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Update: added report of armed robbery from last night.

From the City’s website:

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Armed Robbery

On 04/22/2008 at approximately 10:22 p.m., police responded to the area of Federal Way and Federal Court for the report of an armed robbery. The victim advised that he was approached by two suspects. Once suspect displayed a weapon and demanded his wallet. The victim complied, and the suspects fled on foot after obtaining the victim’s property.

Suspects: Two black males, wearing black ski masks. One suspect was armed with a semi-automatic handgun.

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Friday, April 18, 2008

Burglary

On 04-18-2008, between 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., unknown suspect(s) pried the basement window of a residence in the 200 block of Thaxton Street and removed property.

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Burglary

On 04/15/08, at approximately 2:45 p.m., police responded to the unit block of Redding Ridge Drive for the report of a burglary. The suspect had entered the residence through the unlocked front door. No property was taken. The suspect left the scene.

Suspect - White male, 35-45 yrs old, 6′00″, 150-160 lbs, brown hair, wearing blue jeans.

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Sunday, April 13, 2008

Aggravated Assault

On 04/13/08, at about 9:09 p.m., police were called to the unit block of North Summit Avenue for what was initially believed to be a robbery. A victim was found suffering from a non life threatening stab wound. Two additional victims were later identified. Injuries arose during the course of a fight between two groups. Victims requiring medical attention were treated at area hospitals. Investigation revealed it was not a robbery.

Suspect #1 - Black male, 18-21 yrs old, 5′07″-5′09″, 180 lbs, wearing a gray hoodie and a black hat.
Suspect #2 - Hispanic male, 18-21 yrs old.
Suspect #3 - Black male, 18-21 yrs old.

Undetermined Death

On 04/13/2008 at approximately. 2:00 p.m. Fire/Rescue and Police units responded to the 700 block of Quince Orchard Blvd for a deceased female found behind a dumpster. Investigation is on-going.

Excerpts from the April Mid-Month Town Courier:

• Sonya Burke writes, City “Concerned” About County’s GE Tech Plan:
  

  Although they are not ready to endorse or denounce the idea, Gaithersburg’s Mayor and City Council members are publicly expressing reservations about Montgomery County’s plan to acquire the GE Tech and Finmarc property sites, adjacent to Kentlands and Lakelands, for consolidation purposes.

• Carrie Dietz writes, Kentlands Mobilizes to Stop GE Land Plan:
  

  A packed room of Kentlands residents, along with two Lakelands board members, met April 1 in effort to organize community opposition to the Montgomery County plan to relocate several county services to the GE site just off Md. Route 28.

• Krista Brick writes, Local Residents Push GE Petition Drive:
  

  As the Lakelands community prepares for an April 17 meeting with Montgomery County officials about the GE Tech property, a petition is being developed to attempt to stop the county from purchasing the land.

• Sonya Burke writes, Planners Postpone Vistas Review:
  

  The city of Gaithersburg has postponed a final plan review meeting for the 11.68-acre parcel of the Vistas in Quince Orchard Park (QOP) until May 7 because the community was not notified properly.

The Washington Post’s restaurant critic, Tom Sietsema, doesn’t spend a lot of time in Gaithersburg, but last Sunday’s review was of an Asian restaurant in Kentlands, Pacifica Cafe:

[…] I call Wang two days before I plan to dine at Pacifica, order the duck and the pork, and tell him when I’ll be in. When I show up, I am led to a table that has been set aside for the feast — and am sorry that I hadn’t invited more than one friend to enjoy the spread. The pork leg, cooked so that the meat falls from the bone and circled in spinach, brings a homey comfort. The duck — marinated for seven hours in a mixture of soy sauce, vinegar and hoisin and steamed for at least four more hours — is showier. With obvious pride, Wang peels off the lotus leaves that cover the succulent duck, whose bones have been removed and replaced with a sticky rice stuffing swirled with a kitchen sink of goodies: shrimp, sausage, walnuts and more. Think Thanksgiving by way of China.