Arrests Made in Gang-Related Assault in Silver Spring

Police said the arrests are part of an investigation involving a street gang known as "Little R" or "La Raza."

Montgomery County police arrested three men from Aspen Hill, Rockville and Glenmont earlier this month as part of an investigation into a series of assaults and robberies in the Wheaton and Good Hope areas. According to a statement from police, the investigation involves a street gang known as "Little R" or "La Raza." On Nov. 4, Montgomery County police responded to the 1400 block of Silo Way in the Good Hope area of Silver Spring, where the victim, a 22-year-old man from Rockville, was attending a party. What had started as a verbal dispute over beer escalated into an assault, and multiple people struck the victim's head repeatedly with broken glass bottles.  He sustained serious injuries and was taken to an area hospital for treatment, …

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Thieves Steal Food in Commercial Burglaries: East County Crime Roundup

The following information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Five businesses were robbed or burgled in East Montgomery County and property was stolen, according to Montgomery County Police.  Commercial robbery:  Two separate food delivery personnel in the 1600 block of White Oak Lane were robbed on Tuesday, Nov. 22 and Wednesday, Nov. 23. In the first incident, two suspects obtained food from the victim, by wielding a knife and golf club. Both suspects fled on foot. In the second occurrence, three suspects, one with a handgun, approached the victim’s vehicle. The victim dropped the food and fled on foot. In the first incident, the suspects were described as being 12-13 years of age; while in the second; there were three teen male suspects, one wearing a black mask. An Employee at 7-11 at 13880 …

Metro Bus Driver Stabbed Outside Wheaton Metro Station

A female passenger tried to intervene, even blocking a punch aimed at her.

Update, 11:11 a.m.: A 28-year-old Metro bus driver was stabbed in his midsection and left arm shortly after midnight outside the Wheaton Metro Station, Montgomery County police said in a media release.  Police have arrested Victor McEachin, 52, of Aspen Hill, who was a passenger on the bus. He has been charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault and possession of marijuana. Police found the marijuana and a knife when they caught up with the suspect a few blocks away from the Metro station.  The confrontation between McEachin and the bus driver began at the Silver Spring Metro Station, police said. A passenger complained that McEachin was touching himself inappropriately, and the bus driver asked McEachin to stop his behavior. …

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