Crash in The Village
No one was injured when a 77-year-old woman jumped the median and curb on River Road, crashing into two cars in from of the Imaginarium in the Potomac Village Shopping Center.
At about 10:35 a.m. on Oct. 24 the woman had a minor stroke while behind the wheel, according to Montgomery County Police. She was taken to SIbley Hospital for treatment said Police Spokerperson Joyce Utter.
No further information was available about the health of the driver.
Residential Burglaries
* Between 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 17 and 8 a.m. on Oct. 18, a house on the 9800 block of Tuckerman lane was broken into. Suspects entered through the garage door and took a vehicle.
* Between May 1 and Sept. 1 a house on the 5100 block of River Road was broken into. Suspects gained entry through unknown means and it is unknown what was taken.
* Between 12:45 and 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 18, a house on the 9200 block of Oaklyn Terrace was broken into. Suspects entered through an unlocked garage door and took jewelry.
Suspect Apprehended
Montgomery County Police arrested a person who they suspect was committing a commercial burglary in Bethesda.
On Oct. 16, at approximately 1:15 a.m. Officer Curtis Jacobs, a member of the second district Special Assignment Team observed an individual near the Fortune Taste Restaurant in the Wildwood Shopping Center on Old Georgetown in Bethesda.
The special assignment is a plainclothes, investigative unit, one of which operates out of each precinct. He and officer John Wigmore, also of the Special Assignment Team, heard loud banging noises when the individual was at the rear of the restaurant.
Wigmore saw the suspect in the rear of the restaurant, carrying a backpack. He identified himself as a police officer and advised the suspect that he was under arrest.
The suspect, Jason Kenneth Rollins, 18 of Silver Spring, reacted violently and struck Wigmore behind the left ear, according to police reports. Other officers arrived to assist.
Police say that Rollins continued to resist, kicking a tracking dog, which caused the dog to latch onto his leg. This allowed officers to complete the arrest.
Rollins has been charged with second-degree burglary, second-degree assault, resisting arrest and malicious destruction of property. He is being held on a $25,000 bond.
Leaf Collection
The Montgomery County Department of Public Works and Transportation will conduct its annual vacuum collection of leaves from Nov. 3-mid December.
Residents should look for signs posted along the streets announcing the collection dates in their neighborhood. Green signs indicate the first collection, and red sign will serve as a second and final notice.
Leaves should be placed in piles or containers on the grass or behind the curb.
Residents who miss the two scheduled vacuum collections can still have their leaves collected by placing them in paper yard waste bags on their regular waste collection day. Call 240-777-7623.
Poets Wanted
Montgomery County poets are invited to submit works for display in the Poetry Gallery in the lobby of the Executive Office Building in Rockville.
Writers must work, live, or attend school in Montgomery County and have been published in at least three journals, magazines or books, or have won or been a finalist in a major writing competition within the last three years.
Poems should be no longer than 20 lines, including stanza breaks. Eight poems will be selected and displayed for three months.
Send one or two poems and a brief biography to gay.reilly@montgomerycountymd.gov or Poetry Gallery Coordinator, 101 Monroe St., 2nd Floor, Rockville, MD 20850. Call 240-777-2500.
The deadline for submissions is Nov. 21.