A large altercation involving more than 100 people occurred inside and outside the New Red Rock Café, an Indian restaurant located in the Festival Shopping Center on Muddy Branch Road at 1:30 a.m. on June 24. According to the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD), one man suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, and five young...
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Burglary on Capps Court On June 16 at 9:45 p.m., a residential burglary was reported in the unit block of Capps Court. Sometime between June 6 – 16, unknown suspect(s) entered the residence by unknown means and removed property. Robbery at Rite Aid Pharmacy On June 22 at 10:25 a.m., a commercial robbery was...
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Aggravated Assault near Muddy Branch Road On June 6 at 7:25 a.m., an aggravated assault was reported in the 100 block of Gold Kettle Drive near Muddy Branch Road. An unknown Hispanic male approached the victim, demanded property and stabbed the victim. The suspect fled on a bicycle in an unknown direction. The victim...
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Crime within the city of Gaithersburg has increased by 10.7 percent for the first quarter of 2012, as compared to the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) statistics for the first quarter of 2011, according to a Gaithersburg Police Department crime analysis report. Rape decreased by 50 percent from four incidents to two; robbery increased 109.1...
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On May 20, detectives from the Gaithersburg Police Investigative Section arrested 23-year-old Lamont Alvin White of Fort Washington, Md., in connection with a burglary at the Lowe’s store located at 40 Market Street on May 20. White was charged with second-degree burglary and additional related charges. Second-degree burglary in Maryland is defined as the...
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Prostitution Arrests Detectives from the Gaithersburg Police Street Crimes Unit arrested 50-year-old Maria Puertas of Fresh Meadows, N.Y., 39-year-old Brenda Hernandez and Fabiola Lira-Gomez of North Summit Drive in Gaithersburg on May 31. All three defendants were charged with prostitution and possession of a controlled dangerous substance-not marijuana. During the month of May, detectives...
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After investigating incidents of copper thefts throughout the city of Gaithersburg since March, detectives from the Gaithersburg Police Investigative Section arrested 22-year-old Timothy James Hetzel of Quince Orchard Boulevard in Gaithersburg on May 7. Hetzel has been charged with felony theft over $1,000. During the past three months, there have been 13 incidents in...
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According to the Maryland State Highway Administration, 75 percent of people ejected from a vehicle during a crash lose their lives. It is estimated that half of those lives could have been saved if the victims had been wearing a seat belt at the time of their crash. The Gaithersburg Police Department is joining...
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Montgomery County Police Alcohol Initiative Unit officers cited eight teens after responding to a call regarding a party in the woods in the area of Great Seneca Highway and Lakelands Drive the evening of May 4. According to Sgt. Mark White, supervisor of the Alcohol Initiative, at least 10 teenagers ranging in age from...
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Attempted Murder Arrest Gaithersburg Police detectives arrested Mathew Braxton, 27, of Bookham Lane on April 25 for attempted first-degree murder and assault first degree. Due to recent citizen complaints about possible drug activity, officers were in the area and observed an individual approach the residence and meet with Braxton. During an ensuing argument, Braxton...
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