Police said someone was injured in a shooting Sunday night in the Layhill area A male was shot in the leg in the 14000 block of Taos Court according to the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) He was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries There is no suspect in custody as of Sunday night 4th District officers are investigating a shooting in the 14000 block of Taos Court A male was shot in the leg and transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries The scene is secured.#MCPNews #MCPD pic.twitter.com/xSD06X8mbL — Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) March 24, 2025 Maryam is a reporter with Montgomery Community Media She graduated from the University of Maryland in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism She can be reached at mshahzad@mymcmedia.org or on Twitter @maryam_mcm District 4 (4D) Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) Commander David Smith shared that 4D units are working a traffic incident with an overturned vehicle on Layhill Road at Norbeck Road According to a ‘Severe Traffic Alert’ by Alert Montgomery at 2:46pm the traffic incident closes all SB lanes and 1 NB lane of Layhill Rd Commander Smith stated that “traffic is able to get by but due to cleanup and getting the vehicle upright there will be some slowdown at that location No serious injuries thankfully.” Photos courtesy of Commander Smith Please email if you would like to be allow listed (7News) — An early morning crash in Montgomery Couty stopped a fire truck en route to a medical distress call according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials fire crews watched as a passenger vehicle drove forward into the intersection at Intercounty Connector 200 and Layhill Road Neither the car's passengers nor the fire crew was injured Get important news about your town as it happens Get the top stories from across our network Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from daily updates A 28-year-old Maryland woman was killed after a tractor-trailer struck her SUV and dragged it down the road in a violent crash in Montgomery County was pronounced dead at the scene following the wreck at the intersection of Layhill and Norbeck roads Investigators say Kim was driving a 2021 Kia Seltos northbound on Layhill Road when a 2006 Freightliner truck pulling a Brazos trailer east on Norbeck Road slammed into her vehicle The force of the crash pushed the Kia several hundred feet before the massive truck finally came to a stop Detectives from the Collision Reconstruction Unit are investigating the crash Anyone with information is asked to contact Montgomery County Police Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook group located at 14324 Layhill Rd in the Layhill Shopping Center according to reports from several customers and repeated attempts to reach them by phone over the past few days have gone unanswered a portion of the restaurant was transformed into a nightclub called Embassy Lounge at Sole D’Italia while most of the original Sole D’Italia menu remained available We will provide an update if additional information becomes available A post shared by EmbassyLounge@SoleD’Italia (@embassy_lounge) An adult female driver of a Kia Seltos SUV collided with the driver of a tractor trailer at Norbeck and Layhill Roads Friday afternoon The woman was pronounced dead at the scene According to Montgomery County Police officers the woman was traveling north on Layhill when she collided with a tractor trailer that was headed east on Norbeck The tractor trailer became on top of the SUV and dragged it several hundred feet before stopping Suzanne is a freelance reporter with Montgomery Community Media She has over 35 years professional experience writing for newspapers COVID-19 Updates Vaccine and Booster Information The project team has assembled several options for the new typical section of Bel Pre Road Beginning with three different options for how to lay out the lanes of the roadway We want to hear from you! MCDOT invites you to take our project survey by clicking this link: Survey A Virginia man driving a Tesla who caused a fatal crash that claimed the life of a 77-year-old woman in Montgomery County in March has been charged has been charged with criminally negligent manslaughter and failure to control speed to avoid a collision in connection to the death of Silver Spring resident Maria Antonieta Perdomo nearly seven months ago police say that Perdomo was driving a Subaru Outback when she attempted to make a turn from Layhill Road onto Bel Pre Road when she was struck by a speeding Tesla - driven by Anderson - heading in the opposite direction At the time of the crash it was determined Anderson was traveling at approximately 77 mph when he crashed into her Anderson was charged late last month and accepted a plea last week He is scheduled to be sentenced in December The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has shared the following brief summary of events regarding a fatal collision in the intersection of Norbeck and Layhill Roads on Friday afternoon