Sunday, May 19, 2013
Catch up on headlines you might've missed in Montgomery County.
Patch brings you news from across Montgomery County. Catch up on the headlines from this past week, including a fire underneath a Metro rail car in Silver Spring, a Twitter video that jeopardized AP test scores at a Gaithersburg high school and a Rockville evacuation spurred by an odd smell. Track Fire Leads to Evacuation of Silver Spring Metro Station SILVER SPRING—A fire underneath a Metrorail car sent billowing smoke over downtown Silver Spring and forced the evacuation of the Silver Spring Metro station at the peak of Tuesday evening’s rush hour. Read more on Silver Spring Patch. Van Strikes Woman Walking in Median in Wheaton WHEATON—When two cars collided near the intersection of Veirs Mill Road and Georgia Avenue Thursday morning, …
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Catch up on headlines from around Montgomery County.
Patch brings you news from across Montgomery County. Catch up on headlines you might have missed this week, including an SUV's fatal crash through an Aspen Hill bus stop, a family displaced by a fire in Montgomery Village, the latest news on Wheaton redevelopment and more. Masked Bandits' ATM Heist Using Backhoe Goes Bad POTOMAC—Three suspects removed an ATM from a bank wall in Potomac with the help of a backhoe, then fled the scene, leaving the ATM, and the cash, behind. Read more—and see the photos—on Potomac Patch. ‘Pimp on the Pike’ Sentenced ROCKVILLE—The so-called "Pimp on the Pike" was sentenced to 20 years and six months, with 10 years suspended, for drug offenses and for running a prostitution ring out of a Rockville Pike hotel. …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Patch brings you the weird news headlines from the week in Maryland.
Masked Bandits' ATM Heist Using Backhoe Goes Bad Three masked robbers attempted to use a backhoe to steal an ATM from the wall of a Bank of America in Potomac, police said. Security personnel watched the attempted caper on surveillance cameras but the suspects got away. 'Peeping Tom' Sentenced to 11 Years for Secretly Recording Ellicott City Women A Columbia man pleaded guilty Tuesday to secretly videotaping two women inside their Ellicott City condominium and was sentenced to 11 years in prison. Man Robbed in Front of Police Union Lodge A man told the robber he didn’t have a cellphone and then it started ringing. Alleged Havre de Grace Decoy Thief Caught on Tape The Harford County Sheriff's Office said a resident captured the suspect in a…
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Catch up on the past week in Montgomery County social media.
Check out these #MoCo Online posts you may have missed this past week: #MoCo Online finds Montgomery County information posted via social media and shares it with you. Click here for more #MoCo Online posts.
Top headlines from around the county this past week.
Group of Robbers Takes Over Cartier, Escapes with Loot CHEVY CHASE—A group of masked robbers took control of the Cartier jewelry shop in Friendship Heights' tony shopping center, The Collection at Chevy Chase, at around 11 a.m. on Tuesday. The bandits smashed a display case, took a number of items, and sped off toward Washington, DC, in a vehicle with license plates from two different states. Read the full story on Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch. Gap Robbed at Knifepoint CHEVY CHASE—Less than an hour after Cartier was robbed on Tuesday morning, the Gap store across the street was robbed by a suspect wielding a knife. Read more on Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch. County: Metro Can't Back Out of Silver Spring Transit Center SILVER SPRING—A 2008 …
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Patch brings you the top weird news headlines from across Maryland.
North Baltimore Crime: Remington Church's Laptops, Cash Stolen During Service Two laptops, $175 and five board games were stolen from the Fellowship Spiritual Church’s office while service was going on. Toilet Paper Role Set on Fire at School A 16-year-old boy allegedly lit a roll of toilet paper on fire in a bathroon at Dulaney High School, 255 E. Padonia Rd, and the fire department has ruled it first-degree arson. Police: No New Developments In Attempted Gaithersburg Kidnapping "In my past nine years, I cannot recall an incident occurring such as this," Gaithersburg police officer Dan Lane said. SPEAK OUT: Could The ICC Be An 'American Autobahn?' Speeds above 90 mph should be allowed on the Intercounty Connector, says a letter in The …
Catch up on headlines you might've missed in Montgomery County.
Patch brings you news from across Montgomery County. Catch up on headlines you might have missed this week, including an attempted kidnapping in Gaithersburg, a SWAT incident in Rockville and the 16th anniversary of the Silver Spring Transit Center. Man Stabbed 16 Times in Wheaton Apartment Building Lobby WHEATON—A 20-year-old man has been charged with attempted first-degree murder after he allegedly stabbed an 18-year-old acquaintance 16 times in the lobby of a Wheaton apartment building, according to Montgomery County police. Read more on Wheaton Patch. Report: Silver Spring Transit Center Plans Turn 16 SILVER SPRING—It's an embarrassing milestone. The Eiffel Tower, the Pentagon and the Empire State Building were all built in less time …
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Catch up on the week in Montgomery County social media.
Check out these #MoCo Online posts you may have missed this week: #MoCo Online finds Montgomery County information posted via social media and shares it with you. Click here for more #MoCo Online posts.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Catch up on the week in Montgomery County social media
Check out these #MoCo Online posts you may have missed this week: #MoCo Online finds Montgomery County information posted via social media and shares it with you. Click here for more #MoCo Online posts.
Catch up on headlines you might've missed in Montgomery County.
Patch brings you news from across Montgomery County. Catch up on headlines you might have missed this week, including a major lead for police in an ongoing homicide investigation, a Chevy Chase man's unlawful renting practices and local runners who witnessed the Boston Marathon bombing. Transit Center Splinters Builder's Relationship with Montgomery County SILVER SPRING—The Rockville-based construction firm behind everything from the Mormon Temple to the Silver Spring Retail Center may find a colder group of lawmakers in Montgomery County following the failure of the $120 million Silver Spring Transit Center, The Washington Post reports. Read more on Silver Spring Patch. Chevy Chase Landlord Pleads Guilty to Spying on Tenants CHEVY CHASE…
