Crime & Safety

Does Crime in Neighboring Communities Affect Your Routine?

Patch asks North Potomac residents to speak out about recent crime in Rockville and Gaithersburg.

It's been an interesting weekend with a number of serious crimes occuring in the area.

On Friday, there was a shooting at the And, over the weekend there was a

Although police have charged and arrested people in connection with these crimes, does serious crime affect your daily routine?

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If you hear of a major crime, do you pick another place to do you grocery shopping? Or drive to another metro station to board the train?

How does crime affect what you do? Tell us in the comments section.

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