Montgomery County Department of Police 4th District officers and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue were dispatched to the location for a collision involving a tractor trailer and SUV The preliminary information available is that the driver of the tractor trailer was traveling eastbound on Norbeck and the adult female driver of a Blue Kia Seltos was traveling northbound on Layhill Road The tractor trailer dragged the SUV several hundred feet before coming to a stop The adult female driver of the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene The Collision Reconstruction Unit has responded to the location and is investigating this collision The intersection of Norbeck and Layhill Roads will shut down for several hours Drivers are advised to seek an alternate route A news release will be distributed once more information is available following proper notification of next of kin.” 10pm Update: MCPD remains on the scene of a barricaded person on Melfordshire Way Negotiators are actively working to resolve the situation peacefully We will provide updates as they become available The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has issued an alert regarding an emergency response team currently managing a situation involving a barricaded individual near Layhill MCPD stated: “MCPD is on the scene of an ERT with a lone barricaded person in the 14800 block of Melfordshire Way More information will be released as it becomes available.” 9:59pm Update: “MCPD remains on the scene of a barricaded person on Melfordshire Way We will provide updates as they become available.” 11:19pm Update: “MCPD remains on the scene of a barricaded person on Melfordshire Way 3:42am Update: “The ERT in the 14800 block of Melfordshire Way has concluded The scene is secure and there is no threat to the community MCPD is on scene of an ERT with a lone barricaded person in the 14800 block of Melfordshire Way More information will be released as it becomes available.#MCPNews pic.twitter.com/qIeg7kiGrY — Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) November 9, 2024 Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a a fire at a two-story unit in the area of Layhill Rd and Norbeck Rd at approximately 10pm on Wednesday night According to MCFRS chief spokesperson Pete Piringer the unit/house appears to be vacant or unoccupied with nobody around crews encountered a fire that’s showing from both the first and second floor of the house/unit The fire is in a non-hydrant area so the water supply task force has been requested and dispatched as of 10:30pm Piringer stated the  bulk of the fire on the first and second floors has been knocked down and that firefighters are working on the fire in the attic and roof Primary and secondary searches of the house have been made IAO Layhill Rd & Norbeck Rd, 16300 Layhill Rd, 2-sty SFH, house fire, non-hydrant area, @mcfrs PE704 — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) July 4, 2024 A Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) fire truck was struck by a driver on the ICC early Sunday morning ‪https://twitter.com/davidpazos15/status/1820074880689221864?s=46‬ Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a collision with entrapment on Saturday Update – Layhill Rd & Bel Pre Rd, 1 patient extricated, @MCFRS_EMIHS evaluating g 5 patients, @mcfrs A725 — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) June 22, 2024 Gold’s Gym closed its Layhill Center location in Silver Spring earlier this month according to a representative from one of its Rockville locations We were told the decision was made to not renew the lease at 14348 Layhill Rd Gold’s Gym has other Montgomery County locations in Gaithersburg, Germantown, Olney, and two in Rockville (Rockville Town Square and Wintergreen Plaza). The current Germantown location (Fox Chapel) will be closing once the new location opens in the former DSW space in the Germantown Commons shopping center next to Bed Bath & Beyond The Layhill Center will be bringing in a drive-thru Dunkin’ to the space that was formerly home to Truist and BB&T Bank Update 7:12pm: All lanes of Layhill Rd (MD 182) at Bel Pre Rd have cleared following emergency utility work Montgomery a county Police informed the public that Layhill Rd Drivers are advised to seek an alternate route and significant delays are expected which involves an SUV that was driven into a utility pole Ready Montgomery sent an alert regarding a “Traffic incident involving utility pole blocks all northbound lanes Layhill (MD 182) at Bel Pre Roads Expect significant delays. Seek alternate route.” We have not received word yet on any possible injuries. Featured photo courtesy of Instagram user @loveemgo Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal collision that occurred on Layhill Rd on Monday afternoon 4th District officers and Montgomery County Fire Rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Layhill Road and Bel Pre Road for the report of a two-car collision The investigation has revealed that the two vehicles An adult female driver was pronounced dead at the scene