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Showing posts with label Montgomery County Police. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Montgomery County Police. Show all posts
Montgomery County police have arrested a suspect in the May 14, 2026 fatal shooting of a hotel guest outside of the North Bethesda Marriott Hotel and Conference Center at 5701 Marinelli Road in Rockville. Terrance Brainell Williams, 41, has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Quentin Tyrone Davis. Police initially had reason to suspect the alleged shooter had fled on foot to the nearby White Flint Metro station. But after reviewing surveillance video, they identified a person seen walking from a car toward the hotel just prior to the shooting. That same person was seen returning to the vehicle immediately after the shooting, and driving away.
Detectives allege that individual is Williams. They also assert that Williams and Davis knew each other prior to the shooting. Williams is being held at the County jail pending a bond hearing.
Yet another shocking violent crime has been committed in broad daylight in Montgomery County, a disturbing new trend in the County's six-year crime wave that has picked up steam this spring. An adult male was fatally shot outside of the Marriott North Bethesda Hotel and Conference Center at 5701 Marinelli Road in Rockville around 11:37 AM this morning. Yes, that's AM, not PM. One would like to assume it would be safe to walk outside this hotel at 11:37 PM. It's astonishing that one now must be hesitant to do so just before lunchtime under bright sunshine.
According to Montgomery County police, officers were dispatched to respond to a report of a shooting outside the hotel. Upon arrival, first responders found an adult male in "serious condition." The victim was subsequently declared deceased, and police say they are investigating the case as a homicide.
@TheDMVLive reports on X that the victim was shot in the back of the head outside the hotel around 11:35 AM, and that the alleged shooter fled on foot toward the White Flint Metro station across Rockville Pike.
Whether it is a gunfight inside a Silver Spring grocery store or outside of a Westbard Avenue bowling alley, a gun being fired at students in a downtown Bethesda park at lunchtime, or someone being shot in broad daylight outside a hotel in White Flint at 11:35 AM, these things were not happening in Montgomery County twenty - or even ten - years ago.
What is happening to our community, and why do we keep electing the people who have done this to us?
Montgomery County police were contacted last night, May 10, 2026, about an unspecified threat allegedly made in a student group text. The participants in the texting group were students at Thomas W. Pyle Middle School in Bethesda, police said. According to police, the threat was made in a text sent last evening, and they were then contacted by a concerned individual at 11:55 PM last night.
Police did not state the outcome of their investigation beyond the above information. This leaves the public to assume and speculate that the absence of public action or further comment by police and Montgomery County Public Schools today suggests it was determined there was no immediate danger. One would like to think more information would be available in this day and age regarding such threats.
Montgomery County police have arrested a suspect in the April 25, 2026 armed robbery at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda. Kilbert Rosales, 34, of no fixed address, was identified by one of the two victims. Officers located Rosales near the Transit Center on the mall property. He initially was cooperative, but after being handcuffed, he allegedly resisted arrest and assaulted police. Before being placed in the rear of a police cruiser, police say Rosales began to slam his head into the rear window of the vehicle, lacerating his face.
Rosales has been charged with armed robbery, theft ($100 to under $1,500), disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, malicious destruction of property, assault, making a false statement to a police officer, and related charges. He is being held without bond at the County jail. Police recovered the box cutter he allegedly used to threaten the two victims in the parking garage outside of Nordstrom on his person.
Montgomery County police are investigating a disturbing incident that occurred on Thursday, April 16, 2026 in Chevy Chase. At 9:42 PM that evening, police say, a driver on Connecticut Avenue was pulled over by a vehicle equipped with police lights at West Irving Street. That is just north of Chevy Chase Circle. Police have not yet disclosed what the alleged police impersonator told the driver. But they say he did not identify himself to the victim, did not display or show any credentials, and did not issue a citation. He ultimately let the driver go on their way.
Police have not released a description of the suspect, nor of the suspect's vehicle, but say they are investigating the incident. In the meantime, be alert that this person could still be in the area. If you are ordered to pull over and have reason to doubt the individual is an actual police officer, turn on your hazard lights and proceed slowly to give the impression you are looking for a safe place to pull over, but don't stop. Call 911 and ask the operator to confirm the identity of the officer. Keep your doors locked, and do not stop or exit your vehicle until the real police are able to intervene.
Montgomery County police have arrested three suspects in relation to the infamous February 22, 2026 "street takeover" riot at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and East-West Highway in Chevy Chase. The uncivil disturbance, taking place within view of the elite Columbia Country Club, included the malicious destruction of two County police cruisers. Police today revealed that one of the suspects dropped his pants to expose himself to a County police officer.
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Ayden Joseph Cline, 18, of Cumberland, Pennsylvania has been charged as an adult with reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct, malicious destruction of property, failure to obey lawful orders, and obstruction and hindering. Novorriya Gregory Smith Jr., 20, of Lusby has been charged with reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct, malicious destruction of property, failure to obey lawful orders, obstruction and hindering, and indecent exposure. A juvenile, 17, of Laurel has been charged with disorderly conduct, malicious destruction of property, failure to obey lawful orders, and hindering.
