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…
Friday, May 18, 2012
Teen boys from Rockville are charged as adults.
Update, Saturday, May 19, 9:15 a.m.: Two juveniles from Rockville have been charged as adults in Friday's shooting at the Rockville Metro station, city police announced in a news release on Saturday. Kevin Q. Nguyen, 16, of the 300 block of North Van Buren Street, and Tavares D. Harris, 17 of the 700 block of Fallsgrove Drive, have both been charged with the following: Both teens are being held without bail in the county jail in Rockville, according to online court records. They are both scheduled for a preliminary hearing at 10 a.m. on June 1 in Montgomery County District Court in Rockville. Update 9:25 p.m.: One person is under arrest and another is in custody in connection with a double shooting at the Rockville Metro station on Friday …
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Teen substance abuse now is similar to the problems of 1993, when authorities were called to action to combat teen drinking and driving, police said.
A year ago this week Montgomery County was rocked by the loss of three Magruder High School students killed in a drunk driving accident. Now, activists say, it’s time for the community to wake up. The Montgomery County Council of PTAs hosted a community action forum Wednesday, gathering police, community leaders, parents, teachers and students to discuss a growing substance and alcohol abuse problem in Montgomery County. “We are far too overrepresentive of drug and alcohol related tragedies. The number one cause of death continues to be alcohol related crashes and teen driving crashes,” said Captain Thomas Didone, director of the Montgomery County Police Traffic Division. “The summary of what’s going on with underage drinking – we’ve …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Governor calls budget package "good for all Marylanders." Republicans say burden to local governments may force county governments to increase taxes.
The Maryland House of Delegates gave final approval Wednesday to a package of three bills that increases taxes on some state residents, shifts part of teacher pensions to local governments and undoes the so-called "doomsday budget." The votes Wednesday afternoon capped the three-day special session called by Gov. Martin O'Malley in order to override more than $500 million in cuts made in a budget passed in early April. The Senate approved the same three bills Tuesday. As part of the package, legislators approved by a vote of 86-51 what amounts to a 50-50 split of teacher pension costs with local governments. The split will be phased in over the next four years beginning July 1 with the new budget year. That bill also includes a doubling of…
Fire and rescue spokesman: A 2-year-old girl fell about 10 feet.
A 2-year-old girl sustained serious, life-threatening injuries when she fell from a window of a home in Rockville Wednesday afternoon, a county fire and rescue service spokesman said. County fire and rescue units responded to the 1000 block of Grand Oak Way at 3:21 p.m., Capt. Oscar Garcia said. The girl fell about 10 feet from the window on to a deck and was unconscious when paramedics arrived, Garcia said. She was taken to Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. The circumstances involving the fall are unclear at this time, Garcia said. “There was a language barrier” between first responders and people at the home, he said. County police are investigating the incident, Garcia said. The incident occurred on one of the …
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Driver appeared OK before complaining of pain while speaking with police.
One moment, a woman whose car rear-ended another vehicle on Rockville Pike on Wednesday morning was talking with county police officers about the incident. The next, Patricia Greer Parks, 56, was being rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead, county police said in a news release. Officers from the police department’s 2nd District responded to the incident at the intersection of Rockville Pike and Old Georgetown Road at 7:35 a.m. Upon arrival, officers found both drivers out of their cars and walking around, the release said. Ellen Margaret Girdharry, 51, of the 500 block of Lincoln Street in Rockville, was driving a gold 2005 Ford Taurus southbound on Rockville Pike near Mid-Pike Plaza when she slowed for traffic, police said…
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County police, school staff and the State's Attorney's office will host a forum on Wednesday.
Do you think teenage drinking is a growing problem in Montgomery County? Is substance abuse getting out of hand? Are you just curious about the issues? Police, school principals, representatives from the Montgomery County State's Attorney's office and school board members will come together tonight to present a community action forum on teen drinking and substance abuse. After a presentation from the panel, there will be a question-and-answer session about the risks of teenage substance abuse and the impact it has on lives. The presentation starts at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Carver Educational Services Center, at 850 Hungerford Drive in Rockville.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The measure was overturned by referendum in 2010 and brought back up by County Executive Isiah Leggett this session.
Despite voters striking down the Montgomery County ambulance fee in a referendum on the ballot in 2010, Montgomery County Council passed the fee again Tuesday with a 6-3 vote. Several councilmembers said there was a misinformation campaign surrounding the 2010 referendum vote. Councilmembers Councilman Phil Andrews (D, Dist-3), Roger Berliner (D-Dist. 1) and George Leventhal (D-At Large) were opposed. While Andrews implored councilmembers to respect the will of the voters, some of the county lawmakers were disturbed at how voters were educated about the ambulance fee. Many residents who voted against the fee thought county residents would have to pay the $300 to $800 fee per ambulance ride, Councilman Mark Elrich (D-At Large) said. “That’s…
WUSA9 shows students from Robert Frost Middle School and Quince Orchard High School arrested for drinking in a wooded area in Gaithersburg.
Students at a Rockville middle school and a Gaithersburg high school were recently arrested for underage drinking, according to a report by WUSA9. Montgomery County Police received a tip that a group of minors were drinking alcohol in a wooded area of Gaithersburg's Lakelands community, WUSA9 reported. The 14- and 15-year-old girls are students at Rockville's Robert Frost Middle School and Gaithersburg's Quince Orchard High School, according to the report. The girls told police they were playing spin the bottle as a drinking game. The girls were joined by an 18-year-old boy who was cited for underage alcohol possession and released. One 14-year-old's BAC was recorded at 0.17, more than twice the legal limit. Two of the girls were not …
Arrests and incidents for May 5-13.
The following is compiled from crime summaries provided by the Rockville City Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests 800 block of Rockville Pike: A male, age 26, was arrested for indecent exposure and disorderly conduct on at 2:04 p.m. on May 5. 700 block of Rockville Pike: A male, age 36, was arrested for trespassing between 6:50 and 7:00 p.m. on May 7. 1000 block of Rockville Pike: A female, age 29, was arrested for disorderly conduct between 7:15 and 7:21 p.m. on May 7. 700 block of Monroe St.: A male, age 32, was arrested for trespassing between 3:55 and 4:10 p.m. on May 8. 500 block of North Horners Lane: A female, age 50, was arrested for violating a protection order between 9:40 and 10:00 p.m. on May 8. 200 block of …
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 ›