Friday, January 4, 2013
A school safety meeting is scheduled for Jan. 16.
How much security is the right amount of security for Montgomery County’s public school students? Following the shock of December’s tragic shootings in Newtown, CT, parents and family members of students at Bradley Hills Elementary in Bethesda have written to county leaders asking for security improvements at the elementary school’s temporary location, according to a Wednesday Gazette report. Students and teachers at Bradley Hills currently are housed at the Radnor Center, while the school undergoes modernization, scheduled for completion in August. “Our school has no security system in place and our front door remains unlocked throughout the school day with no mechanism for screening visitors,” parents wrote, according to the report. …
Thursday, January 3, 2013
The Montgomery County Council of PTAs will host a school safety forum later this month.
The shock of December’s tragic shootings in Newtown, CT, has caused some parents in Montgomery County to speak out about school safety in their elementary schools. Parents and family members of students at Bradley Hills Elementary in Bethesda have written to county leaders, including county council members, the Montgomery County school board and Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Joshua P. Starr asking for security improvements at the elementary school’s temporary location, according to a Wednesday Gazette report. Students and teachers at Bradley Hills are currently housed at the Radnor Center, while the school undergoes modernization, scheduled for completion in August. “Our school has no security system in place and our …
Monday, December 31, 2012
Police are looking for a suspect believed to have committed a Dec. 22 armed robbery.
Police are looking for a masked suspect who robbed the M&T bank in the Cabin John Shopping Center. First District police officers responded to a call from the M&T Bank located at 11325 Seven Locks Road just after 9:20 a.m. on Dec. 22. According to a police report, a male suspect wearing a mask entered the bank, approached a teller showing a small black handgun, and demanded money. He was given an undisclosed amount of cash and fled from the bank. The suspect is described as a male, of unknown race, over six feet tall, with a medium build. Montgomery County police detectives released surveillance photos of the robbery, which show man wearing a dark blue jacket, a light green button-up shirt, gloves and a Halloween mask. Anyone with …
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Burning a Yule log this holiday season? Here are some tips for safely cleaning out your fireplace or woodstove.
If you're getting cozy around a fire in your fireplace or woodstove this holiday season, make sure you know what to do when the fire goes out and it's time to clean up those ashes. The most important thing to remember? Never put ashes in a paper or plastic bag, cardboard box or plastic bucket. “Embers, often concealed in what appears to be cold ashes, can remain hot enough to rekindle a fire for several days,” said Montgomery County Fire Chief Richard Bowers in a statement released by the county. The Department of Environmental Protection recommends only placing ashes out for collection with regular household trash if they have been thoroughly soaked with water in a metal ash bucket with a tight-fitting metal lid. Any container holding …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
In two scamming incidents, victims transferred $2,000 to a scammer, police said.
The scammers are back in Chevy Chase, and this time, they're pretending to be your grandchildren. Approximately five Friendship Heights residents have been contacted on the telephone since mid-October by someone pretending to be a grandchild and asking for money, according to Montgomery County police. The scammer claims to have been arrested or involved in an accident in Mexico or Canada, asks that money be deposited into a bank account and provides the bank account's number. The scammer also asks that his or her parents are not informed, police reported. In two of the incidents, victims transferred $2,000 to a scammer, police added. Police warned residents to be on their guard: "Obtain a telephone number from the caller, and tell the …
The opportunity for robberies, burglaries and thefts from vehicles increase during the holidays, police say.
As holidays approach, Montgomery County police warn residents to be extra vigilant for robberies, burglaries and thefts from vehicles. According to a police statement, the opportunity for these incidents increase during the holidays. In addition to the police department’s yearly “Shop with a Cop” campaign, Montgomery County police have released the following safety tips: When shopping: When out walking: At home:
Saturday, November 24, 2012
An increased police presence will provide extra security and pedestrian safety awareness in some of the county's busiest retail centers.
Black Friday shoppers might have noticed an increased police presence in some of the county’s busiest shopping areas. Beginning on Black Friday and running through Dec. 23, the Montgomery County Police Department’s annual “Shop With a Cop” campaign provides extra security in retail areas in all six county police districts. Officers also will distribute 9,000 reusable bright yellow shopping bags, county police Chief J. Thomas Manger said at a news conference on Tuesday in Rockville Town Square. The bags have a drawing of a pair of eyes above the slogan “Can you see me now?” and are part of a Montgomery County pedestrian safety campaign also announced Tuesday. Shop With a Cop is focused on making drivers aware of increased pedestrian …
Saturday, November 17, 2012
A man attempted to steal property from a woman in the garage elevator, police said.
Friday, November 16, 2012
More robberies and assaults have been reported YTD in 2012 than this time last year, according to crime statistics provided by the Montgomery County Police Department's second district commander.
More robberies and assaults have been reported in Mongomery County police's second district through the end of September in 2012 than at the same time last year, according to recent crime statistics. However, property crimes—including residential burglaries, car thefts and thefts from vehicles—are on the decline, according to statistics provided by second district Commander Capt. David Falcinelli. The second district includes Bethesda, Chevy Chase and portions of southern Rockville and Kensington. During the first three quarters of 2012, 47 robberies were reported in the second district. That's up 30.6 percent from 36 robberies during the same months in 2011, according to the crime summary. Falcinelli wrote that a number of those cases …
Thursday, November 15, 2012
A man attempted to steal property from a woman in the garage elevator, police said.
A man attempted to rob a woman in the popular Bethesda-Elm garage, a public parking garage near busy Bethesda Row, according to Montgomery County police. The incident happened shortly before 2 p.m. on Nov. 1, according to a recent crime summary provided by Montgomery County police. A woman was riding in the garage's elevator, and when the doors opened, a man unsuccessfully tried to steal property from her, Angela Cruz, county police spokeswoman, said. Police are describing the suspect as a male, between 23 and 28 years old, about 6 feet tall and between 180 and 190 pounds, wearing cornrows and a blue work uniform. There have been no arrests so far in the case, Cruz said.
Andrew
8:41 am on Friday, March 8, 2013
Roaming patrol give's an armed officer the element of suprise, and the intruder the uncertainty of the location of the officer. It's not too much to ask that the one tasked with protecting a school do that by patroling the school. Hope that helps answer your question Joe. more ›