Armed robbery at Rockville apartment complex

Montgomery County police responded to a report of an armed robbery at an apartment complex in Rockville on March 29, 2025. The robbery was reported in the 12900 block of Crookston Lane at 5:45 PM. That is at the Halpine View apartments off of Twinbrook Lane near Veirs Mill Road. 

According to police, six males displayed a weapon, and proceeded to assault the adult male victim. They then stole property from the victim and fled. Police describe the suspects only as "6 males, no further descriptions." If you have any information that can assist detectives in identifying the alleged robbers, call police at (301) 279-8000. 

Dulce Crepes to open at Park Potomac

Dulce Crepes is coming to Park Potomac in 2025. It will be located at 12525 Park Potomac Avenue in Potomac. The 1595-square-foot restaurant will serve sweet and savory crepes, paninis, all-day breakfast, açaí bowls, and beverages that include coffee, smoothies, and milkshakes. A vegan menu will be available. Dulce Crepes is expected to open this spring.

“We are incredibly excited to bring Dulce Crepes to Park Potomac and introduce our signature crepes to the Maryland community,” Dulce Crepes Manager Francisco Aleman said in a statement. “We look forward to becoming a part of the Park Potomac community and serving our new neighbors.” Dulce Crepes has an existing location in Northern Virginia.

Police investigate report of shots fired at rec center in Rockville

Rockville City police responded to a report of gunfire at a recreation center Monday night, March 31, 2025. The incident was reported at the Twinbrook Recreation Center at 12920 Twinbrook Parkway at 9:50 PM Monday. Gunfire was heard in the parking lot of the center. The center closes at 9:30 PM on Mondays.

True Spec Golf opens first D.C. location in Clarksburg

True Spec Golf has opened its first Washington, D.C. area location in Clarksburg. The club-fitting studio is located at Little Bennett Golf Course at 25900 Prescott Road, a public course with a view of Sugarloaf Mountain. True Spec's one-bay mobile fitting unit utilizes the industry’s first quadroscopic launch monitor, Foresight GCQuad. True Spec DC Metro also features a "brand-agnostic" fitting matrix of over 70,000 clubhead and shaft combinations. Operating hours are 9:00 AM-6:00 PM on Tuesdays, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM on Wednesdays, 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Thursdays, and 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Fridays and Saturdays.

Tesla vandalized in Rockville Town Center

Politically-motivated vandalism against Tesla vehicles and facilities has come to Rockville. A Tesla owner reported that their car was parked in the 200 block of N. Washington Street at 1:22 AM on March 26, 2025, when a male suspect approached and intentionally scratched a rear door on the vehicle. Rockville City police describe the suspect as a "Hispanic or light-skinned" Black male with long dreadlocks. He was wearing a black jacket with yellow shoulders and yellow-and-red trim, light-colored blue jeans, and a black shirt. No images of the suspect from the Tesla vehicle's many cameras have been released as of this writing. If you can assist detectives in identifying the suspect, call 240-314-8900.

Grocery stores take aim at antiquated Maryland liquor laws again

Several grocery chains in Montgomery County are once again enlisting customers in the struggle to overturn the antiquated liquor laws that prevent them from selling beer and wine in Maryland. Signage paid for by the Consumer Freedom Coalition prompts customers to contact their legislators in Annapolis to support bills that would allow grocery stores to sell beer and wine, but not liquor. However, once again, the machine is prevailing in the state capital, and those bills appear unlikely to pass during this session.

The effort had the support of Maryland Governor Wes Moore, who was eager to back a popular cause to distract from the new taxes and fees in the FY-2026 state budget, but was opposed by powerful Democrats on committees that first had to approve the bills to move them to the floor for a wider vote. Harris Teeter was the loudest advocate for the change during the administration of previous Governor Larry Hogan, but the campaign stalled when the pandemic hit, and liquor law changes became focused on assisting bars and restaurants by allowing take-out cocktails, for example. Safeway has joined Harris Teeter in the 2025 push for the bills. Yet neither major corporation has been able to influence enough Maryland Democrats to sign on to supermarket sales, and those same Democrats have yet to pay a price at the ballot box for their continued defiance of the popular will on the matter.

Rockville's newest streets named for notable Black figures in Montgomery County education

The newest roads in the City of Rockville have been constructed in its newest neighborhood, the Farmstead District at 16144 Frederick Road. Street signs have been installed on the completed streets, and they have been named for notable Black figures in Rockville history, particularly in the field of education. 

Nina Clarke Drive recalls a granddaughter of slaves who graduated from the Rockville Colored School in 1934, and would become the first African-American supervisory resource teacher in the integrated county school system. By 1968, Clarke was the principal at Aspen Hill Elementary School in Rockville.

George Thomas Road is named for Dr. George B. Thomas, Sr., founder of the Saturday School program in Rockville, in partnership with Montgomery County Public Schools. Begun in 1986, the program has since provided instruction to thousands of students at 12 sites across the County. This was the capstone of a career at MCPS, and in the U.S. Air Force before that.

Odessa Shannon Way pays tribute to the first Black person to be elected to public office in Montgomery County. Shannon was elected to the Montgomery County Board of Education in 1982.

Henson Norris Street commemorates a founding member of the Rockville Colored School Board. The board raised funds to construct and open the original Rockville Colored School in a two-room schoolhouse in 1876. It was located on what is today the parking lot of the Snowden Funeral Home.

Speaking of construction, the homes at Farmstead District continue to reach completion at the new development, which is a partnership between EYA and Pulte Homes. A sign shows how many of each model have sold, and how many remain.