Montgomery County Police

A 17-year-old Maryland student is facing charges after police say he made threats to a school in Montgomery County. School staff discovered a voicemail message threatening the school’s principal and various demographic and religious groups on March 18, police said in a release on Thursday. Police didn’t name the school or the teen, who has been charged as a...

A Montgomery County police officer who lost his legs in the line of duty received a standing ovation from the Washington Regional Alcohol Program. A year ago, Sgt. Patrick Kepp was recovering from a devastating injury. A speeding driver intentionally hit him on Interstate 270 in October 2023, prosecutors say. After months of rehab and multiple surgeries, Kepp finally returned…

A Montgomery County police officer who lost his legs in the line of duty was honored Friday for his work keeping drunken drivers off the streets. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.

The Montgomery County Police Department may soon face greater staffing challenges as dozens of officers are eligible for retirement in 2025 and recruitment efforts aren’t sufficient to make up the difference. The department briefed Montgomery County Council members Monday on the shortages they face. “The shortage is not new,” Assistant Chief Darren Francke said. “We just now happen to be…

The Montgomery County Police Department may soon face greater staffing challenges as dozens of officers are eligible for retirement in 2025 and recruitment efforts aren’t sufficient to make up the difference. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.

The holiday season is here, and that means it’s all hands on deck. Montgomery County police mean business, and their message is clear: “If you plan to drink, plan for a safe ride home. Make that better decision. Don’t drink and drive,” said Sgt. Pat Kepp with MCPD. The Montgomery County Police Holiday Alcohol Task Force is kicking into...

News4’s Walter Morris explains how police are combatting what they call “the most dangerous night on the road.”

Two women said Eduardo Valdivia raped them, and prosecutors said a third potential victim has come forward. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.

A special agent sexually assaulted two women at his tattoo studio in Gaithersburg, Maryland, police say. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.

Police arrested a man suspected of taking a Bethesda, Maryland, couple for $400,000 in a gold bar scam. A text message reading “Contact us about an unauthorized charge on your Apple account” led the couple down a scam rabbit hole, police said. They were led to believe they were talking by phone to real Apple employees and eventually, according to…

Police arrested a man suspected of taking a Bethesda, Maryland, couple for $400,000 in a gold bar scam. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

Wednesday marked one year since the launch of the Montgomery County’s drone as first responder program, and officials say it’s the future of public safety. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

A 53-year-old woman from Germantown, Maryland, and a 40-year-old woman from Philadelphia were charged for an alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting the 53-year-old’s ex-boyfriend, according to police.

A police officer in Montgomery County, Maryland, is back at work after losing his legs on duty. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

For the first time, police and prosecutors in Montgomery County secured a conviction in a violent criminal case thanks to evidence from a drone camera.

For the first time, police and prosecutors in Montgomery County secured a conviction in a violent criminal case thanks to evidence from a drone camera. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

History was made as Montgomery County’s first Asian American police chief and first Black fire chief were sworn in. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

Montgomery County voted in favor of a pilot program to combat loud noise from cars with modified exhaust systems. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.

The Montgomery County Council voted in favor of a pilot program that will use “noise camera” devices in an effort to reduce exhaust noise. Council members said such noise pollution has harmful physical and mental health impacts.

Montgomery County police say scammers are targeting people in public parking lots and outside of their homes in a mobile dent repair scheme. Police are telling residents to watch out for a silver Mercedes-Benz covered in logos. A flier police posted Monday confirmed what many like Elliott O’Donovan already suspected. “Working on an elderly woman’s car and it, and...