MCPS ‘Student Strong’ App Set to Debut
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will soon debut a new app focusing on mental health that students and parents can access. The app is called ‘Student Strong’. The app will… Read More
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Detectives Investigate Silver Spring Burglary, Attempted Rape
Police are investigating a burglary and attempted rape in Silver Spring that occurred on Friday, per a release from the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD). According to police, a woman… Read More
Olney Surgical Assistant Charged with Sexual Assault
An Olney surgical assistant has been charged and arrested with second-degree sexual assault and third- and fourth-degree sexual offenses, according to detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police –… Read More
Aspen Hill Man Charged with Sexual Assault; Police Concerned About Possible Other Victims
Montgomery County Police arrested Michael Joseph Weschler Jr. of Aspen Hill and charged him with sexual assault. Police were called to an area hospital for a report of a sexual… Read More
Boyds Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Serial Rapes
Philip Mauricio Kantor, 48, of Boyds, was sentenced to 50 years, 30 suspended after pleading guilty to two counts of second-degree rape and one count of third-degree sex offense, according… Read More
Police Respond to ‘Serious Incident’ Reported in Wootton High School Locker Room
A “serious incident” occurred in a Wootton High School locker room involving Varsity football players on Tuesday, Principal Kimberly Boldon said in a letter to families. A staff member reported… Read More
Walt Whitman Teacher, Crew Coach Charged with Child Sexual Abuse
Kirkland Shipley, a former social studies teacher and rowing coach at Walt Whitman High School, is charged with first and second degree child sexual abuse of a secondary school student,… Read More
Juvenile Charged as Adult with Home Invasion, First-Degree Rape
Rockville resident Cristian Vasquez, age 15, was arrested and charged with first-degree rape, first-degree assault and home invasion, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Vasquez is being charged… Read More
Hailed as a Hero, NFL Player and Bullis Alum Saves Woman from Assault
Justin Herron, a New England Patriots offensive lineman and a 2014 graduate of Potomac’s Bullis School, is being called a hero by police for saving a 71-year-old retired teacher from… Read More
Police Investigating Sexual Assault on Rock Creek Park Trail
Detectives from the Maryland-National Capitol Park Police, Montgomery County Division, are investigating a sexual assault on the Rock Creek Trail in Kensington on March 9. The assault occurred on the… Read More
Silver Spring Man Charged with Inappropriately Touching a Minor
A Silver Spring man was charged with a sexual offense for inappropriately touching an 11-year-old girl in a laundromat in Aspen Hill, according to a press release from Montgomery County… Read More
Detectives Investigating Stabbing, Attempted Robbery and Sexual Assault in Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg detectives are investigating the stabbing, attempted robbery and attempted sexual assault of a woman that occurred on Feb. 10. The victim, a 52-year-old woman, suffered a stab wound to… Read More