Smith, Jr. and Cline are being held without bond at the County jail. The juvenile has been released into the custody of "a parent or guardian."
Montgomery County police have arrested a suspect in a Peeping Tom incident at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda. Students found a video camera in the control booth of the school's theater. Looking at the contents, they discovered videos filmed in the girls' changing room of the theater. James Mulhern III, 43, of Clarksburg was arrested, having allegedly been identified from video that showed him placing the camera in the changing room. Mulhern is a media services technician at the school. He has been charged with sex abuse of a minor.
Montgomery County police are investigating the theft of copper wire from a construction site in North Bethesda that was reported yesterday, March 23, 2026. The theft was reported at the Strathmore View townhome construction site on Academy Park Drive at 6:00 AM Monday. Police believe the valuable copper material was stolen sometime over the weekend. It was removed from several individual townhomes under construction at the development.
Montgomery County police responded to a report of an armed robbery in Bethesda early yesterday afternoon, March 16, 2026. The robbery was reported in a parking garage in the 7100 block of Democracy Boulevard at 12:30 PM Tuesday. This is the third armed robbery involving a knife on that block of Democracy in the last month.
The first was reported in the same garage on February 17. Only ten days ago, a second robbery at knifepoint was reported in a parking lot on that block. Montgomery Mall is on the same block, but police have not identified it as the location in any of the three robberies as of this writing. Police have described the suspects in the February 17 robbery only as three Black males in their teens. Both garage robberies took place during daylight hours, an increasing trend in violent crime in Montgomery County.
Some extremely vague suspect descriptions related to two recent robberies in Bethesda have been made public by the Montgomery County Police Department. A strong-arm robbery in the 4900 block of Cordell Avenue at 1:13 AM on February 21, 2026 was allegedly perpetrated by "4-5 males, no further descriptions." According to police, the suspects ganged up on a single adult male victim, assaulting him and stealing property from him. Among the items taken were his car keys, which the suspects then used to steal the victim's car.
In regards to the armed robbery in the 7100 block of Democracy Boulevard at 5:24 PM on February 17, police describe the suspects only as three Black males in their teens. One of the teens displayed a knife, and the suspects succeeded in escaping with money and property from the adult male victim. Once again, a group ganged up on a lone victim, reminding all of us to be aware of our surroundings even in broad daylight, especially if alone.
Police did not elaborate on why the suspect descriptions are so vague, especially since no mention of masks was made in either case. Both locations fall within the range of multiple surveillance cameras, as well. But if you can provide any information that could assist detectives in closing either case, call police at (301) 279-8000.
Montgomery County police are seeking the public's help in identifying and locating multiple suspects who damaged two County police cruisers during what police call a "street takeover" at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and East-West Highway Sunday morning, February 22, 2026, sometime after 12:39 AM. According to police, the suspects were part of a large group engaging in illegal motor vehicle activity in Prince George's County, and were proceeding into Montgomery County with the alleged intent of doing the same in downtown Silver Spring. Angry that County police had blocked their entry into Silver Spring, the suspects attempted - successfully - to carry out their car show in Chevy Chase. When County police arrived at the intersection of Connecticut and East-West, the suspects proceeded to attack their cruisers.
In a press release, County police say Maryland State Police eventually arrived to assist in "clearing the area." The statement makes no mention of arrests. It states that no County officers were injured, but that the front and rear windows of a police cruiser were broken while an officer sat inside, and that unspecified damage was inflicted on at least one other police cruiser.
Anyone with information regarding identities of the individuals involved is asked to visit the Crime Solvers of Montgomery County, MD website at www.crimesolversmcmd.org and click on the “Submit a Tip” link at the top of the page or call 1-866-411-8477. Tips leading to an arrest may be eligible for a reward ranging from $250 up to $10,000. Tipsters may remain anonymous.
Few details about this apparently powerful group have been provided to the public by police. A number of things are quite obvious, however.
First and foremost, most of us would call this a riot, not a "street takeover." The police statement acknowledges that the participants in these intersection riots are known to carry firearms - you know, the same firearms that law-abiding citizens in Montgomery County are not allowed to carry. Sounds like a recipe for disaster.
Second, in the video, there's a guy with an exposed face literally holding a sign advertising an organization that is part of this Montgomery County Council-endorsed enterprise.
Third, this is another direct result of the radical Marxist Montgomery County Council's pro-criminal, anti-police, defund-the-police actions and rhetoric since 2002 and specifically over the last six years. It's a nationwide problem to an extent, where police in many jurisdictions with similar "leadership" to MoCo are uncertain if they will have the support of elected officials - or even end up in prison - if they employ the level of force required by a given situation. But it should never have become a problem here, and that is squarely the fault of the County Council, which has made abundantly clear that it does not support our police officers.
