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Police Seek Help Identifying Suspect in White Oak Carjacking
Detectives from the county police department’s Major Crimes Division are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect in a June 13 carjacking at a White Oak bus stop. The investigation showed that the suspect stole property from a business in the 10100 block of New Hampshire Avenue at approximately 7 p.m. that day,…
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County’s Shared Streets Program to Continue Though Summer
The county’s Shared Streets program, a pandemic initiative allowing residents and businesses to use public spaces for in-street activities such as biking, walking, outdoor dining and retail activity, will continue through the summer.
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County Detectives Seek Information Related to Friday Carjacking
Detectives from the Major Crimes Division are looking to the public for information as they investigate the robbery and carjacking of a food delivery driver outside of the Chick-fil-A at 825 Ellsworth Dr. in Silver Spring.
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Takoma Park Street Resurfacing Postponed, Expected to Start June 14
The street resurfacing work in Takoma Park has been postponed and is now expected to start on Monday, June 14, according to an advisory from the city’s police department. The affected streets will have about two inches of paving milled away and then be repaved; the work is expected to take about two weeks, weather…
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GoFundMe Campaign Begun for Owner of Stolen Food Truck
A GoFundMe campaign began yesterday for the owner of a food truck stolen over Memorial Day weekend from its parking spot on Brookville Road in Silver Spring. James Turner, a restaurant veteran with more than 30 years of experience, had recently received a license from the county to begin operating as Beltway Bistro when the…
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Takoma Park Police Issue Warning About Medicaid Scam
The Takoma Park Police Department has issued a community advisory warning residents about a Medicaid scam. In this case, a caller cloned a phone number that showed the call purportedly coming from the police and pretended to be a Medicaid employee.
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NDC Rescinds Cease and Desist Order Against TPSS Co-op
The Neighborhood Development Company has rescinded a cease and desist order directing the Takoma Park-Silver Spring Co-op to stop using the public lot at Takoma Junction for deliveries and terminating the co-op’s lease on the lot, according to a company statement.
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Police Investigating Three More Catalytic Converter Thefts
Takoma Park police are investigating three more thefts of catalytic converter units from Toyota Prius vehicles, according to an emailed community advisory.
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Stolen Silver Spring Food Truck Found in Charles County
Montgomery County police say they have recovered a food truck that was stolen earlier this week in Silver Spring.