Friday, January 18, 2013
State police: The man shot himself after being stopped for not wearing a seatbelt.
Update, 6:20 p.m., Jan. 20: Maryland State Police have identified the driver of the Ford Focus who police said fatally shot himself during a traffic stop on Interstate 270 on Friday afternoon as a 27-year-old Gaithersburg man. The man's body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy, police said in a news release Sunday. Update, 9:45 p.m., Jan. 18: A man fatally shot himself after being stopped by a state trooper near the Montrose Road exit of Interstate 270 on Friday afternoon, Maryland State Police said. Police are working to identify the man, state police said in a news release Friday evening. Multiple lanes of I-270 northbound were closed for several hours due to the police investigation, leading…
Monday, January 14, 2013
Montgomery County police released a composite sketch Monday of a man they say could be connected to a Dec. 3 fatal stabbing in Gaithersburg.
Montgomery County police are seeking help from the public in identifying a person of interest in the Dec. 3, 2012, fatal stabbing of 45-year-old Cesar Smith in Gaithersburg's Whetstone apartment complex. Police released a composite image Monday afternoon of a man who was "seen in the vicinity of the crime." Detectives said they need to identify him and speak with him regarding the incident. Investigators say the crime was not random and that the victim and suspects may have had some association, but they cannot confirm that relationship. Detectives are asking anyone who may recognize the subject to contact the Major Crimes Division at 240-773-5070. Those who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at …
Monday, December 24, 2012
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 Dec. 3 through Dec. 11. 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 can also be viewed on Gaithersburg Patch.
Friday, December 21, 2012
A man robbed the Food Express convenience store early Tuesday, police said.
Surveillance photos show a man Montgomery County police said is wanted for an armed robbery of a Rockville convenience store Tuesday. The man entered the Food Express convenience store at 16254 Frederick Road in Rockville at 1:14 a.m., approached the clerk and announced a robbery while displaying a black semi-automatic handgun, police said in a news release. The clerk complied with the suspect’s demand, giving him cash from the register, police said. The suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. Police released the photos Wednesday, asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect. The man is described as in his mid-20s, 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall and 180 to 200 pounds. He wore a blue coat, dark jeans, black …
Monday, December 17, 2012
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 Nov. 26 through Dec. 4. 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 can also be viewed on Gaithersburg Patch.
Monday, December 10, 2012
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 Nov. 19 through Nov. 27. 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 can also be viewed on Gaithersburg Patch.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
A schools spokesman said a 17-year-old had been suspended from the Rockville school.
A 17-year-old boy arrested this morning at Col. Zadok Magruder High School was found to be carrying an unloaded handgun, Montgomery County police said in a news release. The teenager was charged as an adult with possession of a weapon on school property and other weapon-related charges, police said. The student is a senior at Magruder High, but was not supposed to be at school on Thursday, Dana Tofig, a county schools spokesman, said in an email. “He was suspended, but I cannot say why,” Tofig wrote. A school resource officer saw the suspended student on school grounds at 7:53 a.m. and told him leave, the release said. The teenager refused and was arrested for trespassing, police said. “During a search of the student’s backpack following …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Montgomery County police say the man killed early Monday in Gaithersburg suffered a fatal stab wound.
The man killed early Monday in a Gaithersburg apartment complex along Whetstone Drive suffered a fatal stab wound, Montgomery County police said Tuesday afternoon. Police said 45-year-old Cesar Smith, of Gaithersburg, was found with blunt force trauma on his body and the stab wound. The stabbing was ruled the cause of death. Police were originally dispatched to the scene for the sound of gunshots at 12:06 a.m. Monday. Upon arrival, Smith was found dead. Police are investigating Smith's death as a homicide and said they believe that the victim may have had some association with his killer. Additional Coverage
Monday, December 3, 2012
Gaithersburg's Cesar Smith was killed early Monday morning at an apartment complex on Whetstone Drive.
(Update, 1:45 p.m.) Montgomery County police have identified 45-year-old Cesar Smith, of Gaithersburg, as the victim in Monday morning's home invasion death in an apartment complex on Whetstone Drive. Detectives are working to confirm a more specific address for Smith, police said, and the case is being investigated as a homicide. (Original Post, 11:05 a.m.) A man was killed early Monday morning in a home invasion at an apartment complex on Whetstone Drive in Gaithersburg, Fox 5 reported. Police were dispatched to the scene for a report of gunshots at 12:06 a.m. and found the victim when they arrived at the complex, located just off North Frederick Avenue (Route 355), according to the report. Preliminary investigation revealed the victim …
Lamont Alexander Bonds and Marvel Alegria were charged in connection with robberies at Chipotle restaurants in Gaithersburg and Damascus.
jnrentz1
9:01 am on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
I wish to offer my condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Jackson. One of the subjects that is important to this discussion is treatment for mental and emotional disorders. Suicide is usually the "permanent solution to a temporary problem." The person who commits suicide is all too often a depressed person who is not getting the help they need. It is my hope that when the Affordable Care … more ›