🌱 Patch AM: What prompted the major police raid in Germantown’s Crystal Rock area?

Hello Germantown! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What prompted the major police raid in Germantown’s Crystal Rock area?
• Did Germantown’s Holy Cross ring in 2026 with the first baby?

Also on today's calendar: Germantown Toastmasters Open House.

Today's riddle: What did one volcano say to the other volcano? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 41 and low of 25 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 40, low: 28.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 46 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Seven Arrested, Guns and Drugs Seized in Germantown Police Operation (mocoshow.com) — Police carried out a major operation in Germantown’s Crystal Rock area, seizing three handguns and a large amount of crack cocaine after days of surveillance. Seven adults were arrested in the coordinated effort involving multiple Montgomery County Police units, and investigators say more details could be released as the case develops.
   

• Local Hospitals Welcome First Babies of 2026 (mocoshow.com) — Holy Cross Health’s first baby of 2026 may have arrived at its Germantown hospital, though the system didn’t specify whether the birth was there or in Silver Spring. Other Montgomery County hospitals, including Shady Grove and White Oak, also welcomed their first newborns of the year, celebrating families with gift baskets and plenty of fanfare.
   

📸 Around Germantown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Germantown

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Monday January 5

• Germantown Toastmasters Open House
  Germantown Library , 19840 Century Blvd , Germantown
  5:30 pm

Wednesday January 7

• SVHS IB Program Information Night
  Seneca Valley High School Germantown, MD 20874
  6:30 pm

Saturday January 17

• Say It Loud - An MLK Event
  BlackRock Center for the Arts , 12901 Town Commons Dr , Germantown
  12:00 pm

📣 Germantown Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday January 5

• Commissioners Meeting
  Poolesville, MD Calendar , 19721 Beall St. , Poolesville
  7:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• G JV Basketball @ Clarksburg HS
  Clarksburg HS
  5:30 pm
• G V Basketball @ Clarksburg HS
  Clarksburg HS
  7:15 pm

Wednesday January 7

• V Wrestling @ Wheaton HS
  Wheaton HS
  6:15 pm
• SVHS IB Program Information Night
  Seneca Valley High School Germantown, MD 20874
  6:30 pm
• JV Wrestling @ Wheaton HS
  Wheaton HS
  7:15 pm

Thursday January 8

• RMS Open House
  Redland Middle School Derwood, MD 20855
  8:00 am
• Churchill's Got Talent
  Winston Churchill High School , Auditorium , Travilah
  5:00 pm
• Glenview Mansion & Peerless Rockville Speaker Series
  Glenview Mansion , 603 Edmonston Drive , Rockville
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Is anyone missing a cat?
  On cricket hill drive. Black with white ears. We left out some food, but not sure how to get him into the warmth. He runs away when we open the door (Nextdoor Richter Farm Rd)
• 02Jan26- Happy Heron New Year!
  This wonderful bird is sitting patiently behind the community at the frozen retaining pond hopeful for some sun to melt the ice. He let me get pretty… (Nextdoor Elton Manor)

• Montgomery County Public Schools posted a job opening for FY26\: Coach, Track & Field Head Coach, Northwest HS, TPT in Germantown. Apply here.
• Cold Stone Creamery posted a job opening for Crew Member in Germantown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Germantown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Montgomery Village

• What's behind Sunday closures at all but 9 Montgomery County libraries (wtop.com)
• Rockville's Robin London Works to Empower Women (washingtonjewishweek.com)
• Flu cases remain high in Montgomery County (mymcmedia.org)

Clarksburg

• Olympic Icon Dominique Dawes To Bring Gymnastics Empire Back Home To Maryland In 2026 (dailyvoice.com)
• Homicide investigation underway after man found dead in Montgomery County parking lot (fox5dc.com)

Gaithersburg

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-- The Patch AM Team

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