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From the City’s website:

Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Strong Arm Robbery
On 8/15/07 at 12:43 A.M. there was a strong arm robbery in the 400 block of North Frederick Avenue. The victim was approached by three suspects who threatened to assault him if he did not give them his money. The victim complied and the suspects left the area and were located a short time later. All three suspects were identified and arrested.

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Monday, August 13, 2007
Burglary
On 8/13/07, at 12:22 a.m., there was a burglary reported in the 400 block of Girard Street. A known suspect broke into the residence by breaking out the window. Once inside he destroyed and removed property.

• Chris Robinson writes, Man beaten with metal pipe:
  

  A 50-year-old Gaithersburg man was flown to a hospital early Thursday after he was beaten with metal pipe and robbed, county police said.

• Chris Robinson writes, Gaithersburg man charged in gas station robberies:
  

  A Gaithersburg man was arrested Aug. 2 in connection with five armed robberies of gas stations in an about half-mile stretch on North Frederick Avenue in Gaithersburg from April to July.

• Chris Robinson writes, Suspect sought in two sex assaults:
  

  Police are searching for a man who they believe sexually assaulted a 12-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man on separate occasions last month in Gaithersburg and Germantown.

• Patricia M. Murret writes, Chief wants more outreach:
  

  Eight weeks into his new job as Gaithersburg police chief, John A. King received support from the City Council for his forthcoming beat plan that he says will intensify police presence in areas that have more crime.

• Patricia M. Murret writes, Swift and serious, Segways hit city streets:
  

  City police bought two $5,000 i2 Segway PTs last year and have been using them for eight months in Olde Towne, said training instructor Officer Brian Hurtt.

• Chris Robinson writes, Modern proposal doesn’t mix well with Olde Towne:
  

  A project that would add a four-story building in Olde Towne Gaithersburg has drawn criticism from some city planners for its departure from the historic district’s architectural standards.

• Patricia M. Murret writes, New polling stations created for City residents:
  

  Gaithersburg residents who vote at the Asbury Methodist Village polling station will see a change come Election Day.

• C. Benjamin Ford writes, Time is now for urban repair:
  

  The collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minnesota, a symbol of the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, will make it easier to ask for the money to make repairs and improvements, civil engineers and lawmakers said.

• Sean R. Sedam writes, Green groups want new fund and no ICC:
  

  Environmental issues need to remain part of the state budget conversation even as Maryland lawmakers grapple with a $1.5 billion deficit, leaders of the state’s top green groups say.

• Douglas Tallman writes, Leggett: Documents shouldn’t be too pricey:
  

  “Part of appropriate governance is to have access and transparency,” Leggett (D) said in an interview. “Whatever the cost, it should not be a cost that could be a chilling effect on obtaining documents.”

  Leggett was asked to respond to the charges the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission sought in response to a request by The Gazette.

• Peggy McEwan writes, County fair unites a broad range of visitors:
  

  Montgomery County’s annual agricultural fair is in full swing in Gaithersburg this week and on track to set attendance and sales records, gauging by the number of grilled cheese sandwiches sold so far.

• Sebastian Montes writes, Derby blends the brutal with the brotherly:
  

  Never mind what you thought about affluent Montgomery County: It’s time to make way for the metal-crunching, adrenaline-pumping mayhem of the county fair\u2019s annual demolition derby.

• Agnes Jasinski writes, Leggett mum on Birchmere details:
  

  County Executive Isiah Leggett told a group of Birchmere supporters Monday night that he would not reopen discussions with the Alexandria, Va.,-based music hall for a Silver Spring venue and would not offer details about why the negotiations failed.