The end result is the lawless environment Montgomery County residents have experienced over the last six years. That criminals are allowed to "take over" an intersection in view of the Columbia Country Club is rich with symbolism of just how far MoCo has fallen since the turn of the century. The Councilmembers who sit on the Public Safety Committee should probably step down, just for starters. Taxpayers, who will pay to repair the damaged police cruisers, and who are paying obscene auto insurance rates thanks to our pro-criminal elected officials, demand and deserve answers about what happened Sunday, who was behind it, what's going to prevent it from happening again, what's going to change - right now - about the way the law is enforced in Montgomery County, when criminals will get the same third-degree treatment as law-abiding taxpayers, and what the County Council is going to do - right now - to regain the confidence of the rank-and-file police officers of the Montgomery County Police Department.
If you think the local media is going to ask those questions, well, I've got an unbuilt Potomac River bridge to sell you. The press is as pro-criminal and anti-police as their fellow travelers on the County Council. Together they are a proud Fifth Column. Only the voters can likely bring change this November, and they've so far shown no indication they will do so. Is a "street takeover" in Chevy Chase (Chevy Chase!!) a smelling salts moment?
"I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any potential threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within." - Gen. Douglas MacArthur, 1957
Montgomery County police responded to a report of a strong-arm rape in Bethesda during the afternoon on Valentine's Day. The sexual assault was reported in the 9400 block of Old Georgetown Road at 3:45 PM. It was reported in a commercial parking lot. No further information is available at this time.
Montgomery County police arrested a student at Northwood High School in Bethesda yesterday morning, after he was found to allegedly be in possession of a firearm at the school. Isaiah Gaunt, 17, of Silver Spring has been charged as an adult with possession of a firearm without a serial number, handgun on person, possession of a firearm by a minor, and loaded handgun on person. Police say he was carrying a loaded 3D printed privately manufactured firearm (PMF) in his waistband.
Gaunt was arrested without incident, police say. The alleged firearm came to light during an altercation between Gaunt and another student earlier Friday morning. Police officers were then dispatched to the school, located at 11211 Old Georgetown Road, at 8:23 AM.
Montgomery County police have arrested two men in connection with a recent string of pizzeria robberies in Bethesda and Glenmont. Terrance Barfield, 22, and Jaylen Cunningham, 18, both of Washington, D.C., were arrested in a traffic stop in Chevy Chase shortly after they allegedly robbed Manny and Olga's at 8118 Woodmont Avenue in downtown Bethesda on October 8, 2025. Detectives say they have determined Barfield and Cunningham were also the robbers of Domino's Pizza at 4817 St. Elmo Avenue on September 23, of Pizza Hut at 12335 Georgia Avenue in Glenmont on September 28, and of Papa John's at 7200 47th Street in Bethesda on October 1.
Barfield and Cunningham were transported to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, where they were charged with armed robbery, motor vehicle theft, and related offenses. Both are being held without bond. Their mug shots have not been released to the public.
Montgomery County police responded to a report of indecent exposure in the Sumner neighborhood of Bethesda early yesterday afternoon, October 13, 2025. The incident was reported in the 5200 block of Carlton Street at 12:22 PM Monday. It occurred along the street there.
Montgomery County police were called to a hotel in downtown Bethesda late Friday afternoon, October 3, 2025, after someone reported having been the victim of a 2nd-degree assault there. The assault was reported at a hotel in the 8100 block of Wisconsin Avenue at 5:45 PM Friday. There are two hotels on that block of Wisconsin: The Bethesdan Hotel, and the American Inn.
An armed robbery was reported to Montgomery County police at a restaurant in downtown Bethesda Wednesday night, October 1, 2025. The robbery was reported in the 7200 block of 47th Street at 9:55 PM. Papa John's is the only restaurant on that block. The pizzeria is open until midnight on Wednesdays.
Montgomery County police were called to investigate a purse snatching in downtown Bethesda yesterday afternoon, October 2, 2025. The theft was reported in the 7400 block of Wisconsin Avenue at 3:30 PM Thursday. It took place at the Bethesda Metro station.
Montgomery County police responded to a report of a burglary at a home in the Alta Vista neighborhood of Bethesda early yesterday morning, October 1, 2025. The burglary was reported at a house in the 5600 block of Alta Vista Road at 2:24 AM Wednesday. Officers responding to the scene found evidence of forced entry at the home.
UPDATE -September 25, 2025, 10:43 AM:I have learned that police were dispatched to this parking garage at 12:41 PM on September 23, 2025 to investigate a report of a 2nd-degree assault. Montgomery County police have still not commented publicly on this incident, or why a total garage closure was necessary.
UPDATE - 2:30 PM: The garage has reopened as of 2:15 PM. Montgomery County police have not yet commented publicly on the reason for the closure.
Montgomery County police officers have sealed off all entrances to the Cordell-St. Elmo Public Parking Garage 40 at 4935 St. Elmo Avenue in downtown Bethesda. Crime scene tape has been placed across the entrances on Cordell and St. Elmo Avenues, and police cruisers have been parked across those driveways to block access. Montgomery County recently scrambled police radio communications, so information about what is happening is no longer accessible to the public. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
