Friday, December 7, 2012
The Department of Juvenile Services is handling the case involving four juveniles, fire officials said.
An arson fire that destroyed playground equipment at Rockville Civic Center Park on Thanksgiving eve caused an estimated $160,000 in damage, county fire investigators said Thursday. Fire officials for the first time provided details of the arrest of four teenagers whom law enforcement officials say are responsible for the fire. Rockville Patch first reported the incident Tuesday. Temporary fencing and the remains of police tape surrounded the melted and charred remains of the playground equipment Thursday afternoon. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel responded shortly after 8 p.m. Nov. 21 to the playgroud on the Civic Center grounds at 603 Edmonston Drive, the fire and rescue service said in a news release. The playground was …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Police chief: The suspects ranged in age from 14 to 16.
Fire officials are expected to release details Wednesday of an investigation into a fire that consumed the playground at Rockville Civic Center Park on Nov. 21. “The entire playground was destroyed by fire/arson,” Rockville city police Chief Terrance N. Treschuk said in an email. The incident occurred in the evening hours of Thanksgiving eve. Four suspects—ages 14 through 16—were located by city police officers that same evening, Treschuk said. The juveniles admitted to starting the fire and were turned over to the Montgomery County fire marshal's office for the filing of charges, he said. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue will have more details on the incident Wednesday, said Assistant Chief Scott Graham, a fire and rescue service …
Monday, August 27, 2012
State panel approves $154K for a safer, more environmentally friendly playground.
The City of Rockville’s David Scull Park will receive $154,000 for new playground equipment through Maryland’s Program Open Space, according to the state Department of Natural Resources. The equipment was one of 11 recreational projects approved Wednesday by the state Board of Public Works. The board, which comprises the governor, the comptroller and the treasurer, approves state spending on major construction and consultant contracts, equipment purchases, property transactions and other procurement. “It is essential that our families have safe, accessible outdoor spaces to enjoy,” said Lt. Governor Brown (D), who sat in for Gov. Martin O’Malley at Wednesday’s meeting. “Children that spend time outside gain an appreciation for their …
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Wondering if I have a president, an engineer—or a trapeze artist on my hands.
This is the first time since I’ve had my three children that I am able to come close to finishing a conversation with a friend while our kids play at the park. I’ve only recently even considered stopping for a cup of coffee on the way and then proceeding to drink it while we're there, for fear of drenching myself in the scalding stuff as I run to rescue a screaming kid. Now, with a kids who can eat, drink, and, walk on their own, I feel like it’s an altogether different ballgame. It’s all about my spot on the playing field when we’re at the park. Lately, I have to strategically position myself so that I can see each child as he or she is playing. On a good day, they play in the same spot, on the same piece of equipment, for probably only …
Brigitta Mullican
7:21 pm on Friday, December 7, 2012
If there are no consequences to this kind of act, this will happen again. Payment and punishment is in order. It is so sad. more ›