The adult male driver of the second vehicle was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries This is an active and ongoing investigation and CRU detectives are asking for anyone who may have witnessed the collision to call (240) 773-6620.” One of the latest upcoming Dunkin’ locations is currently under construction at the Layhill Center (14328 Layhill Rd) in Silver Spring in the space that was formerly home to Truist and BB&T Bank Since Inspire Brands acquired Dunkin’ and Baskin Robbins in late 2020 for $11.3 billion the company has been opening in former bank locations that allow for easy installation of a drive-thru window Dunkin has also aimed for non-traditional development that includes opening in airports and on college campuses With the addition of both brands, Inspire encompasses nearly 32,000 restaurants across more than 60 countries generating $26 billion in annual system sales, making it the second-largest restaurant company in the U.S. by both system sales and locations (behind McDonald’s).  Inspire’s family of brands includes Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued until midnight on Tuesday (7News) — At least five people were taken to the hospital after a shooting outside of arestaurant inthe Layhill-Norbeck community Authorities said officers with the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) responded toSole D'Italia Restaurant on 14324 Layhill Road around 12:15 a.m after "multiple reports of shots being fired." An argument amongst people inside the restaurant spilled into the parking lot and shots were fired MCPD Public Information Officer Shiera Goff said they found three women and two men injured: One of the individuals shot initially left the scene but then came back and asked to be transported,Goff said Police said they are working to determine the suspect(s) in the incident Anyone with information regarding this shooting is asked to call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 1-866-411-tips (8477) A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of the suspect(s) in connection with this shooting 2023 at 8:51 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Montgomery County Police arrested 23-year-old Manuel Alejandro Ayala in connection with a shooting incident that left two people injured and a 65-year-old Layhill woman dead MD — Montgomery County Police arrested 23-year-old Manuel Aleandro Ayala of Layhill in connection with a shooting incident on Monday night that left two people injured and another person dead Police responded shortly after 7:30 p.m., to the 14200 block of Punch Street in Silver Spring for the report of a shooting Arriving officers found a man in the street where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries police found 65-year-old Rosa Maria Benitez-Ozuna of Layhill The suspect's mother was also located in the home She was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for serious injuries He was taken to Montgomery County Central Processing Unit and charged with first-degree murder two counts of attempted first-degree murder Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477) Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. 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(7News) — A woman is dead after a crash in Aspen Hill Crews said they responded to the intersection of Layhill Road and Bell Pre Road around 2:34 p.m An investigation revealed that a Subaru and a Tesla collided at the location A woman driving one car was pronounced dead at the scene and a man driving the second car was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries The investigation into this incident is ongoing Anyone with information is urged to call 240-773-6620 Multiple lanes are blocked in all directions at the intersection of Norbeck Road and Layhill Road following a three car collision a little before 7:45am on Monday morning according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue PIO Pete Piringer Multiple units are on the scene evaluating several injuries And there is a traffic advisory by MCFRS warning of the closed lanes in all directions Norbeck Road and Layhill Road, Sandy Spring, collision, involves 3 vehicles, @MCFRS_EMIHS evaluating several injuries, some lanes BLOCKED @mcfrs A704, T725, PE704, A725B on scene pic.twitter.com/Y1wRZHxgt4 — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) May 30, 2022 A man convicted of a 2019 Silver Spring bank robbery was sentenced to 10 years in prison plus five years of supervised probation upon release on Friday in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County Judge John Maloney issued the sentence a week after a jury found defendant Jhasir Devaux located at 14241 Layhill Road in Silver Spring and passed a note to the bank teller demanding money wearing a dark blue long sleeve hooded sweatshirt black sunglasses and a white hospital mask according to a Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) press release showing Devaux standing in front of the victim’s bank teller window The bank teller said that Devaux passed her a folded piece