Best of Gaithersburg 2012: Top 30 Most Read Stories (No. 5-1)

What was the top story for Gaithersburg in 2012? We're counting down the year's top 30 stories on Gaithersburg Patch as 2012 comes to a close. Interested in more top stories? Check out the top 24 stories from across all Maryland Patch sites in 2012 on Gaithersburg Patch.

No. 30-26 in the Gaithersburg Top 30 countdown were revealed Wednesday, No. 25-21 on Thursday, No. 20-16 on Friday, No. 15-11 on Saturday and No. 10-6 on Sunday.

Without further suspense, here's the top 5 most-read stories from Gaithersburg Patch in 2012:

5. Six New Restaurants Announced For Crown Development (Oct. 12, 2012) — Already set to feature a Harris Teeter and an LA Fitness, Downtown Crown will also include six restaurants as part of the shopping area's retail dining corridor.

4. Report: Gaithersburg Family of 4 Killed Sunday in Nebraska Car Crash (Sept. 12, 2012) — A fiery, multi-vehicle collision in Potter, Neb., killed four members of a family from Gaithersburg.

3.  (June 24, 2012) — Police said nearly 100 people were involved in the altercation that broke out inside, and migrated outside, the New Red Rock Café at 385 Muddy Branch Road in the Festival Shopping Center.

2. Here's How the Montgomery County Democratic Party Wants You to Vote (Nov. 26, 2012) — Congressional redistricting, curbing police union powers and gambling expansion prove divisive as the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee offers its stand on 11 ballot questions.

1. Aruba Suspect Charged with Indecent Exposure in Annapolis Garage (May 22, 2012) — Gary Giordano, the Gaithersburg man suspected in the disappearance of a woman in Aruba, was arrested for indecent exposure in Annapolis.