoon, October 26, 2024. At 12:33 PM Saturday, a 911 call reported gunfire at Welsh Park at 101 Welsh Park Drive. When officers arrived at the scene to investigate, they found evidence of multiple rounds having been discharged in the parking lot of the park. No injuries were reported.

Detectives are continuing to investigate the incident. Police are now looking for a black Honda Civic, of unspecified model year, that was seen fleeing the scene after the shots were fired. Anyone with any information or video of the incident is asked to contact RCPD detectives at Detectives@RockvilleMD.Gov. Tipsters may remain anonymous.

Sneak peek: Teso Life Japanese Super Store in Rockville

Construction is well-advanced inside Teso Life Japanese Super Store at 1701 Rockville Pike at the Shops at Congressional Village. About half of the interior has wall decoration. Merchandise is being placed on the shelves. They are now hiring sales associates, cashiers, and merchandise stackers. Interestingly, for a Japanese Super Store, the help wanted notice states that bilingual fluency in English and Mandarin is preferred.

PayMore opening soon in Rockville

PayMore will open its first Montgomery County location soon in Rockville. The cash-for-electronics store will be located at 800 Rockville Pike at the Golden Arcade shopping center. PayMore may sound like a Montgomery County or State of Maryland tax office, but it's actually a retail business that buys your old electronics - even if they are damaged - for cash, and will professionally wipe your data from the device to protect your security. 

PayMore entered the Maryland market last year, with its first store in Ellicott City. The Long Island, New York chain has been expansion plans for 75 new locations nationwide, including this one in Rockville. It will be located next to Cyprus Air.

Ba Le bánh mì sandwich shop opening in Rockville

Ba Le, a bánh mì sandwich shop, is coming soon to Rockville. It will be located at 765-FG Rockville Pike, at the Ritchie Center. You'll often see an Eiffel Tower or other French imagery in the branding of bánh mì restaurants, which emphasizes that the world-famous sandwiches start with a French baguette sliced lengthwise, and filled with ingredients of your choice. Ba Le will replace another Vietnamese restaurant,  Ốc & Crab Seafood Restaurant, which vacated this space almost one year ago.

Toy store closes at Montgomery Mall in Bethesda

The closing sale has ended at Alex Baby & Toys at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda. It has now permanently closed. Surprisingly, they depart about a month ahead of the peak holiday toy shopping season. There is once again a toy store vacuum to be filled at Montgomery Mall, although Toys R Us will be bringing its pop-up shop back to Macy's again this year.

Police called after assault at Rockville supermarket

Rockville City police were called to a grocery store in the Twinbrook area early Monday evening, October 21, 2024, after an individual was allegedly assaulted there. A 2nd-degree assault was reported at a supermarket in the 1900 block of Veirs Mill Road at 6:36 PM. An individual was also accused of theft in the same incident. The business in question was not identified by name, but Lotte Plaza Market is located on that block.

Skincare treatment business opening at Montgomery Mall in Bethesda

A high-end skincare treatment business is opening at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda. It will not only carry creams and serums, but also skincare medical devices. Product lines include +VouPre, Zero Gravity Skin, and Avologi Scientific. The +VouPre Themal Collection in the front window retails for $5000, according to the company's website, and many Zero Gravity Skin devices also retail in the thousands. Nova's Space Touch LED light therapy mask, as seen below, has a retail price of $26,000. When it opens, look for it on Level 1 of the mall next to Everything But Water.