Montgomery County player wins massive $430K lottery jackpot
MIDDLETOWN, PA – A Montgomery County resident hit big on the Pennsylvania Lottery’s online game Lily Pad Payout, taking home a prize worth $430,392.16. The winning play came from Lily Pad Payout,…
What Are Those Loud Booms in Montgomery County? Bomb Squad Training
POOLESVILLE, MD – If you hear loud booms today or notice your window sills rattling, it’s because the Montgomery County Bomb Squad will be conducting explosives training at the Outdoor Shooting Range…
Montgomery County Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Fentanyl that Led to an Overdose Death
Greenbelt, Maryland – Enitan Mouroukeji Agbi, a/k/a “Anton Agbi,” and “Tone,” age 38, of Germantown, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to distribution of fentanyl. Agbi admitted that Victim 1 died as a result…
Man Receives Ten Year Prison Sentence for His Role in Prescription Drug Scheme Involving Montgomery Physician
Montgomery, Ala. – On April 11, 2022, Garren Charles Rogers, 36, of Slidell, Louisiana, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for his role in organizing a prescription drug scheme…
Montgomery County and Florida Women Convicted of Conspiring to Access Company Computers For Money
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Frances Marie Eddings, 68, of Orlando, FL, and Jude Denis, 54, of Wyncote, PA, were convicted after trial in the Allentown Federal…
Former Inmate in The Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison for a Credit Card Fraud Scheme
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel today sentenced Abraham Oliver, age 26, a former inmate in the Montgomery County Department of Corrections, to 61 months in federal prison, followed…
Detectives Asking For Help to Solve February Murder in Montgomery County
GERMANTOWN, PA – A murder committed back on February 10th is still under investigation by detectives from the Montgomery County Police – Major Crimes Division, but now police are asking for the…
Match 6 $1.57 Million Ticket Sold In Montgomery County
MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA – One lucky Match 6 Lotto ticket worth $1.57 million was sold in Montgomery County for the April 1st drawing. The winning ticket matched the six winning numbers to win…
Montgomery Tax Preparer Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison and Fined $100,000.00 for Filing False Returns
Montgomery, Ala. – Today, United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart and Special Agent in Charge James E. Dorsey with IRS Criminal Investigation, Atlanta Field Office, announced that a Montgomery tax…
Montgomery Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery and Discharging a Firearm While Committing the Crime
Montgomery, Alabama – On Monday, March 28, 2022, John Adam Vinson, Jr., 32, from Montgomery, Alabama, pleaded guilty to bank robbery charges and discharging a firearm while committing the crime, announced…
Montgomery Man Charged As Leader Of Organized Armed Robbery Conspiracy With Six Other Defendants
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”),…
Montgomery County Police Rescue Driver From Burning Vehicle
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD – In the early morning hours on Saturday, Montgomery County Police Sergeant B. Drew was heading home from his evening shift when he and Montgomery County Police Officer N.…
Reading Drug Boss Sentenced to 32 Years For Supplying Large Areas of Berks, Lehigh, Montgomery and Northampton Counties
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that David Cooper, 47, of Reading, PA, was sentenced to 32 years in prison, eight years of supervised release, and was ordered to…
Montgomery Woman Found Guilty of Lying to a Federal Agent
Montgomery, Alabama – On Tuesday, February 8, 2022, Tressa Nile Jones-Arnold, 30, from Montgomery, Alabama, was convicted of making a false statement to a federal agent, announced U.S. Attorney Sandra…
Montgomery County man convicted of distributing fentanyl resulting in overdose
HOUSTON – A 41-year-old Pinehurst man has entered a guilty plea to distributing drugs that resulted in the serious bodily injury of another Montgomery County man, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.…
Philadelphia Woman Sentenced to Over One Year in Prison for Straw Purchasing Three Firearms in Montgomery County for Her Boyfriend
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Brihany Baker, 25, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, and two years of supervised release…
Former Financial Controller Charged With Embezzling Over $1.8 Million From Multinational Technology Company Based in Montgomery County
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Donna Laansma, 57, of Fairless Hills, PA, was charged by Information with wire fraud and tax evasion in connection with a scheme…
Montgomery County Police Officer Rescues Gunshot Victim Shot Multiple Times
GERMANTOWN, MD – A Montgomery County Police Officer is being credited with stabilizing a gunshot victim until paramedics arrived. The incident happened yesterday. The MCPOD reported on Sunday, February 6, 2022, Montgomery…
Montgomery police mourn loss of veteran police officer
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD – On Friday, February 4, 2022, at approximately 8:06 a.m., Montgomery County Police and Montgomery County Fire Rescue responded to Spencerville Road for a single-vehicle collision. Montgomery County Police…
Montgomery County crash detectives find owner of vehicle used in fatal hit and run
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) have located and identified the vehicle involved in a fatal hit and run collision that…
Scratch-Off Worth $1 Million Sold in Montgomery County
Middletown, PA — A Pennsylvania Lottery retailer in Montgomery County sold a $1 million-winning $1,000,000 Power Payday Scratch-Off. Landis Supermarket, 841 Gravel Pike, Schwenksville, receives a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. $1,000,000 Power Payday…