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View MoreBethesda police report two daylight assaults downtown, no arrests
Montgomery County police responded to a group robbery on Wisconsin Avenue and a second-degree assault on Cordell Avenue in downtown Bethesda over the weekend, both in broad daylight, with no suspects identified or arrests made.
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View MoreD.C. woman gets 15 years for $400K Montgomery County scam
Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge John Maloney sentenced 73-year-old Janey Sears to 15 years in prison for defrauding a Silver Spring federal worker of more than $400,000 through a fake investment scheme she pitched after meeting him on a dating site.
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View MoreBullet fired inside Bethesda apartment enters neighboring unit
Montgomery County Police responded to a weapons offense at an East West Highway apartment in Bethesda on Monday, Aug. 24, after a round fired inside one unit traveled into a neighboring apartment, with no injuries reported.
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View MoreNorth Bethesda woman to donate $1,000 to police after AI prank drew eight cruisers
A 28-year-old North Bethesda woman agreed to donate $1,000 to the Montgomery County Police Department to resolve charges after her AI-generated fake-intruder prank triggered an eight-cruiser response to her home in October 2025.
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View MoreShots fired, hate incident among Bethesda-area weekend police calls
Montgomery County Police reported five incidents in the Bethesda-area 2nd District over the Aug. 21–23 weekend, including shots fired at a Garfield Avenue gathering with no injuries, a home-entry arrest on Alloway Drive, and a hate/bias incident on Ross Road.
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View MorePolice report robbery on Rockville Pike, armed assault on Parklawn Place
Montgomery County police reported a robbery in the 11500 block of Rockville Pike and an aggravated assault involving a firearm in the 11900 block of Parklawn Place on Aug. 19, with no arrests announced in either case.
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View MorePolice seek help finding missing 14-year-old in Rockville
Montgomery County police are asking the public to help locate Zeynab Nustrat Ali, 14, last seen Monday afternoon near Baltimore Road in Rockville.
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View MoreMother killed, young son injured in Rockville pedestrian crash
A mother was killed and her young son hospitalized after both were struck by a vehicle Monday evening near Chapman Avenue and Twinbrook Parkway in Rockville; the driver remained at the scene and MCPD's Collision Reconstruction Unit is investigating.
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View MoreApartment burglary, arrest top Bethesda-area weekend crime report
Montgomery County Police reported an apartment burglary with one arrest in the 10500 block of Rockville Pike on Aug. 16, along with armed assaults, vehicle thefts and other incidents across the county during the Aug. 14-16 weekend.
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View MoreMontgomery County urges mosquito precautions after Maryland's first West Nile case
Montgomery County health officials issued a West Nile virus alert after Maryland confirmed its first human case of 2026, urging residents to eliminate standing water and use repellent during peak mosquito season.
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View MoreD.C. man sentenced to 17 years after Potomac arrest in mail robbery spree
A federal judge sentenced DeAngelo Lewis, 30, of Washington, D.C., to 17 years in prison for a string of armed mail carrier robberies across the region, with the case tied to a key arrest by Montgomery County Police in Potomac in October 2022.
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View MoreGuns fired at two MCPS schools last year, superintendent says
MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor disclosed in an Aug. 12 letter that firearms were discharged at two district schools last year, urging Bethesda families to review emergency protocols and safe gun storage before the Aug. 25 first day of school.
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