Police in Maryland said officers responding to a report of a white tiger perched on a highway wall arrived to find the reported big cat was a life-sized tiger figurine.
Silver Alert has been issued for Hanxiang Si | MCPD
Update: Hanxiang Si has been located and is being reunited with family. The Silver Alert has been canceled.
Original: Police have issued a Silver Alert for a missing Boyds man with dementia.
According to a Montgomery County police statement, Hanxiang Si was last seen Thursday at the Germantown Walmart around 10:30 p.m.
Si is described as a 76-year-old man. He is approximately 6 feet tall and weighs around 160 pounds. He has brown eyes and black and gray hair.
Si is driving a black, 2013 Honda CRV with Maryland tags, 3BE0780.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Si or the black Honda CRV is asked to call 911.
Montgomery County Police located and arrested a 16-year-old male who stabbed a 7-Eleven employee, according to police.
The juvenile, David Nichols of Silver Spring, is being charged with theft and assault. He is being charged as an adult, due to the severity of the assault. The crime took place Saturday, Jan. 30 in Germantown.
The 7-Eleven worker, 21, witnessed Nichols stealing from the store, and confronted him as he tried to leave. The suspect then stabbed the employee and fled the scene.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel arrived on the scene, and the worker gave a description of the suspect. He then was treated at a local hospital for his wounds.
The teens were arrested and are being charged as adults following the carjackings. Author: Khalida Volou (WUSA9) Updated: 7:30 PM EST January 28, 2021
GERMANTOWN, Md. Two 16-year-olds were arrested after they led officers on a chase on Interstate 270 following their involvement in two armed carjacking incidents in Germantown on Tuesday, Montgomery County Police said.
On Jan. 26, 16-year-old Narada Coleman and 16-year-old Isaiah Summervillle attempted an armed carjacking at a gas station in Germantown and another armed carjacking in a residential neighborhood in Germantown, police said.
The first armed carjacking attempt happened around 11:30 p.m. at a gas station located in the 18700 block of Liberty Mill Road. Police learned that an 18-year-old man had just finished pumping gas into his car when two suspects, one with a gun, approached the victim. Police said the teens asked for the victim’s car keys and assaulted him before fleeing the sce
Lawsuit alleges officers harassed and assaulted 5-year-old kindergartner
Two Maryland police officers have been accused of screaming at, grabbing and threatening a 5-year-old elementary school student.
The boy’s mother, Shanta Grant, filed a lawsuit this month against Montgomery County Police Officers Dionne Holliday and Kevin Christmon as well as Montgomery County and the Montgomery County Board of Education.
The Montgomery County Department of Police told CNN it does not comment on ongoing or pending litigation. CNN was not able to reach Officer Holliday. Officer Christmon declined to comment to CNN.
The case comes amid public pressure for widespread change in policing policy following high-profile police encounters some involving the treatment of children by law enforcement. The broader outcry has included calls to defund or abolish police departments.