Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Hit-And-Run Suspect Flees Scene On Foot In Montgomery County: Officials Hit-And-Run Suspect Flees Scene On Foot In Montgomery County: Officials
Hit-And-Run Suspect Flees Scene On Foot In Montgomery County: Officials The driver behind a hit-and-run in Montgomery County allegedly fled the scene of the crash on foot, according to fire officials and unconfirmed reports.  The accident happened at the I-495 Beltway between Connecticut Avenue and Georgia Avenue in Bethesda around 8:40 p.m. on Sunday, May 8, Montgomery County fire officials said on Twitter.  IL I495 Beltway btwn Connecticut Av & Georgia Av, collision, single vehicle involved w/ rollover & entrapment, 1 patient out of vehicle while another patient believed to have left scene (on foot), @MCFRS_EMIHS evaluating 1 patient, @mcfrs A707,…

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by David Cifarelli
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Car Flips Over On Maryland Route 200 (DEVELOPING) Car Flips Over On Maryland Route 200 (DEVELOPING)
Car Flips Over On Maryland Route 200 (Developing) A car has flipped over in Calverton on the Westbound side of Maryland Route 200 right by the I-95 connector, fire officials said on Twitter just before 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 13. ICC WB MD200 Between PG County line Inn route 29, IAO Briggs Chaney Rd, collision, vehicle flipped over, @mcfrs A715, RS715, PE724 responding w/ PG units — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) April 13, 2022 The car was seen flipped over in the righthand lane and both other lanes were able to move properly, WTOP said on Twitter. The Southbound-right off ramp was closed as a result.  UPDATE/MD: #Calverton I-95 bo…

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by David Cifarelli
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Car Fire Impacts Travel On I-270 (WATCH) Car Fire Impacts Travel On I-270 (WATCH)
Car Fire Impacts Travel On I-270 (Watch) Montgomery County Fire & EMS were on the scene of car fire just before the I-370 overpass on I-270, fire officials said on Twitter. I 270 @MontgomeryCoMD near I 370 overpass, vehicle ‘well-involved’ upon arrival, some lanes blocked https://t.co/ijKRCb0dag pic.twitter.com/iBaKMTpY1Z — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) April 6, 2022 This happened just before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6, fire officials said. The right two lanes of I-270 were closed as a result.  No injuries were reported. 

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by David Cifarelli
Gaithersburg, MD
Lifestyle
MISSING DOG: Help Montgomery Fire & EMS Reunite Reecy With Her Owner MISSING DOG: Help Montgomery Fire & EMS Reunite Reecy With Her Owner
Missing DOG: Help Montgomery Fire & EMS Reunite Reecy With Her Owner Fire officials in Montgomery County are trying to help locate a lost dog who was rescued from a burning apartment complex. Reecy was saved from a three-story fire at the Walker House Apartments in Gaithersburg on Wednesday, March 30, Chief Spokesperson for MCFRS Pete Piringer said on Twitter. Gaithersburg, MD Dog survived a fire in a condo ~6p 3/30, but ran off/away from @MontgomeryCoMD @mcfrs firefighters - @GPDNews @GburgMD @mcpnews Animal Services https://t.co/15yNPyVas4 pic.twitter.com/vhX98j7mmY — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 31, 2022 Unfortunately, Reecy got loose from her res…

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by David Cifarelli
Gaithersburg, MD
Business
Car Plows Into Gaithersburg Hair Salon; Minor Injuries Reported Car Plows Into Gaithersburg Hair Salon; Minor Injuries Reported
Car Plows Into Gaithersburg Hair Salon; Minor Injuries Reported Kacey Hair Salon on Montgomery Avenue in Gaithersburg may have had the most Monday of Mondays when a car crashed into the building, authorities report. The driver had to be extricated from their car and was taken to a local hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening, Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery Fire & EMS Pete Piringer said. No other injuries were reported. Update - vehicle struck Nail Salon next to Gaithersburg Dunkin’ Donuts, Montgomery Village Avenue, Driver of vehicle (only patient) transported by @MCFRS_EMIHS 1 adult NLT NOTE: no issue with Dunkin’ Donuts ht…

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by David Cifarelli
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Hiker Pulled From Potomac River After Falling From Trail Hiker Pulled From Potomac River After Falling From Trail
Hiker Pulled From Potomac River After Falling From Trail A hiker was rescued from the Potomac River in Montgomery County after falling from a trail on Saturday, March 26. Several rescue boats were deployed to the area of the river near Billy Goat Trail A around 4:30 p.m., Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer said. Temps hovered around 40 degrees as rescuers pulled the hiker to shore. Injuries were unknown as of 7:40 p.m. The trail is 4.7 miles long and follows a path between the C&O Canal and Potomac River within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. It is located near MoCo's Great Falls.

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by Cecilia Levine
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Multi-Tractor Trailer Crash Jams 495 Beltway, Box Truck Driver Hospitalized Multi-Tractor Trailer Crash Jams 495 Beltway, Box Truck Driver Hospitalized
Multi-Tractor Trailer Crash Jams 495 Beltway, Box Truck Driver Hospitalized A box truck driver was extricated and hospitalized after a multi-vehicle crash involving tractor trailers that jammed Interstate 495 Wednesday, March 16, officials said. One of the trucks involved in the five-vehicle crash tipped over, spilling fuel over the outer loop of the Beltway just past Connecticut Avenue around 12:30 p.m., Montgomery Fire Officials said. Update - OL I495 Beltway at I270 split, (under Rt355) multiple vehicles involved including several trucks, trapped truck driver has been extricated , @MCFRS_EMIHS 1 adult Pri1 trauma, otherwise several other patients are being e…

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by David Cifarelli
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Child Among Nearly Dozen Injured In Explosive Silver Spring Apartment Building Blaze (UPDATES) Child Among Nearly Dozen Injured In Explosive Silver Spring Apartment Building Blaze (UPDATES)
Child Among Nearly Dozen Injured In Explosive Silver Spring Apartment Building Blaze (Updates) At least ten people including a small child with burns were hospitalized in a fire that tore through an apartment complex in Silver Spring on Thursday, March 3.  The second-alarm fire broke out at a four-story home at the Friendly Garden Apartments on Lyttonsville Road. The fire was first reported around 10:30 a.m., according to Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich. "Montgomery County Fire and Rescue (MCFRS) promptly responded and worked to both contain the fire and assist residents," he said. Three out of the ten people were hospitalized with serious injuries and the remaining seven w…

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by David Cifarelli