Montgomery County police called in the department’s SWAT team Friday night to end a six-hour barricade situation after a man took his girlfriend and a child hostage in a Silver Spring home. The woman and child were released before SWAT entered and took the suspect into custody. [WUSA9]
First-generation students celebrated at Montgomery College
Friday was “First Generation College Students Day” and Montgomery College celebrated its own students with treats and swag across its campuses. [WTOP]
Drone helps nab juvenile robbery suspects
A drone deployed by Montgomery County police on Friday helped officers catch six juveniles allegedly trying to escape a store robbery in downtown Silver Spring. Police deployed the drone after receiving a 911 call and its camera captured the alleged suspects leaving the store and as they rode a bus. [WJLA]
Today’s weather: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 71
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