Friday, May 24, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Montgomery County police have released the latest crime report for the Fourth District, from May 6-14. The list published here is not comprehensive, but rather selects incidents that occurred in or near Wheaton and Glenmont. A strong-arm robbery occurred in the 11100 block of Veirs Mill Road, Silver Spring, on Monday, May 13, at 10:35 a.m. The suspect forcefully removed property from the victim. An armed robbery occurred in the 1131 block of University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, on Monday, May 13, at 3:30 p.m. The suspects threatened the victims with weapons and obtained property. A commercial burglary occurred at Radio Shack, 11147 Veirs Mill Road, Silver Spring, on Tuesday, May 14 at 8:54 p.m. Forced entry. Property taken. A …
Thursday, May 23, 2013
A 50-year-old man fell under the bus as it was pulling away from a bus stop on Georgia Avenue, according to police.
A Brookville man died in the hospital Thursday morning after being struck by a Metro bus on Wednesday night. Ronald Maurice Johnson, 50, who had fallen under the bus on southbound Georgia Avenue, was taken to Suburban Hospital with what seemed to be non-life-threatening injuries, Montgomery County Police said. However, Johnson's condition worsened overnight and he was pronounced dead at 5:55 a.m. Thursday, police said. The bus was pulling away from a bus stop on southbound Georgia Avenue when Johnson fell under the bus, according to police accounts. Police officers and fire and rescue personnel responded at approximately 11:08 p.m. to the area just south of the intersection with Olney-Sandy Spring Road, according to a news release. The …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Police: Beltsville woman died Friday from her injuries.
Update, May 17 Mary Josephine Fish, a 52-year-old from Beltsville, died from her injuries Friday after being struck by a car in Wheaton Thursday morning, according to Montgomery County police. Original post, May 16 When two cars collided near the intersection of Veirs Mill Road and Georgia Avenue shortly before 9 a.m. Thursday, one jumped the curb and struck a woman walking in the median, Montgomery County police said. Mary Josephine Fish, 52, of the 11500 block of Cordwall Drive in Beltsville, was taken to Suburban Hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said in a news release. Neither driver was injured, police said. The two cars, a white Honda Accord and a white Nissan van, were traveling southbound on Veirs Mill Road when the …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Local authorities have increased initiatives to reduce the number of pedestrian deaths.
As the number of pedestrian deaths and injuries in Wheaton and Montgomery County continues to increase, local police and officials have announced measures to improve public safety. Since the start of 2013, five pedestrians and one bicyclist have died as a result of a collision with an automobile in Montgomery County. Two of those accidents occurred in the Wheaton area- one on Georgia Avenue and one on Connecticut Avenue. No one can seem to agree, however, whether the fault lies with drivers or with pedestrians themselves. Community activists say that the high rate of accidents is proof that the county has not taken enough steps to protect pedestrians. The blog Another Day in Wheaton wrote that the high speed of cars driving on Georgia …
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Using red light and speed cameras, targeted stings and other methods, police departments and municipalities hope to prevent pedestrian-related accidents, after a number of fatalities.
Pedestrian-related accidents have seen an unfortunate increase recently, particularly in Montgomery County. There have been 14 pedestrian accidents just this year, five of which resulted in fatalities. There was even one incident in Bethesda where a car struck an infant in a stroller being pushed across a crosswalk. “We, the parents of students attending Bethesda Elementary School, are horrified by the number of traffic accidents and near-accidents in and around downtown Bethesda,” said an online petition launched by Bethesda elementary school parents. “The safety of this walkable haven is at risk.” While there haven’t been as many pedestrian-related deaths in Prince George’s County this year, College Park officials recognize that …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Montgomery County police have released the latest crime report for the Fourth District, from April 22-30. The list published here is not comprehensive, but rather selects incidents that occurred in or near Wheaton and Glenmont. A robbery occurred at Blueridge Avenue and Elkin Street, Wheaton-Glenmont, on Friday, April 26, at 8:30 p.m. The suspects threatened the victim with a weapon and obtained property. A strong-arm robbery occurred at Amherst Avenue and Elkin Street, Wheaton-Glenmont, on Friday, April 26 at 12:45 a.m. The suspects assaulted the victim and obtained property. A theft from a vehicle occurred overnight from Thursday, April 25, to Friday, April 26, in the 2400 block of Jones Lane, Wheaton-Glenmont. Vehicle parts and …
Friday, May 10, 2013
The drivers were issued citations for failing to stop for a pedestrian crossing the roadway in a crosswalk, according to a statement from police.
Montgomery County police officers say they issued 72 tickets to drivers in a pedestrian safety sting operation Wednesday at the intersection of Veirs Mill Road and Turkey Branch Parkway in Aspen Hill from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. According to a statement from police, the drivers were issued citations for failing to stop for a pedestrian crossing the roadway in a crosswalk. In addition, one driver was issued a citation for a child seat violation and four tickets were issued for driving on a suspended license. The sting is part of a series of pedestrian safety operations going on in Montgomery County this month, in which police pose as everyday pedestrians and attempt to walk through marked crosswalks wearing high-visibility clothes, while …
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Maria Lusminia Colindres, 77, died of her injuries at the hospital Thursday.
Updated 11 p.m.: A 77-year-old woman was fatally struck by an SUV as she sat at a bus stop in Aspen Hill on Thursday, police said. According to police, Maria Lusminia Colindres of the 3700 block of Delano Street in Silver Spring was seated at a bench on Veirs Mill Road and Ferrara Avenue when a 1996 Ford Explorer left the roadway and drove into the bus shelter. Colindres died of her injures at the hospital. Police said the Ford Explorer’s driver, Cheryl Denise Green, 56, of Rockville, was traveling east on Veirs Mill and had made a U-turn at Ferrara—clipping a curb, crossing three lanes of traffic on westbound Veirs Mill, driving over the median and then back across the eastbound lanes of Veirs Mill before driving into the bus shelter …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Montgomery County police say drivers aren't yielding to pedestrians at crosswalks.
A cluster of Montgomery County police officers will give their traditional blue uniforms a rest this month, donning plainclothes to conduct a series of "pedestrian stings" at high-traffic intersections and ticket drivers who refuse to yield, said Capt. Thomas Didone, director of the traffic division. This year, police have received complaints that drivers aren't properly yielding to pedestrians at certain intersections. Moreover, investigators are finding that more pedestrian incidents have been the driver's fault. Officers would typically attempt to enforce that kind of law by driving around a high-traffic area and looking for drivers not following the rules, said Didone. That's not very efficient, he said. Instead, police will pose as…
Monday, May 6, 2013
Supporters of organized labor say the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee took the wrong position on a controversial measure to limit collective bargaining for local police.
The drama and protest surrounding a two-year-old Montgomery County law that inhibits the power of county police leaders to negotiate decisions that affect rank-and-file officers seem ceaseless. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown (D) are joining labor unions in a protest and picketing of the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee's Spring Ball on May 11. The unions are upset with the committee's decision to support Question B last November, which put the county law on 2012's ballot for voters to decide. (The law was affirmed, easily.) Brown, a native of Prince George's County, is expected to announce his candidacy for governor May 10. "The committee took this position despite being asked to remain neutral …
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5:07 pm on Friday, May 24, 2013
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