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Top Headlines Near Wheaton: Landlord Admits Spying on Nude Tenants, Local Runners Safe after Boston Bombings

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. 

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Chevy Chase Landlord Pleads Guilty to Spying on Tenants

CHEVY CHASE—Dennis Van Dusen, 64, pleaded guilty to three charges related to using video cameras to record three tenants—all women—while they were undressed. Read more on Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch.

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Montgomery County Runner in Boston: Attack on Marathon 'Sickening'

BETHESDA—Members of the Montgomery County Road Runners Club— several members of which ran in the Boston Marathon—took to Facebook to update loved ones. Note: Some photos may be too graphic for small children. Read more on Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch

Police: Briggs Chaney Homicide Victim Involved in Robbery Before Death

SILVER SPRING—A 22 year-old man from Landover who was found dead outside of an apartment in the Briggs Chaney neighborhood may have been part of a group of gas station robbers earlier that day, Montgomery County police said. Read more on Silver Spring Patch. 

Council Weighs Options for Park and Planning Headquarters in Wheaton

WHEATON—Get a better understanding of the options being considered by the Montgomery County Council for building a new Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission headquarters in Wheaton. Read more on Wheaton Patch.

WHEATON—Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro took County Executive Isiah Leggett to task in a memo this week, criticizing his administration's "poor track record in its implementation of Wheaton redevelopment." Read more on Wheaton Patch.

More Drawings for Future Purple Line Stations in Silver Spring

SILVER SPRING—The Silver Spring Transit Center station for the Purple Line, a 16-mile light rail that will connect Bethesda to New Carrollton, will be up to 85 feet above ground, state officials said. Now, new renderings are available for the Manchester Place station in Silver Spring, which will be an entirely different concept: underground. Read more on Silver Spring Patch. 

Photos: View from the Top of the Safeway Building in Wheaton

WHEATON—What can you see from the top of the tallest building in Wheaton? Jerry Ricciardi of Patriot Realty shared these stunning photographs with Patch. See the photos on Wheaton Patch.

Churchill High School Ranks in Top 100 of Nation's Schools

POTOMAC—Churchill High School came in at No. 100 in The Washington Post's annual High School Challenge index. Read more on Potomac Patch.


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