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City Leaders Meet with County Executive to Discuss Proposed Crabbs Branch Way Day Laborer Site

Posted 1/19/2007

At a meeting today with County Executive Isiah Leggett and senior county officials, Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz and senior staff expressed their appreciation to the County Executive for moving forward on a proposed day laborer site that will benefit the community.

“The site appears to be an ideal location for an employment center and certainly meets the spirit of our task force’s criteria,” said Mayor Katz. “It is on very accessible county owned property in an industrial area. We thank the County Executive and his staff for working on such a positive resolution.”

At the meeting, County Executive Leggett asked the City to work with the county to ensure that day laborers who are currently at various sites throughout the area utilize the new center.

“The County Executive’s leadership has moved this process forward,” said Mayor Katz. “The City of Gaithersburg pledges to continue to work cooperatively with the county on this important issue.”

For more information please contact the City Manager’s office at 301-258-6310 or cityhall@gaithersburgmd.gov.

Update For what it’s worth, this is information about the Desert Eagle handgun, mentioned below, in case anyone wondered why the police made special note of it.

Checking the various police crime summaries I note the following:

• A subject was arrested after a bail-out on Watkins Mill Road on January 4th. During the pursuit, the subject dropped a bag containing a .50 cal Desert Eagle gun andbags of crack and pills.
  Defendant: Gyasi Cash B/M 07/01/81
  Vehicle: dark colored Plym van MD tags
• 01/06/07 at 0031 hours a B/M 25-30 years old wearing a grey hoodie entered the N. Westland 7-Eleven and pretended to make a purchase. When the employee assisted him the subject jumped the counter and threatened to kill him. $100 cash was obtained.
• An aggravated assault occurred on Girard Street, on Saturday 01/06/07 at 1315 hours. The defendant entered the Warehouse Beer & Wine and attempted to buy a cigar with fake identification. He threatened the employee with a butterfly knife when he was unable to retrieve his ID.
• On 01-07-07, at 10:00 a.m., a 26-year-old woman from Fairfax, Va., reported that she had gone to her ex-boyfriend’s home in the 9900 block of Boysenberry Way in Gaithersburg, and when she entered the apartment he assaulted her and pointed a gun at her. The suspect’s identity is known and the investigation is continuing.
• On 01-14-07, at 10:06 p.m., a 13-year-old Gaithersburg female was arrested and charged with first- and second-degree assault. The arrest was a result of a domestic fight with her sister during which the victim was stabbed with a knife.
• On 01-06-07, at 1:15 p.m., a 17-year-old Gaithersburg man was arrested and charged with first- and second-degree assault, concealing a deadly weapon, CDS possession of marijuana, CDS possession of paraphernalia, fraudulent identity, obstructing and hindering, and resisting arrest. The arrest was a result an incident at a convenience store in Gaithersburg which led to a police chase.
• On 01-03-07, Anthony Matthew Meiss age 25, of the 9500 block of Horizon Run Rd. in Gaithersburg, was arrested and charged with theft over $500, false statement to a peace officer, and fourth-degree burglary. The arrest was the result of a burglary by the defendant of his roommate.
• From the District 6 report, I see that there were at least a dozen residential burglaries as well as several commercial burglaries in the Gaithersburg area in the week of January 2 - 10. From the City and County reports, it appears that these events continue apace.
• Thefts of items from unlocked cars continues to be a significant problem in the City.