Montgomery County police responded to a report of an armed robbery at an apartment complex in Rockville on March 29, 2025. The robbery was reported in the 12900 block of Crookston Lane at 5:45 PM. That is at the Halpine View apartments off of Twinbrook Lane near Veirs Mill Road. According to police, six males … Read more
The Bainbridge name is gone, as is the fancy-font signage above the lobby entrance at 4918 St. Elmo Avenue in downtown Bethesda. Now the apartment tower that opened a decade ago will be called “Ellis Bethesda.” And in Rockville, the Bainbridge Shady Grove at 15955 Frederick Road is now “The Reed.” “Ellis” has no obvious … Read more
One or more package pirates targeted an apartment complex in Rockville earlier this month, Rockville City police report. While porch pirates were predictably busy citywide during the holiday season, the apartments on Upper Rock Circle suffered “a particularly acute spree” of package thefts. Police say the primary target of those thefts was packages containing shoes. … Read more
Rockville’s newest apartment building has won the 2024 Jack Kemp Award for Excellence in Affordable and Workforce Housing from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Terwilliger Center for Housing. The honor, which recognizes “exemplary developments that demonstrate creativity in expanding housing opportunities” for mixed-income residents, was presented to The Laureate at 8005 Gramercy Boulevard during ULI’s Fall … Read more
Rockville City police responded to a report of a sexual assault at an apartment complex on October 14, 2024. A resident of an apartment building in the 500 block of Hungerford Drive was moving items down a hallway at 9:05 AM, police say, when an unknown suspect suddenly groped her. The victim yelled, and the … Read more