Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger will join 6th District officers for the meeting.
Montgomery County police will hold a public safety meeting in Montgomery Village on Tuesday, May 7, to discuss crime and crime stats, and provide an update on additional officers scheduled for the 6th district. Residents of and business owners in Montgomery Village are encouraged to participate in this discussion, which will include Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger, 6th District Commander Willie Parker-Loan and Patrol Services Bureau Chief Darryl McSwain. Police said the meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Lake Marion Community Center, located at 8821 East Village Avenue. For more information call Director of Government Relations Sharon Levine at 301-948-0110, ext. 2313 or e-mail slevine@mvf.org.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The following incidents were provided by Montgomery County Police. Arrests do not indicate conviction. This is not an all-encompassing list. Please click on map markers—color-coded by district—to read about the incidents.
Police officers conducted a pedestrian safety sting last week in Kentlands, stopping about 100 vehicles in one hour for violations.
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Tuesday, April 23
Gaithersburg police officers stopped about 100 vehicles in one hour for violations during an educational pedestrian sting in Kentlands last week, The Gazette reported. Conducted at the intersection of Market Street and Center Point Way, officers used a handful of volunteers in bright yellow T-shirts to act as pedestrian decoys, according to the report. Drivers were warned after officers saw them driving without wearing seat belts, not yielding to pedestrians and not stopping at the marked line at a stop sign, Gaithersburg police officer Dan Lane told The Gazette. Gaithersburg officials are also warning bicyclists to remain cautious while riding. A combined 43 vehicle accidents involved a bicyclist during 2011 and 2012 in Montgomery County'…
Monday, April 22, 2013
The 51-year-old allegedly jumped on cars, threw around large objects, and ignored police orders.
Montgomery County police identified 51-year-old Anthony Howard as the man who died after being tasered Friday evening by officers in Gaithersburg. Howard, whose address was not known, was acting erratically Friday, according to police. A 911 caller told police Howard had been standing in a parked pickup truck "yelling profanities, striking the truck with rocks, and crawling on other vehicles." Howard was tasered and restrained with handcuffs after a series of incidents, police said. After being restrained, police noticed that the subject wasn't breathing, authorities said. Howard was later pronounced dead at Shady Grove Hospital. Police are continuing to investigate Howard's death and ask that anyone who witnessed this event and has not …
The following information was provided by the Montgomery County Police Department. Arrests or charges do not indicate a conviction.
Montgomery County police released a crime summary for April 1 through April 9. The following incidents were reported in Gaithersburg: For questions about this blotter, email greg.cohen@patch.com.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
The 51-year-old resident allegedly jumped on cars, threw around large objects, and ignored police orders.
Authorities are investigating the Friday night death of a 51-year-old Gaithersburg man who police allegedly tasered after he acted erratically and refused orders. According to Montgomery County Police, officers responded to the 8800 block of Cross Country Place in Gaithersburg around 6:11 p.m. for a report of a male subject acting strangely. A 911 caller told authorities that the man was standing in a parked pickup truck "yelling profanities, striking the truck with rocks, and crawling on other vehicles," the MCPD said in a statement. When the first officer arrived, the man reportedly jumped on to the roof of a neighboring SUV. The subject refused orders to come down from the vehicle and continued "to act aggressively and strangely," …
Monday, April 15, 2013
The following information was provided by the Montgomery County Police Department. Arrests or charges do not indicate a conviction.
Montgomery County police released a crime summary for March 25 through April 2. The following incidents were reported in Gaithersburg: For questions about this blotter, email greg.cohen@patch.com.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Police perched on exit ramps on I-270 and I-495 last week targeted safety belt use.
Last week police NINJAs were on the prowl, ready to ticket motorists who weren’t wearing their seatbelts. NINJA—which stands for Nighttime Injury Avoidance—is a campaign to enforce seatbelt use at night. It’s a collaborative effort among several police agencies: Montgomery County Police, Gaithersburg Police, Rockville City Police, Montgomery County Sherriff’s Office and Maryland State Police. Officers were located on exit ramps on Interstate 270 and Interstate 495 to catch seatbelt offenders between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. on Friday, April 5. According to Montgomery County Police Department’s official blog, operation NINJA wielded the following results:
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
The following incidents were provided by Montgomery County Police. Arrests do not indicate conviction. This is not an all-encompassing list. Please click on map markers—color-coded by district—to read about the incidents.
Monday, April 8, 2013
The following information was provided by the Montgomery County Police Department. Arrests or charges do not indicate a conviction.
Montgomery County police released a crime summary for March 18 through March 26. The following incidents were reported in Gaithersburg: For questions about this blotter, email greg.cohen@patch.com.
Sharon
10:27 am on Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The question is.... How long will police be at those corners to monitor or basically 'babysit'??!!!! more ›