Missing Germantown Woman 5/8/12

08 May 2012 09:38:00 EST

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police 5th District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 23-year-old woman.

Valerie Jaunice Bennett, of the 11400 block of Appledowre Way in Germantown, was last seen on a bus headed toward Lakeforest Mall yesterday at approximately 5 p.m.

Valerie Bennett is described as a black female, approximately 5’7” tall and weighing 150 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a red shirt, blue or brown jeans and black and purpl ...more

Recent Crime Summary 4/26/12

26 Apr 2012 09:29:00 EST

Recent Crime Summary

April 26, 2012

** (Note: additional incidents may have occurred and the reports have not yet been received. The charts in this summary are based on calls for service and may not be indicated via the incidents detailed in this report. Some of the reports may not have been available, or the victim and suspect were known to each other; therefore the case closed. Notable arrests for crime trends will be provided via a press release)**

Montgomery County Department of Police

1^st District: 04/09/12 to 04/17/12

A1 Beat:

Missing Baptista Located

19 Apr 2012 13:56:00 EST

Missing Man Located

Rodrigo Moraes Rego Baptista, age 20, of the 7600 block of Heatherton Lane in Potomac, has been located safe and unharmed.

Police and family thank the public, media outlets, and local listservs for publicizing this missing person case.

Recent Crime Summary

April 19, 2012

Concern for Missing Man 4/19/12

19 Apr 2012 07:38:00 EST

Concern for Missing Man

            Detectives from the 1^st District Investigative Section are asking for assistance from the public to locate a missing 20-year-old man.

Rodrigo Moraes Rego Baptista, of the 7600 block of Heatherton Lane in Potomac, was last seen on Wednesday, April 18, at approximately 4 p.m. at his residence. He has not been heard from since sending a text message to family members at 5 p.m.

            Mr. Baptista is described as a Hispanic male, 5’05” tall, and weighing 145 pounds. He has brown hair and eyes. He was last seen wearing a green t-shirt with “American Plant” printed on the front, blue jeans and sneakers (skater style).

            Mr. Baptista left his residence in a 2002 silver Hyundai Santa Fe with MD tag: 8AG5837.

            Family and police are concerned for his emotional well-being.

Missing McKinney Located

16 Apr 2012 11:02:00 EST

Missing Woman Located

                        Vanessa Sue McKinney, age 47, of the 800 block of Maplewood Avenue in Takoma Park, has been located safe and unharmed.

            Police and family thank the public, media outlets, and local listservs for publicizing this missing person case.

Pedestrian Struck by CSX Train

This morning at approximately 8:31 a.m., Fire/Rescue personnel and Montgomery County Police 6^th District officers responded to the MARC train crossing, located at 17041 Oakmont Avenue, for the report of a pedestrian struck by a train.

The preliminary investigation determined that the 17-year-old male was walking next to the tracks with earbuds in his ears, listening to music. He did not hear the train blow its horn and was struck by the train. He remained conscious and alert while Fire/Rescue personnel transported him to a local hospital, where he was determined to have non-life threatening injuries.

During the investigation, both sets of CSX rails and the vehicle crossing on Oakmont Avenue were closed.

As of 10:30 a.m., the CSX rails and the vehicle crossing on Oakmont Avenue are re-opened and operational.

Police are using this opportunity to remind the public of the following train safety tips taken from the Common Sense website (http://w ...more

Recent Crime Summary 4/12/12

12 Apr 2012 13:04:00 EST

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MCP Promotions Announced

10 Apr 2012 14:58:00 EST

        Chief J. Thomas Manger Announces

Promotions and Transfers

Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger is pleased to announce the following promotions and transfers:

All promotions are effective April 22, 2012 unless otherwise noted:

·        PO3 Stacey Flynn promoted to Sergeant

Assigned to 3^rd District

·        Corporal Adam Taylor promoted to Sergeant

Assigned to 2^nd District

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Montgomery County Department of Police

1^st District: 03/19/12 TO 03/27/12

A1 Beat:

·         An armed robbery occurred at the Cricket Wireless store, 12206 Veirs Mill Road, Silver Spring on Friday, 3/23 at 4:50 p.m. Suspect displayed a weapon and obtained property.

Suspect: W/M, 18-22 yrs. old, 5’10”-6’2”, black bandana, black hooded sweatshirt

·         A shed burglary occurred at the White Flint Children’s House, 11810 Parklawn Drive, North Bethesda between 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 3/20 and 6:30 a.m. on Wed ...more

Montgomery County, MD - - Department of Police - News Advisories

Missing Germantown Woman 5/8/12

Recent Crime Summary 4/26/12

Missing Baptista Located

Concern for Missing Man 4/19/12

Missing McKinney Located

Recent Crime Summary 4/12/12

MCP Promotions Announced