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Do Something: The week of August 19, 2024
Weekly, Regional Policy Director Dan Reed and DC Policy Director Alex Baca will share with you an action you can take in the immediate future that has the potential, sometimes great and sometimes small, to increase the number of homes in our region, decrease the trips people take by car, make all of it safer, and not screw people over in the process. This week: an endorsement from Michelle Obama, sort of; supporting more and more affordable homes in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties; and tell Arlington about the future.
Maryland AG won't charge Montgomery County Sheriff's deputies in fatal Rockville crash
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has decided not to press charges against two Montgomery County Sheriff's deputies in the fatal April 27, 2024 collision in Rockville, which occurred as they pursued a speeding vehicle on Rockville Pike (MD 355). The driver of the speeding Dodge sedan, whom Brown identified as Timothy Pack, collided with a Honda sedan at the intersection of MD 355 with Twinbrook Parkway. Jasmin Gimon, the driver of the Honda, was tragically pronounced dead at the scene. Pack escaped the deputies on foot, but was later located and arrested.
Algal blooms in parts of Potomac River trigger warning for pet owners
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - Maryland health officials are advising pet owners to keep their animals out of the water along parts of the Potomac River after algal blooms were detected. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources says algae mats, described as algae that has the appearance of mats of fine,...
Maryland police officer convicted of tossing smoke bomb at police during Capitol riot
WASHINGTON — A Maryland police officer was convicted on Friday of charges that he joined a mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and hurled a smoke bomb and other objects at police officers guarding a tunnel entrance. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden heard two days...
MCPD: 4 teens arrested for auto theft after shooting investigation
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Officers arrested one 16-year-old and three 15-year-old boys in connection to a shooting and auto theft that happened Monday, Montgomery County police said. Just before 5 p.m. on Aug. 19, Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) officers responded to the report of a shooting in the 19200 block […]
First-Grade Teacher In Montgomery County Arrested In Connection To Fentanyl-Related Death: PD
Sarah Katherine Magid, an educator with the county's public schools, was arrested on Monday following a search and seizure warrant by the DEA and local police at her Burtonsville home following an investigation into a March 2024 overdose. An autopsy later determined that the DC man's cause of death was...
Man killed in crash involving lawn mower, car on Montgomery County highway
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — A man who was riding a lawn mower has died after a collision with a car on Great Seneca Highway Tuesday afternoon. The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) says officers responded to the crash at approximately 1:13 p.m. in the area of Great Seneca Highway and High Gables Drive.
Man dead after being hit by vehicle while riding lawn mower on Montgomery Co. highway
A man is dead after being hit by a vehicle while riding a lawn mower on a highway in Montgomery County, Maryland, Tuesday afternoon. Police said they, along with fire personnel, got a call before 1:15 p.m. about a report of a crash between a black 2021 Genesis G70 and a man that happened in the area of Great Seneca Highway and High Gables Drive in Gaithersburg.
One injured when car crashes into Bethesda shop
Editor’s note: This article, originally published at 11:08 p.m. on Aug. 19, 2024, was updated at 1:20 p.m. on Aug. 20, 2024, to add comments from county fire and rescue service officials. One person was injured Monday evening when a car backed into a shop at Wildwood Shopping Center...
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