Friday, January 11, 2013
Sergio Hernandez, 24, robbed and assaulted people playing poker at a College Park apartment in 2011, The Gazette reported.
A 24-year-old Gaithersburg man was sentenced to 60 years in prison for his role in a violent robbery of a College Park poker game in 2011, according to a report by The Gazette. Sergio Hernandez "was convicted on 52 of 53 counts of robbery, assault and related charges stemming from the holdup that involved Hernandez beating victims in the head with firearms before fleeing with money, cell phones, clothing and other valuables," according to the report. Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Angela Alsobrooks said in a statement that having witnesses identify Hernandez as a gunman in the incident was a key to the conviction. Read the full story on The Gazette.
Monday, January 7, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Montgomery County police released a crime summary for Dec. 17 through Dec. 26. The following incidents were reported in Gaithersburg: For questions about this blotter, email greg.cohen@patch.com. A map of recent crime in Montgomery County can also be viewed on Gaithersburg Patch.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
After the woman was assaulted, she noticed that cash was missing from her purse.
A woman was punched in the eye and robbed in the trash room of a Potomac apartment building Nov. 18, according to Montgomery County police. A 43-year-old woman was in the basement trash room of an apartment building in the 10500 block of Montrose Road around 6:30 p.m. when she noticed a man rummaging through the trash, according to police spokeswoman Officer Rebecca Innocenti. The woman asked the man if she could help him, and he turned and punched the woman in the eye, Innocenti said. The man then ran up the steps and fled the building, Innocenti said. After the incident, the woman noticed cash was missing from her purse, according to Innocenti. Police would not say whether the woman lived in the building. Police are describing the …
Monday, November 26, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Montgomery County police released a crime summary for Nov. 5 through Nov. 13. The following incidents were reported in Gaithersburg: For questions about this blotter, email greg.cohen@patch.com.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Police do not yet have anyone in custody.
One person suffered non-life-threatening injuries tonight after being stabbed during a robbery on Nina Court in Gaithersburg, police said. Montgomery County Police confirm that the victim was stabbed shortly before 8:30 this evening in the unit block of Nina Court. The stabbing happened during a robbery, police said, and no one is yet in custody. Assistant Chief Scott Graham, a spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue service, said EMS crews responded to the stabbing, but he could offer no information on the condition of the victim. Stay tuned to Patch for more as this story develops.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Detectives say Gunn robbed two Kentlands salons and five other businesses in Rockville and Germantown.
UPDATE: Police have charged Ramon Michael Gunn, 25, with six additional armed robberies that occurred in Rockville, Gaithersburg and Germantown. Gunn was arrested on Feb. 18 after police observed him allegedly robbing Night Dreams, an adult toy store in Rockville. While questioning him, police said Gunn admitted to several additional armed robberies, including two hair salons in the Kentlands neighborhood of Gaithersburg. Police said he confessed to the following armed robberies: Today, Montgomerty County Police announced they have charged Gunn with a total of 20 counts, including seven counts of armed robbery and one count of fourth degree sex assault for inappropriately touching a female employee during the January 30 robbery of Salon G…
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
DNA led them to a 21-year-old Gaithersburg man.
Montgomery County Police have arrested a 21-year-old Gaithersburg man they say sexually assaulted a woman in Gaithersburg in December. Christopher Johnson, of the 9300 block of Willow Creek Drive, in the Verandahs neighborhood of Gaithersburg, was arrested Feb. 7 and charged with first-degree assault, first-degree sex offense, and robbery, police said. He was being held without bond, pending a bond review scheduled for today at 1pm in Rockville. According to police, at around 9:40 a.m. on Dec. 7, the 28-year-old female victim walked into a laundry room in an apartment complex in the 700 block of Quince Orchard Boulevard. The suspect followed her in, police said. The suspect pulled out a knife and sexually assaulted the victim. He then took…
Friday, February 3, 2012
Detectives are still searching for more suspects.
(Updated 4:53 p.m.) Montgomery County Police said three suspects were involved the kidnapping, robbery and attempted murder of a 31-year-old Germantown man. Police spokeswoman Sgt. Jennifer McNeal said one man — 24-year-old Quinnton Brown of the 8900 block of Footed Ridge, Columbia, Md., — was arrested. McNeal was unable to provide information about the other two suspects. Held at gunpoint, the alleged victim was forced from his residence near Germantown Town Center, in the 19800 block of Crystal Rock Drive, at around 7 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, McNeal said. The man was driven to a nearby ATM and forced to withdraw cash, police said. The suspects allegedly drove the man to a wooded area in Gaithersburg and forced him out of the car. The man …
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The robberies happened just days apart.
For the second time in two weeks, a hair salon on Main Street in the Kentlands has been robbed at gunpoint. Last night at approximately 8pm, Gaithersburg City and Montgomery County officers were called to Salon G at 316 Main Street for the report of a robbery, police said. A masked man entered the salon just as it was closing, approached an employee and demanded cash, police report. The suspect then ordered the employee to the bathroom, put a gun to her head and touched her inappropriately. The suspect then left out the back door towards Whole Foods Market, police said. Just days prior, on Jan. 18, O'Hair Salon and Spa at 424 Main Street was robbed as well. At around 7:50, just prior to closing, a masked suspect entered the salon and …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Officials say he robbed a victim at gunpoint in December.
A 24-year-old Gaithersburg man police say robbed a man at gunpoint in December was released on bond today after being arrested yesterday. Police arrested Torre Desmond Gray Sr. of Girard Street in Gaithersburg on Jan. 25, and charged him with armed robbery, use of a firearm, first degree assault, reckless endangerment, theft less than $1000, credit card theft and attempted credit card theft. Today, he posted $7,500 bond and was released from the Montgomery County Detention Center where he was being held. According to police, on Dec. 30 the victim was entering his home in the 300 block of N. Summit Avenue when the suspect approached from behind, pulled out a semi-automatic handgun and demanded the victim's wallet. The victim complied and …
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7:45 am on Monday, January 14, 2013
Mr. Hernandez is another multiple offender who has earned his sentence. more ›