Woman, 3-year-old girl wounded in Gaitherburg shooting

Montgomery County police are investigating a shooting in Gaithersburg on Friday, June 27, 2025, that left a woman and a three-year-old girl with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. Officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 8300 block of McCullough Lane around 8:50 PM Friday night. After securing the scene, and locating evidence, officers learned that the woman and child had been transported to a local hospital. Police believe this was an isolated incident.

Strong-arm robbery at Germantown bus stop

Montgomery County police responded to a report of a strong-arm robbery at a bus stop in Germantown Tuesday night, June 24, 2025. The robbery and assault were reported at a bus stop in the 19900 block of Aircraft Drive at 7:40 PM Tuesday. That appears to be at the Germantown Transit Center, which has numerous bus stops.

Assault at Gaithersburg grocery store

Montgomery County police were called to a supermarket in Gaithersburg Tuesday night, June 24, 2025, after someone reported having been the victim of a 2nd-degree assault there. The assault was reported at a grocery store in the 18200 block of Flower Hill Way. There is a Giant grocery store on that block, at the Flower Hill Shopping Center.

Armed robbery of food delivery driver in Germantown

A food delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint in Germantown in the early morning hours of June 8, 2025, Montgomery County police allege. The adult male driver was in the 13400 block of Daventry Way to make a delivery when he was approached by two male suspects. One of the two suspects displayed a weapon, and they stole food from the driver. 

Police describe the suspects only as two Black males aged 18 to 20. If you have information that can help identify these suspects, call police at (301) 279-8000.

Victim slashed by tree branch in Gaithersburg

They lost the knife, so they had to use a tree branch. That's the story from the latest violent crime on one of Montgomery County's most crime-ridden streets, Lost Knife Road in Gaithersburg. According to Gaithersburg City police, two individuals were engaged in an altercation at the Lakeforest Transit Center in the 9600 block of Lost Knife at 8:27 PM Saturday night, June 21, 2025. A bystander attempted to intervene, but was severely cut on the hand when one of the male brawlers swung a tree branch at the other man. 

New Starbucks in the works for Germantown

Does Montgomery County need another Starbucks? Yes, and it's going to be in Germantown. The coffee megacorporation is taking a leaf out of our local Dunkin' Donuts franchisee's book, and will be repurposing a vacant bank building that has a drive-thru. It will be located at 12605 Wisteria Drive at the Germantown Square shopping center. Construction is anticipated to get underway in mid-summer.

Elias Taqueria for sale in Montgomery Village

Elias Taqueria has been open at 9315 Stewartown Road in Montgomery Village for about 10 months. The open-air Mexican restaurant is now available for sale. Presented as a turnkey operation, the business will convey with all kitchen equipment and furniture. The covered patio next to the food truck has operated year-round with heaters. Elias Taqueria has earned a 5-star rating on Yelp, and a 4.6-star score on Google Reviews, but the owner now wishes to focus on other business ventures. The asking price for Elias Taqueria is $75,000, according to the online sale listing.