of paper advising that she withdraw money from a listed account number to not ring alarms and to not include any dye packs Devaux ultimately made off with approximately $4,780 from the bank teller’s cash drawer The subsequent MCPD investigation revealed that Devaux had robbed the same bank on April 9 Following the arrest for the previous robbery Devaux used to live on Catamount Court in Silver Spring Catamount Court intersects with Catoctin Drive where an employee witness last saw the suspect running towards after the robbery on August 7 This employee also witnessed the 2016 bank robbery Detectives obtained call records from Devaux’s cell phone that showed activity near the Silver Spring Bank around the time of the robbery forensic technologists identified Devaux’s fingerprints on the bank teller note Assistant State’s Attorneys Jennifer Harrison and Tim D’Elia prosecuted the case where Devaux faced a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison senior journalism and psychology major at the University of Maryland in College Park with interests in investigative reporting and photojournalism View All Media Advisories View All Speeches & Testimony Sign up for a newsletter or update your subscription preferences Today in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County to ten years in prison after a jury convicted defendant This stems from the robbery of the Sandy Spring Bank located at 14241 Layhill Road in Silver Spring on Aug The defendant wore a construction vest and hospital mask (this was prior to the pandemic) when he entered the bank and passed the teller a note demanding money The following is a summary of events: On 8-7-2019 at approximately 12:59pm police were dispatched to a bank robbery that just occurred at the Sandy Spring Bank located at 14241 Layhill Road Silver Spring The victim stated that at 1255 hours the suspect entered the bank and approached her teller window the suspect handed her a folded piece of paper and advised that his account number was on the paper and he wanted to withdraw his money from the account She opened the piece of paper and observed It to be a note stating to give him all the money and not include any dye packs The victim gave the suspect approximately $4,780 in US Currency from her cash drawer and observed the suspect run out the front door of the bank A witness employee at the bank stated the suspect ran towards Catoctin Drive and that this same bank was robbed in 2016 by a suspect that matched the same physical description This person was also a witness to the 2016 bank robbery and a track was initiated which led to the area of Catoctin Drive where the track was then lost The investigation revealed Jhasir Mrquis Devaux robbed the same bank on April 9 During this robbery Devaux passed a note and robbed the bank and was arrested and charged with the bank robbery as well as a carjacking Devaux pleaded guilty to the bank robbery and carjacking and served jail time Devaux has previously lived on Catamount Court Silver Spring MD where his grandmother currently resides Catoctin Drive and Catamount Court intersect with each other This is also the area were K-9 track ended and the employee witness last saw the suspect running towards after the robbery on August 7 Devaux matched the physical description of the bank robber Detectives interviewed his grandmother and she advised she had last seen him at her residence in late July into early August 2019 and he spent two nights at her residence She also provided the cellular number 443-xxx-xxxx and stated she had spoken to him on that number as recently as August 5 Police obtained a search warrant for the call detail records and cell tower history of cellular number 443-xxx-xxxx currently used by Devaux Verizon provided the call detail records and cell tower history which indicate that cellular number was being used on or near the Sandy Spring bank during the time of bank robbery The robbery note that was passed by the suspect in the bank robbery was collected and processed by a Montgomery County Forensic technician and submitted to the RAFIS for examination The known latent fingerprint of Jhasir Devaux was identified on the robbery note used in the bank robbery Songkran Thai festival takes place on Sunday April 14th from 9am until 4pm at Wat Thai Washington DC (13440 Layhill Rd Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year’s Day All Thais often perform many auspicious ceremonies on this day The day also presents an opportunity to pay respect to and remember parents Parking: Parking at Barrie School and Glenmont Metro Station will provide shuttle buses to pick up and drop off at the Glenmont Metro parking lot area between 8:00 a.m Pouring of lustral water to honor the Buddha – Pour water on the hands of revered elders and ask for blessing Dunkin’ has also aimed for non-traditional development that includes opening in airports and on college campuses but the three newest Dunkin’ coffee/donut shops that are coming to MoCo will all be in locations that were formally banks It will be taking over the former Capital One Bank building