Monday, April 22, 2013
The 51-year-old allegedly jumped on cars, threw around large objects, and ignored police orders.
Montgomery County police identified 51-year-old Anthony Howard as the man who died after being tasered Friday evening by officers in Gaithersburg. Howard, whose address was not known, was acting erratically Friday, according to police. A 911 caller told police Howard had been standing in a parked pickup truck "yelling profanities, striking the truck with rocks, and crawling on other vehicles." Howard was tasered and restrained with handcuffs after a series of incidents, police said. After being restrained, police noticed that the subject wasn't breathing, authorities said. Howard was later pronounced dead at Shady Grove Hospital. Police are continuing to investigate Howard's death and ask that anyone who witnessed this event and has not …
Saturday, April 20, 2013
The 51-year-old resident allegedly jumped on cars, threw around large objects, and ignored police orders.
Authorities are investigating the Friday night death of a 51-year-old Gaithersburg man who police allegedly tasered after he acted erratically and refused orders. According to Montgomery County Police, officers responded to the 8800 block of Cross Country Place in Gaithersburg around 6:11 p.m. for a report of a male subject acting strangely. A 911 caller told authorities that the man was standing in a parked pickup truck "yelling profanities, striking the truck with rocks, and crawling on other vehicles," the MCPD said in a statement. When the first officer arrived, the man reportedly jumped on to the roof of a neighboring SUV. The subject refused orders to come down from the vehicle and continued "to act aggressively and strangely," …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Patients with flu-like symptoms are crowding emergency rooms as officials gear up for what could be a bad flu season.
Montgomery County hospitals are seeing an increase in patients with flu-like symptoms as the number of influenza cases across the state and the country rises and health officials gear up for a flu season that could be the one of the worst in a decade. The flu is spreading earlier and faster than usual in the Washington, DC, region this year, The Washington Post reported, and Maryland is experiencing widespread cases. In Maryland so far this season, 2,362 have tested positive for the flu, according to The Baltimore Sun. But since many patients are treated for flu-like symptoms without being tested, the number is likely much higher, said Mary Anderson, a spokeswoman for the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services. The …
Patricia J. Kelly
11:18 am on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
When someone is sick they should try to avoid situations that infect others, alot of this is common sense. Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze, wear a mask, wash hands. blah blah... How many times have you been in a checkout line and some inconsiderate person sneezes and blows snot all over the everyone or your food service worker coughs as they are bringing your plate to you, and there are… more ›