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• Patricia M. Murret writes, Gaithersburg’s capital projects expected to slow:
  

  Gaithersburg officials gave city leaders a rundown on future finances Monday, asking them to prioritize capital projects and think hard about dipping into reserves during the economic downturn.

• Patricia M. Murret writes, Teen bomb-maker agrees to psychiatric care:
  

  A Gaithersburg teen who pleaded guilty earlier this month to making bombs with a Bethesda teenager is undergoing psychiatric care after a judge said she feared he may harm himself.

  Prosecutors alleged during a Jan. 16 emergency bond hearing that Patrick Serafim Yevsukov, who turned 18 on Sunday, violated a bond agreement when he told a court social worker that he would kill his aunt if she received custody of him and his siblings in his parents’ divorce proceeding.

• Meghan Tierney writes, Kentlands burglary lawsuit is settled:
  

  A $3.25 million lawsuit filed against two Gaithersburg brothers who pleaded guilty to a 2006 burglary in the Kentlands has been settled.

  According to the lawsuit, Jaime Cowger Denzel was given access to units in the Kentlands V building to do maintenance work, but residents were not informed of his criminal history or drug use. Denzel used keys held by his mother Susan Denzel, then president of the Kentlands V Condominium Association, to enter Helene Ellen Berman’s unit to steal more than $200,000 worth of property, according to the lawsuit.

• Patricia M. Murret writes, City’s senior center seeks charitable giving:
  

  The Gaithersburg Arts and Monuments Funding Corporation named the Gaithersburg Upcounty Senior Center a designated charitable program in December.

• Patricia M. Murret writes, Women’s Wellness Clinic ready to open in Gaithersburg:
  

  On Monday, Mercy Health Clinic will open its Women’s Wellness Clinic near Clopper Road, offering once-a-month services.

• Patricia M. Murret, Elahe Izadi and Sebastian Montes write, Langley Park teen was killed in Montgomery:
  

  Police now believe a Langley Park teen whose body was found brutally stabbed in a Gaithersburg park last week was killed in Montgomery County.

  Police are also investigating whether the death of Dennis Alfredo Guzman-Saenz, 15, of the 8100 block of 14th Avenue, is gang-related, said Lucille Baur, a spokeswoman for Montgomery County Police. Baur would not elaborate, but a source familiar with the investigation said that police are looking into possible connections with recent gang-related cases in Prince George’s County.

• Sebastian Montes writes, Leggett’s ‘Initiative’ gets shot in the arm:
  

  Business and technology leaders brought their weight to bear last week in favor of a plan to relocate more than a dozen county operations, staking it as the catalyst to a pair of multi-billion, multi-decade proposals hailed as key to the county’s economic future.

• Melissa J. Brachfeld and Sebastian Montes write, Gude landfill is no go for bus depot:
  

  A closed landfill in Derwood has been dropped from a list of sites under consideration for a county school bus depot. The decision is a small victory for a group of area residents who are also ringing alarm bells over apparent contamination leaching from the 1960s-era dump.

• Janel Davis writes, County would see state funding increase in O’Malley’s budget:
  

  Unlike many counties that would see reduced state funding, Montgomery County is due to gain 7.7 percent more next year in Gov. Martin O’Malley’s budget. But the figure is misleading, questions remain about much of the money, and the county’s challenges remain severe, county leaders said this week.

• Janel Davis writes, Council revises budget guidelines:
  

  In advance of County Executive Isiah Leggett’s expected county budget proposal in March, County Council members Tuesday revised the basis for setting the county’s spending limits each year. They also introduced a possible spending limit for the upcoming fiscal year.

• Margie Hyslop writes, Council head: WSSC “no longer works”:
  

  The head of the Montgomery Council this week called the bicounty Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission a six-member authority that “no longer works.”

  Council President Philip M. Andrews joined with five others on the nine-member council Tuesday in expressing their disgust that the WSSC never talked about a manager’s report on troubling water main breaks during its nearly 12-hour meeting last week.

• Sebastian Montes writes, Ban on big vehicles to start in July:
  

  Heavy commercial vehicles parked on nearly all county roads for more than 24 hours will be given $75 tickets starting July 1 after the County Council on Tuesday passed a law aimed curbing oversized, unsafe and unsightly trucks from parking in residential areas.

From the City’s website:

Monday, January 26, 2009

Burglary

On 1/26/09 at approximately 11:17 a.m. police responded to the 100 block of Park Ave for a burglary report. Entry was made through the front door and property was taken.

On 1/26/09 at approximately 11:43 a.m. police responded to the 200 block of Park Ave for a burglary report. Entry was made through the front door and property was taken.

On 1/26/09 at approximately 2:08 p.m. police responded to the 800 block of Qunice Orchard Blvd for a burglary report. Entry was made through the front door, no property was taken.

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Sunday, January 25, 2009

Armed Robbery

On 01/25/2009 at approximately 3:15 p.m. the suspects, armed with black guns, entered TT Nails, located at 460 North Frederick Avenue. They robbed patrons of cash and fled the scene on foot. Investigation to continue

Suspects: Black males, wearing bandanas and hoods, dark clothing, one 5′06″ and one 5′10″

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Saturday, January 24, 2009

Armed Robbery

On 01/24/2009 at 9:24 pm a driver from Domino’s was making a delivery in the 800 block of Quince Orchard Boulevard when the suspects approached, displayed a handgun, and stole cash and chicken wings.

#1: HISPANIC MALE, 5′6/140 SKI MASK , BLK COAT, TAN PANTS ARMED WITH A BLK SEMI AUTOMATIC HANDGUN
#2: BLACK MALE , 6′2, 160 - 165 , BLK BEANIE, TAN FLEECE JACKET W/ BLK ON SHOULDER/ GRY IN FRONT AND BACK, BLUE JEANS
#3: BLACK MALE, 6′00″, 160 - 170, GRN HOODIE , JEANS

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Friday, January 23, 2009

Attempted Burglary

On 01/23/09, sometime between 1:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., an unknown suspect attempted to burglarize a residence in the 100 block of Orchard Hill Drive.

Burglary

On 01/23/09, at approximately 3:23 a.m., police responded to the 100 block of Cherrywood Drive for the report of a burglary. Entry was made through an unlocked window and property was taken. The suspect(s) then took the two vehicles from the garage, one of which was recovered down the street.

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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Burglary

On 01/20/09, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., unknown suspect(s) entered a residence in the 100 block of Cherrywood Terrace through an unlocked sliding glass door. Property was taken.

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Monday, January 19, 2009

Homicide

On 01/19/09, at approximately 7:30 a.m., police were called for a body found by a citizen in Malcolm King Park, located at the end of School Drive. Police located the body of a deceased male with stab wounds. The incident is being investigated as a homicide. There are no suspects at this time.

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Sunday, January 18, 2009

Rape

On 01/18/09 between 3:00 a.m. and 5:40 a.m., a woman was forced into a burgundy or red four door sport utility vehicle by three men as she was walking in the Olde Towne area of Gaithersburg. She was driven to an unknown location where all three suspects raped her. She was then driven by the suspects to the Red Mill Shopping Center and dropped off.

Suspects were three Hispanic males with Mexican accents, 25-30 years of age. One suspect had slicked back collar-length hair, with long sideburns and a goatee. The other two suspects had short hair.