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Takoma Park, Habitat for Humanity Partner to Offer Affordable Homeownership Opportunities
The City of Takoma Park and Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland have partnered to provide affordable homeownership opportunities in the City.
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Suspect Steals $100,000 Worth of Jewelry During Ellsworth Place Store Burglary; Surveillance Video Released
Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department’s 3rd District are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect in a burglary that occurred at a jewelry store inside Ellsworth Place in downtown Silver Spring.
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Police Investigating Several Robberies of Area Business Owners
County detectives from the Major Crimes Division are investigating several robberies of Silver Spring & Takoma Park business owners, two of which police believe are related. Investigators believe that in all of the incidents, the suspects followed the victims from their businesses to their homes to rob them of business proceeds.
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Office of Consumer Protection Warns of COVID-19 Vaccine Scams
In response to an increasing number of Montgomery County residents being targeted, the county’s Office of Consumer Protection has released information on how to identify COVID-19 vaccine scams.
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Four Arrested in Series of Thefts, Robberies; Two Occurred in Silver Spring
County detectives with the Major Crimes Division have arrested and charged four men in connection with a series of thefts and robberies of 7-Elevens and a gas station in Montgomery County. The suspects stole large amounts of cigarettes and lottery tickets, according to police.
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Detectives Seek Help Identifying Suspects in 21 Thefts from Vehicles
County detectives from the 3rd District Patrol Investigations Unit are asking for the public’s help to identify suspects in thefts from 21 vehicles in several garages in the Central Business District. Police released surveillance photos of three male suspects in the incidents, which all occurred on the same day in December.
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Takoma Park Police Investigated 20 Internal Complaints in 2020
The Takoma Park Police Department recorded 20 formal complaints against either the department or its employees in 2020, according to a press release. That number represents a 45% increase from nine complaints in 2019.
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Silver Spring Woman Charged in Parental Kidnapping Located
A Silver Spring woman wanted in a parental kidnapping case has been located and taken into custody, according to Montgomery County police. Ashley Spicer, age 35, and her nine-year-old daughter Israel “Kali” Burk were found in Atlanta, Ga. yesterday.
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Police, FCC Warn of COVID-19 Vaccine Scams
Takoma Park Police and the Federal Communications Commission are warning residents of scammers preying on consumers during the pandemic trying to capitalize on the COVID-19 vaccines, according to an emailed community advisory.