http://gaithersblog.net Goings on in Gaithersburg, Maryland Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:18:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From the City’s website: Saturday, July 19, 2008 Attempted Burglary Sometime between 07/18/08 at 6:00 p.m. and 07/19/2008 at 7:45 a.m., unknown suspect(s) attempted to break into the Suburban Dental Office, located at 106 South Frederick Ave, by prying open the mailbox. No entry was gained. Investigation to continue. Burglary On 07/19/08, at 3:48 a.m., ... http://gaithersblog.net/2008/07/21/recent-city-police-crime-reports-35/ From the City's website: Agenda - Mayor and City Council Meeting, 7/21/2008 Posted 7/18/2008 City of Gaithersburg AGENDA FOR A REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, JULY 21, 2008, 7:30 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. INVOCATION Dale Eno Shore, Baha’i Faith IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Mayor ... http://gaithersblog.net/2008/07/20/agenda-mayor-and-city-council-meeting-7212008/ Montgomery County Police press release via Connected Communities. Note in particular this excerpt [emphasis mine]: The Montgomery County Police Department, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, and the Montgomery County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35 would like the public to know that they do not solicit donations by telephone. Does anyone know for certain ... http://gaithersblog.net/2008/07/19/police-investigate-fraudulent-solicitations/ Montgomery County Police press release via Connected Communities: Update        Update        Update      Update Police Locate Critically Missing 71-Year-Old Woman From Gaithersburg Detectives from the Montgomery County Police 6th District Investigative Section have located the critically missing woman from Gaithersburg. Late in the evening of July 18, at approximately 10:30 p.m., Jearnice Marie Lucy, age 71, of the 8700 ... http://gaithersblog.net/2008/07/18/police-search-for-critically-missing-71-year-old-woman-from-gaithersburg/ Dan Morse writes in the Washington Post, Legislative Leader Pleads Guilty to DUI, Gets Probation, Fine: Maryland House Majority Leader Kumar P. Barve pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol yesterday and received unsupervised probation but no jail time in a plea agreement that allows the matter to be ... http://gaithersblog.net/2008/07/18/kumar-barve-gets-probation/ Via Connected Communites, where reports for all six districts are available. P1 Beat: An aggravated assault occurred in the 400 block of Muddy Branch Road in Gaithersburg on Saturday, 7/5 between neighbors. Two adult males from one apartment assaulted another adult male and were arrested on the scene. A 18-year-old male and ... http://gaithersblog.net/2008/07/17/district-6-crime-report-for-the-week-ending-071608/ Patricia M. Murret writes, Killer sentenced to 35 years in Army Ranger’s murder: Gary James Smith, 25, was sentenced in Montgomery County Circuit Court today to serve 35 years in prison for the 2006 murder of his roommate and fellow Army Ranger. Smith was convicted in April of second-degree murder and use ... http://gaithersblog.net/2008/07/16/the-gazette-this-week-part-2-47/ Patricia M. Murret writes, City officers see second pay hike: The Gaithersburg Police Department reports a boost to recruiting as officers see a second pay raise in six months. Patricia M. Murret writes, ‘Mansionization’ questions reach Gaithersburg: Gaithersburg city leaders are considering a zoning amendment designed to address ‘‘mansionization” by limiting large additions ... http://gaithersblog.net/2008/07/16/the-gazette-this-week-part-1-47/ I suppose the most interesting thing (at least, the one thing I hadn't previously heard about) in the following has to do with the old CompUSA building on Perry Parkway. It appears that VCA Animal Hospitals wants to lease that building; the request is to add 2500 square feet to ... http://gaithersblog.net/2008/07/15/agenda-planning-commission-meeting-7162008/ From the County's press release, via Connected Communites. Update        Update        Update      Update Critical Missing Girl Found The missing 12-year-old, Brianna Alejandra Benson, who was last seen on July 8, at her residence in Rockville, was located and returned home safe and unharmed. Montgomery County Police and the family of Brianna Benson appreciate the assistance ... http://gaithersblog.net/2008/07/14/police-seek-public%e2%80%99s-help-in-locating-critical-missing-child/