Montgomery Village
CRIME & SAFETY
Victim Robbed While Depositing Money in ATM; Surveillance Photo of Suspect Released
Montgomery County Police are investigating a robbery that occurred on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at a Bank of America ATM in the 13700 block of Connecticut Avenue in Silver Spring. According to police, the suspect approached the victim, who was attempting to put money into an ATM, and stole an...
‘We just want peace': Maryland grandfather-to-be dies after clash with neighbors over dogs
A family is looking for answers after their loved one died after a neighborhood argument turned physical. Marvin Guevara died June 30 after a dispute with his neighbors over his dogs. He was just 40. Two weeks ago, the confrontation happened on June 14 on Bucklodge Road near Germantown, Maryland.
Man punches Giant Food employee, steals cash in Montgomery County: Police
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Authorities in Montgomery County are looking for a suspect accused of a strong-arm robbery that occurred last month inside a Giant Food grocery store in Bethesda. Officers with the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) were dispatched to the store in the 7100 block of...
Concern for Missing 15-Year-Old
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Christian Kent a missing 15-year-old from Burtonsville. Kent was last seen on Friday, June 21, 2024, in the 3200 block of Wood Avenue in Burtonsville. He...
Montgomery County cracks down on disruptive house parties amid resident complaints
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — 7News has been reporting on parties at homes in Montgomery County that have been advertised on social media. On July 1, 7News visited the Woodfield Estates neighborhood in Gaithersburg, Maryland where residents complained about loads of cars, loud music and boisterous people coming into their neighborhood to attend the house parties.
Maryland State Police concerned about drunk driving on Fourth of July
BALTIMORE -- Fourth of July celebrations will kick off tomorrow, and state troopers are on alert for drunk drivers hitting the roads. So far this year, troopers across the state have made more than 2,300 DUI arrests. Megan Moore knows how dangerous drunk driving is -- she lives with the pain of losing her son to drunk driving.Her son, Private Noah Blonder, was killed back in 2021. Blonder was in the passenger seat when the driver at the wheel crashed while driving 50 miles over the speed limit."And yet this 100 percent preventable crime continues," Moore said. "If you are going to...
Judge Sets Seven Year Sentence to Defendant Who Admitted His, ‘Foolish Mistake’
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun ordered a defendant, who admitted in court he made “a foolish mistake,” to serve a seven-year sentence in a June 28 hearing. Ivan Dixon, 19, pleaded guilty to assault...
Bethesda employee punched in the face during robbery
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — A man is wanted in Montgomery County for allegedly trying to return stolen goods at a grocery store before assaulting an employee. According to police, they were called to the Giant Food grocery store in the 7100 block of Arlington Road in Bethesda for a strong-armed robbery, on Tuesday, June 25. A preliminary investigation showed the wanted man came in and tried to return items he didn’t pay for.
Maryland Attorney General Announces Indictment of Three Individuals for their Roles in an Identity Fraud Scheme at the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration
The Maryland Attorney General’s Office issued the following news release on Tuesday, July 2:. Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced the indictments of Erica Danielle Watson, 29, of Brooklyn, Maryland; Larry Antonio Marshall, 54, and Shanice Tiera Smith, 34, both of Baltimore, for their alleged involvement in an identity fraud scheme at a Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) branch in Baltimore City. Watson, Marshall, and Smith are each charged with identity fraud scheme and conspiracy to commit an identity fraud scheme with a value between $25,000 and $100,000. Marshall and Watson are also charged with both bribing and conspiracy to bribe a public employee and Smith, a former MVA employee, is also charged with accepting bribes and misconduct in office.
Two teens arrested in connection to fatal shooting in Annandale
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The Fairfax County Police Department said two teenagers have been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting that happened in Annandale on June 30. The Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) responded to the shooting just after 11:15 p.m. in the 4100 block of Wadsworth Court. There, they found […]
2 teens arrested after third teen fatally shot, fourth injured in Annandale, Va.
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Two teens connected to an Annandale, Virginia shooting Friday that left a third teen dead and a fourth injured were recently arrested, Fairfax County police officials said Tuesday. The teens, ages 15 and 16, were accused of murder and other related charges after two...
Twice Deported Honduran Illegal Apprehended In Maryland For Drug Distribution
Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore arrested a Honduran national who was illegally present and had been convicted in Howard County of narcotics distribution charges. Deportation authorities from ERO Baltimore’s Fugitive Operations Team apprehended Nahun Ventura Ortiz-Isaguriz, 36, near his Ellicott City apartment. According to ERO Baltimore’s acting Field Office...
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