at 20000 Goshen Rd The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has released additional information regarding a fatal collision that occurred at approximately 12:48 p.m at the intersection of Layhill and Norbeck Roads in Olney “The crash involved a yellow 2006 Freightliner truck pulling a black 2025 Brazos trailer and a 2021 Kia Seltos identified as 28-year-old Jiwon Kim of Silver Spring The initial investigation revealed that the Freightliner was traveling eastbound on Norbeck Road when it collided with the northbound Kia at the intersection The tractor-trailer dragged the SUV several hundred feet before coming to a stop The investigation remains active and ongoing CRU detectives urge anyone who may have witnessed the collision to contact them at (240) 773-6620 Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a crash that trapped two people inside their vehicles at Layhill Rd According to an update by MCFRS Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer the collision involved two vehicles with one person trapped inside of each vehicle one with life-threatening injuries and the other with serious Police issued the following traffic advisory earlier on Monday: “Bonifant Road is closed at Layhill Road due to a traffic collision Expect significant delays.” Some lanes remain closed as of 5:25pm 2023 at 1:25 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}An argument that started inside Sole D’italia in the Norbeck-Layhill community led to a shooting incident in the restaurant's parking lot MD — Five people were injured around midnight on Wednesday in a shooting incident at the Sole D’italia restaurant in the Norbeck-Layhill community according to the Montgomery County Department of Police Around 12:15 a.m. on Thursday, officers were called to the rear of the restaurant located at 14324 Layhill Road in Silver Spring for the report of shots being fired Police found three woman and two men who had sustained injuries One of the victims received serious but not life-threatening injuries Three other victims received less significant injuries after being shot and the another victim suffered a minor injury from the incident Officers assisted Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel in providing medical care to the victims An initial investigation revealed that an argument that had started in the restaurant had moved to the parking lot Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 1-866-411-tips (8477) A man was found guilty of assault and weapons offenses for his role in a shooting outside a Montgomery County restaurant that left five people injured last year was found guilty by jury of two counts of first-degree assault and two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County Director of Public Affairs Lauren DeMarco announced Friday The charges stem from an incident outside Sole D’Italia restaurant on the 14300 block of Layhill Road in the Norbeck-Layhill neighborhood at approximately 12:15 a.m. on July 13, 2023. during which Boyd arrived on scene wielding a firearm and pointing it at multiple individuals A fifth victim was injured by bullet fragments The jury found Boyd intended to cause fear of physical bodily harm and used a firearm to do so Boyd faces a maximum of 90 years in prison and is scheduled for sentencing on June 20 Over the weekend we reported that “coming soon” signage was up at the upcoming Germantown location at 12922 Middlebrook Road in Germantown, in the former location of DSW that closed earlier this year in the Germantown Commons shopping center next to Bed Bath & Beyond Gold’s Gym has other Montgomery County locations in Gaithersburg and two in Rockville (Rockville Town Square and Wintergreen Plaza) WASHINGTON — A hit-and-run collision killed a pedestrian around Layhill Road and Bel Pre Road in Silver Spring identified as 77-year-old Julius Henry Newton of the Layhill area was struck in the area of Bel Pre and Homecrest roads at about 9:20 p.m When emergency personnel arrived at the scene they found Newtown dead in the roadway of the Homecrest Road intersection police officers and emergency personnel answered a call for a pedestrian hit in the 14400 block of Layhill Road As they were trying to locate the accident a second call came in for a pedestrian hit about a mile away at Bel Pre Road and Homecrest Road Officers determined that the two calls were for the same collision Police report that Newton had been hit on Layhill Road and was carried by the vehicle that hit him for about one mile onto the Homecrest Road and Bel Pre Road intersection Montgomery County police are looking for the driver involved: detectives believe the striking vehicle may be a late model white or tan sedan Investigators believe there is damage to the striking vehicle’s front end Detectives also believe that the driver may have believed that he or she struck an animal or some other object in the road pedestrian collision is urged to contact the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 240-773-6620 Teta's interest in journalism 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