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Monday, February 25, 2013

Gaithersburg Crime: Aggravated Assault At Costco, Indecent Exposure and More

The following information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Montgomery County police released a crime summary for Feb. 4 through Feb. 12. The following incidents were reported in Gaithersburg: For questions about this blotter, email greg.cohen@patch.com. A map of recent crime in Montgomery County is available on Gaithersburg Patch.

Monday, December 24, 2012

Where can I get a Last-Minute Christmas Gift in Gaithersburg?

Your guide to stores open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

  Did you forget to by a bauble for Aunt Barbara? Leave Cousin Larry off the gift list? Neglect to be nice to your neighbor? Never fear, Patch is here with your guide to which stores are open in Gaithersburg and Montgomery County to grab that last-minute gift.  Malls Westfield Montgomery - Christmas Eve: 7:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Christmas Day: closed Westfield Wheaton - Christmas Eve: 7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m., Christmas Day: closed Mall at Prince George’s - Christmas Eve: 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m., Christmas Day: closed Mall in Columbia - Christmas Eve: 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Christmas Day: closed Lakeforest Mall - Christmas Eve: 7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Christmas Day: closed Best Buy Christmas Eve: 7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Christmas Day: closed Kohl’s Most stores…

Friday, November 2, 2012

Costco Recalls Generators, Cites Fire Hazard

Costco is recalling two models of Champion portable generators.

Costco is recalling two models of Champion portable generators that were sold between December 2011 and July 2012. Approximately 8,600 units are being recalled. There have been 11 reports of fuel leaking from the generators, including eight reports of the generators catching fire and two reports of property damage, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Both models have a black frame with black and yellow control panels, a bar handle and two wheels. The generators can be returned to Costco for a full refund. For more information, see the recall notice on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission website.

Monday, October 1, 2012

Moco Mojo: Walking, Shopping, Riding, Eating and Remembering in These 500 Square Miles

Life is rich in Montgomery County. We'll prove it to you.

  Sometimes it takes looking back at the bad times to appreciate the good. Tomorrow, Oct. 2, is the 10-year anniversary of what became known as the DC sniper case -- a horrific chapter in local history that began in Montgomery County and became a national story. It's hard to describe to those who weren't here what it was like to fear a random bullet during routine trips to the grocery store or gas station, or to drive past playgrounds and parks empty of children, runners and bike riders. The perpetrators, John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, were regulars at the YMCA of Silver Spring.  New details of their time there emerge in an account in The Atlantic magazine by Jim Ross, a public health researcher. Read Ross' article here. The …

Thursday, May 10, 2012

UPDATED: 7 Injured In Costco Parking Lot Collision

A three car collision in the upper parking lot of Costco in Gaithersburg injured seven people and sent six to local medical facilities.

Update (3:30 p.m.): Seven adults were injured in a three-car collision in the upper parking lot of Costco in Gaithersburg Thursday afternoon, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson Capt. Oscar Garcia said. Six of the adults, including at least one pedestrian, were sent to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Garcia said, adding one of the patient's injuries were considered serious. Fire and rescue officials were dispatched to Costco, located at 880 Russell Avenue, shortly after 1 p.m., Garcia said. Original Post (1:58 p.m.): A pedestrian is being transported to a nearby medical facility with non-life threatening injuries after being struck in a two-car collision near Costco in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County Fire …

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