News in Review: Patrol Increased in Sligo Creek Park and Jazz Festival Line-up

This week a  sparks controversy, Park Police increase patrol on Sligo Creek Park after a woman was assaulted, , fuel spill closed Colesville Road and the recent crime report is available.

1. A fuel spill shutdown Colesville Road Northbound this week. The accident was between a construction truck and a car. The truck labeled as belonging to Environmental Alternatives Inc., a construction and demolition debris removal service located in Clarksville. One person was transported to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

2. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Governor O'Malley (D) are set to announce a new campaign at Montgomery College Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus. Officials will tour the college’s health sciences simulation labs and address how the expansion of the campaign by Discovery Communications provides better resources and job opportunities. 

3. Ready for this year's Jazz festival? The event is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 10 and a local favorite is in the line up. 

4. , Parent Columnist Karen Brown says pack waste-free lunches. 

5. Keep a tab on crime in downtown Silver Spring with the Patch crime summary. Sexual assaults and residential burglaries keep Montgomery County Police officials busy.