Pedestrian stabbed from behind in Rockville

UPDATE - 6:18 PM: Rockville City police have arrested Muhammad Ibrahim Adam, 28, of Rockville. Adam has been charged with attempted 2nd-degree murder, 1st-degree assault and reckless endangerment. 

Rockville City police are looking for a suspect who stabbed a pedestrian from behind "without provocation" on October 13, 2024. The male victim was walking in the 1500 block of Rockville Pike at 5:25 PM, police say, when he was suddenly stabbed in the rear side of his neck for no apparent reason. 

Police describe the suspect as a Black male of unspecified age, with a thin build. He was wearing a black coat and grey pants. If you have any information about this incident, or can identify the suspect, call police at 240-314-8900.

Walgreens space on Veirs Mill Road available for lease, as chain closes 1200 stores

Walgreens appears to be on the way out at 12222 Veirs Mill Road at the Randolph Crossing shopping center. Its 12000-square-foot end space is being marketed as available for lease by the property owner. This was formerly a Rite Aid store, but was converted to Walgreens when that chain acquired its struggling competitor. Now Walgreens is struggling, and announced earlier this month that it would be closing 1,200 of its stores across America. 

Wild Coffee Bean opening in Rockville

A new coffee destination is percolating on Rockville Pike. Wild Coffee Bean is coming soon to 1532 Rockville Pike. That's in the same shopping center as Party City and Advanced Health Center. The space, located at the front corner of the center, was most recently home to UBREAKIFIX.

Police respond to 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 the evening of October 24, 2024. The assault was reported at the mall at 7:22 PM. Two police cruisers pulled up to Entrance 5 by The Cheesecake Factory in response to the incident. 

This was the tenth assault reported at the mall this year, which has already doubled the five assaults reported in all of 2023 at the popular retail center. The last assault took place on August 8. Montgomery County police opened a "resource room" at the mall in 2022, in an attempt to address elevated crime at the property - part of a general crime wave that has persisted countywide since 2020, after the County Council defunded the police - after 12 assaults were reported there that year. The police department is down 194 officers since 2020, and 179 police officer positions are now vacant, according to a County Council staff memo released earlier this year.

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.