Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Chief: A 19-year-old student was taken to a hospital for evaluation.
Update, 5:55 p.m., Nov. 12: A 19-year-old Montgomery College student was taken into custody by Rockville city police on Monday afternoon after fellow students said the man told them he—in his words—“felt like shooting people just for fun,” a college spokeswoman said. The students reported the incident to the Rockville campus security office about 2 p.m., said Elizabeth Homan, a Montgomery College spokeswoman. The man “indicated he was upset over a relationship,” Homan said. Rockville city police Lt. Eric Over said one of the three witnesses reported that the man said: “I’m going to shoot everyone at this college and enjoy doing it.” The students who reported the incident said they did not see the man with a weapon and did not know him to …
Friday, July 20, 2012
Gaithersburg police to have an "increased presence" chief says.
There will be police at county movie theaters following a mass shooting during a showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" at a theater in Colorado early Friday. County police will patrol theaters showing the new Batman film, as well as nearby parking lots on Friday, Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger told NBC4. Click here to read the story on NBC4's Web site. Gaithersburg City Police Chief Mark P. Sroka told Patch his officers would have an "increased presence" at the city's two movie theaters in the Kentlands and Rio at Washingtonian Center. Rockville City Police Chief Terrance N. Treschuk said his officers would be on “higher alert” in the wake of the shooting. Officers routinely patrol near the Regal Cinemas Rockville 13 in …
Monday, May 21, 2012
Rockville police arrested a man from Gaithersburg and a man from Germantown.
Two men are charged in connection with an attempted daytime burglary of a home in the 1500 block of West Kersey Lane on Tuesday. Joshua R. Evans, 18, of Gaithersburg, and Alexander Patrick Jeffrey, 24, of Germantown, are charged with attempted first-degree burglary and conspiracy to commit first-degree burglary, according to a city news release. Evans also is charged with malicious destruction of property, the release said. Evans is being held in the county jail in Rockville on $25,000 bond, according to online court records. Jeffrey was released Wednesday on $5,000 bond. Both men are scheduled to appear in Montgomery County District Court in Rockville at 8:30 a.m. on June 18. City police responded to a call of a burglary in progress at 3…
Sean R. Sedam
4:01 pm on Tuesday, May 22, 2012
@Jeff Hawkins, @SJ: Done responsibly (an important caveat), without implying guilt or innocence (as mentioned by Tiffany), timely reporting on crime, including arrests and charges, can provide a valuable public service. If you ever feel like something was not reported fairly or accurately, I encourage you to let me know. Thanks, as always, for the feedback. Sean R. Sedam sean.sedam@patch.com … more ›