The uncomfortable plunge in temperatures can turn deadly if you get stranded in your car or during an outdoor activity such as hiking or skiing.
Take a moment now to review these Winter Weather Safety Tips:
Bring your ID and Cell Phone with you and make sure the phone is fully charged.
Enable Location Sharing from your phone and tell someone where you are headed before leaving home.
Plan your trip being mindful of places where you could seek shelter during the journey.
Dress for cold weather from head to toe and dress in layers.
Keep a bottle of water, snacks, and hand and foot warmers in your backpack or car.
Bring blankets, a first aid kit, and emergency supplies when making a road trip.
Signal rescuers: tie a brightly colored cloth to your car’s exterior and raise its hood.
Wrap your entire body, including your head, in extra clothing or blankets if stranded. Keep moving your arms and legs as you sit, and huddle with other people for warmth.
Stay awake, as sleep may render you vulnerable to cold-related health dangers.
Run the motor (and heater) for about 10 minutes per hour, opening one window slightly to let in air.
Make sure that snow is not blocking the exhaust pipe to reduce the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.
11/26/25, a female, age 31, was arrested for burglary and auto theft in the 600 Blk. Southlawn Lane.
11/26/25, a male, age 45, was arrested for burglary, disorderly conduct, and trespassing in the 1600 Blk. Piccard Drive.
11/26/25, a male, age 41, was arrested for disorderly conduct and obstructing and hindering in the 200 Blk. Rockville Pike.
11/27/25, a female, age 32, was arrested for shoplifting from a business in the 700 Blk. Hungerford Drive.
11/27/25, a male, age 63, was arrested for shoplifting from a business and on an outstanding bench warrant in the 800 Blk. Rockville Pike.
11/28/25, a female, age 45, was arrested for assault in the 700 Blk. Fallsgrove Drive.
11/29/25, a female, age 39, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in the 800 Blk. King Farm Boulevard.
11/29/25, a male, age 27, was arrested on an outstanding bench warrant at the Rockville City Police Station.
Incidents
1500 Blk. Veirs Mill Road, an unknown subject vandalized the victim’s residence with eggs and shot copper BBs into two windows between 12:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. on 11/25/25.
1100 Blk. Grandin Avenue, an unknown subject vandalized the victim’s residence and three vehicles with eggs and syrup and shot copper BBs into a window between 1:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. on 11/25/25.
800 Blk. Rockville Pike, an unknown subject attempted to break into a business through a rear door by removing the door handle at 3:33 a.m. on 11/27/25 before fleeing.Subject was described as:a black male with a slim build wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and pants, white gloves, and carrying a blue backpack.
100 Blk. Rollins Avenue, an unknown subject broke into a business by breaking the metal gate and glass door of the front entrance at 3:59 a.m. on 11/27/25 before fleeing. Subject was described as:a skinny subject wearing all black clothing and white gloves and carrying a blue backpack.
700 Blk. Fallsgrove Drive, two known subjects were involved in a mutual assault when an argument escalated at 4:15 a.m. on 11/27/25. Both parties were referred for charges.
14600 Blk. Southlawn Lane, two unknown subjects broke the driver-side window, stole personal property, and punched out the lock of a compartment within a vehicle between 2:30 a.m. and 2:37 a.m. on 11/27/25.
1400 Blk. Research Boulevard, a known subject stole the victim’s personal property while it was unattended at a business between 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on 11/26/25. When confronted, the subject agreed to return the property to the victim. Incident reported: 11/28/25.
800 Blk. College Parkway, a group of unknown subjects broke into a storage unit by kicking in a door and breaking the hinge at 4:15 a.m. on 11/29/25. The subjects remained until 2:15 p.m. when a witness told them to leave.
1500 Blk. Rockville Pike, an unknown subject engaged in an argument with the victim in a store and followed her into the parking lot, where he tore off the passenger side view mirror and threw it at the victim’s vehicle at 6:10 p.m. on 11/29/25 before fleeing.
Unit Blk. Research Place, the victim reported being assaulted by a known male at 1:52 a.m. on 11/30/25.
300 Blk. Rutgers Street, an unknown subject damaged the front driver-side window of a victim’s 2021 Jeep Compass and damaged the front passenger-side window of a victim’s 2007 Ford Mustang between 7:00 p.m. on 11/29/25 and 10:00 a.m. on 11/30/25.
2000 Blk. Veirs Mill Road, two unknown male and female subjects stole cash from the cash register of a business at 4:40 p.m. on 11/29/25 before fleeing. Subjects were described as: a male of Middle Eastern descent wearing a black long-sleeved shirt, tan undershirt, black pants, black shoes, a black medical mask, and a blue baseball cap, and a female of Middle Eastern descent wearing a black full-length burqa and a thin-strapped purse with a gold belt buckle.
1200 Blk. First Street, a known subject stole the victim’s cellular phone after a confrontation on 12/1/25 at 1:00 a.m. The victim was referred for charges.
800 Blk. College Parkway, an unknown subject stole a 2012 black Hyundai Sonata on 11/20/25, which was left abandoned in the 15100 Blk. Frederick Road on 12/1/25 with its content stolen. Incident Reported: 12/1/25.
2500 Blk. Research Boulevard, an unknown subject attempted to break into a hotel room via the balcony sliding door on 12/1/25 at 4:00 a.m.
15900 Blk. Frederick Road, an employee reported at 3:08 p.m. on 12/1/25 that an unknown subject had entered a vacant apartment via an unlocked window and resided there for an unknown amount of time.
