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82-year-old woman scammed out of nearly $1M in Montgomery County 'gold bar scam'
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Another person was arrested for taking part in what Montgomery County officials are calling the 'gold bar scam." The scam has bilked people of hundreds of thousands of dollars. To date, in Montgomery County there have been a total of 19 victims. Montgomery County officials said this time, the scam started with a pop up add on a computer.
Emergency Communications Center Handled More Than 100 Calls Between 5:30pm and 7:30pm Monday Evening
Emergency Communications Center handled/dispatched over 100 calls for service between 5:30pm and 7:30pm on Monday evening, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) chief spokesperson Pete Piringer. The calls included lightning strikes, wires down, trees down, roads blocked, and isolated power outages. Piringer stated that most of the...
Biden and Trump urge DC staff to stay home as rally shooting stirs up safety concerns
WASHINGTON (7News) — Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are urging their staffers to avoid coming into their D.C. campaign offices, ABC News reports. This warning comes as safety concerns mount following an attempted assassination at Trump's campaign rally in Pennsylvania yesterday. A bullet grazed Trump's...
‘If it weren’t for Prince waking me up, we would all be dead’ | Cat that died in house fire credited with saving people in Montgomery County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) said a cat died and a family was displaced after a house fire in Gaithersburg on Sunday morning. Crews said that at about 4:20 a.m., they responded to the 600 block of West Side Dr. for a house fire with people […]
VIDEO: Gaithersburg home struck by lightning
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) crews were at the scene of a home that was struck by lightning during Monday evening’s storms. MCFRS responded to the house in the 14800 block of Braemar Crescent Way in Gaithersburg. Pete Piringer, a spokesman for the department, said all […]
Gas leak breaks out after car collides with library in Montgomery County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — A car collided with the side of the Davis Library in Montgomery County on Tuesday, causing a gas leak. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) crews responded to the library just after 3 p.m. in the 6400 block of Democracy Blvd. Pete Pirigner, a spokesman for the […]
Thieves crash U-Haul truck into Maryland gas station in attempted ATM smash-and-grab robbery
CALVERTON, Md. - Thieves used a U-Haul truck as a battering ram to try and steal an automatic teller machine from inside a Montgomery County gas station early Tuesday morning. FOX 5 photojournalist Mike Rickard obtained the surveillance video that shows the truck crashing in reverse through the storefront at the Sunoco station on Cherry Hill Road in Calverton just after 1:45 a.m. The impact of the crash broke the glass and damaged the ATM.
Stolen cars, drugs, and guns found at Laurel Motel 6; four suspects arrested
Laurel (WBFF) — Four people were arrested last Thursday after police found them inside a Motel 6 in Laurel with drugs and weapons. Police say on July 11 around 9:00 p.m., officers found a stolen 2016 Honda Accord in the parking lot of the Motel 6 located at 3510 Old Annapolis Road in Laurel.
Concern for Missing 15-Year-Old Girl
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Diana Briceyda Portillo-Lopez, a missing 15-year-old. Portillo-Lopez was last seen on Sunday July 14, 2024, at approximately 4:30 p.m., in the 12000 block of Bluhill Road...
‘I Don’t Think You Went in Thinking You Were Going To Kill Your Friend,’ Says Judge at Sentencing
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe sentenced a homicide defendant to 13 years with five years of supervised release at a July 12 hearing. Jordan Jones, 23, was originally charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed,...
DC police identify both people who died in fiery crash after police chase
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — D.C. police identified the second person who died in a crash following a police chase in the beginning of July. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said that 17-year-old Dashawn Harris of Southeast, D.C., and 18-year-old Zagory Leo Hill of District Heights, Md. died at the scene of a fiery crash […]
Driver Crashes Through Apartment Building, Flees The Scene
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) and the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) responded to the 12500 block of Winexburg Manor Drive in Glenmont at 2:18am Monday morning for a vehicle that crashed into an apartment building. According to MCPD, “The vehicle crashed into the building and the driver...
Woman Arrested After She is Found Sleeping in Vehicle She Allegedly Stole
Chief Antonio DeVaul from the Takoma Park Police Department announced the arrest of Nancy Slaughter, 40, of no fixed address, for allegedly stealing a car that was reported stolen in Prince George’s County and found in Montgomery County with Slaughter asleep inside. Per Takoma Park Police: “On July 13...
Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest For Stolen Vehicle
Montgomery County Police District 3 Commander Jason Cokinos announced that an arrest was made for a stolen vehicle on Monday evening after a traffic stop in Silver Spring. Per Cokinos, “Around 6PM tonight a proactive @mcpnews 3rd District Officer made a traffic stop on a vehicle in Silver Spring. An investigation revealed the vehicle had been stolen from a Silver Spring community member. The vehicle was recovered and the suspect was arrested and charged.”
Maryland Man Sentenced For Killing 18-Year-Old in DC in 2021
A Montgomery County, MD man, 23-year-old Jordan Jones of Silver Spring, was sentenced Friday for voluntary manslaughter while armed for the killing of Noel Nicol, an 18-year-old from Silver Spring, in Southeast D.C. in October, 2021. Jones pleaded guilty on December 5, 2023, to voluntary manslaughter while armed for the...
Fatal Stabbing In Mount Rainier Was City's First Homicide In Five Years, Police Say
Mount Rainier resident Davon Henderson has been charged with murder of Julio Lopez Cosme during an argument on Sunday morning. It was the first homicide in Mount Rainier in more than five years. Officers from the Mount Rainier Police Department were called at around 12:40 a.m. on July 14 to...
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