Homicides and Carjackings Double in 2021 in Montgomery County
As 2021 drew to a close, Montgomery County ended the year with more than double the number of homicides experienced in 2020. There were 35 homicides in 2021 as compared… Read More
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Silver Spring Leaders Express Concerns About Increasing Crime
Following recent reports of carjackings, stabbings and other criminal activity, the Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce is calling on Montgomery County Police, councilmembers and the County Executive “to increase… Read More
Bethesda Homicide Victim Identified
A 33-year-old man was killed in Bethesda on Sunday, according to the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD). Police identified Lawrence Richard Wilson, Jr. as the victim, per a release Wednesday. … Read More
Man Found Guilty in 2018 Burtonsville Double-Murder
A West Virginia man was found guilty on Friday for a 2018 double-murder in Burtonsville, according to a release from the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office. Gregory Jones, 28, was… Read More
Man Who Killed His Mother Outside Rockville Church in 2018 Pleads Guilty
A Rockville man who killed his mother three years ago in front of a church will find out his fate next month after he pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in… Read More
Police Ask for Help in Finding Man Wanted for Silver Spring Murder
Montgomery County Police are looking for a 43-year-old man who is wanted for the murder of a Silver Spring man on Nov. 30. Police are seeking the public’s help in… Read More
Jury Finds Silver Spring Man Guilty of Second Degree Murder
A Silver Spring man was convicted of second degree murder Wednesday in the stabbing death of Jose Augusto Ruiz on June 14, 2020. Denzel Kasaka, 23, will be sentenced Feb.… Read More
‘Potomac River Rapist’ Pleads Not Guilty to Murder Charges; Trial Set for November 2022
The suspect in a string of sexual assault crimes and a murder in the 1990s pleaded not guilty to two murder charges in a D.C. courtroom Monday morning. Giles Warrick,… Read More
Boyds Man Found Guilty in Shooting Death of Two Men In White Oak
Andy Panton of Boyds was found guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of two men who were found shot to death, execution-style, inside a crashed car in White Oak… Read More
Appeals Judge Denies Request to Dismiss Murder Charges Against Hoggle
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals Murder agreed with a lower court and refused to dismiss charges against Catherine Hoggle, charged with murdering her two young children, Sarah and Jacob… Read More
Man Pleads Guilty to 2019 ‘Gruesome Murder’ in Germantown
Lawrence Sakkestad, 35, pleaded guilty on Monday to the first-degree murder of 39-year-old Jennifer Sparks in Germantown in 2019, according to online case records. Sentencing is set for Aug. 27… Read More
Police: 92-Year-Old Woman Died from Asphyxiation; Roommate Admitted to Killing Her Last Week
Julia Birch, 26, last week admitted to killing her roommate, 92-year-old Nancy Ann Frankel, according to Montgomery County Police (MCPD). Frankel’s cause of death was asphyxiation, Officer Carlos Cortes, with… Read More