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Antonio Planas

Antonio

Antonio “Tony” Planas is an express reporter for The Banner’s Montgomery County team. His focus is on law enforcement and immigration issues. He previously worked on the breaking news desk at NBC News, where he juggled writing about the nation’s biggest stories of the day. Tony’s career has focused on shining a spotlight on underserved communities, including leading a team of reporters in Boston who unearthed the city’s more than 300 unsolved homicides spanning a decade and the sizeable disparity in police arrest rates for Black victims compared to white victims. Tony is a Michigan State alumnus who enjoys watching his beloved Spartans compete on the gridiron and basketball court.

The latest from Antonio Planas

Silver Spring man charged with multiple sex offenses
Melesse Semegne is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in May at the Silver Spring business that lists him at its president and CEO.
Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run in Gaithersburg
A man was killed while crossing the street in Gaithersburg on Wednesday morning, according to Montgomery County Police.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
Fake cop pulled over actual cop working in unmarked cruiser, police say
Melvin Andrew Pinkney Jr. was arrested for posing as a police officer after conducting a traffic stop on a Montgomery County Police officer who was working in an unmarked cruiser.
Melvin Andrew Pinkney Jr., of California, Maryland, was driving a Ford Taurus when he was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly posing as an officer after he pulled over a Montgomery County Police officer.
Search for swimmer who went missing in Potomac River will continue Tuesday
The search for a man who disappeared from a group of swimmers in the Potomac River on Sunday will continue on Tuesday, according to the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service.
Authorities on Monday continue their search for a swimmer who is presumed to have drowned in the Potomac River near Great Falls on Sunday.
Police arrest a Silver Spring father and daughter in stabbing incident
The father and daughter stabbed the victim inside their shared home in Burtonsville on June 4, according to court documents.
Darnestown man pleads guilty in fatal 2025 crash
Liam Coskun, of Darnestown, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a 2025 fatal crash in Gaithersburg, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney's Office.
Liam Coskun faces a maximum penalty of 13 years in prison. He will be sentenced in October.
Police identify pedestrian struck and killed by vehicle in Silver Spring
A pedestrian crossing the street in Silver Spring was struck and killed by a vehicle early Monday morning, according to Montgomery County police.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
3 workers hospitalized after possible explosion in electrical shaft at Medical Center Metro Station
Three workers were hospitalized with electric shock and burn injuries after a possible explosion in an electric shaft at the Medical Center Metro Station in Bethesda on Monday.
Olney company secures $5 million federal no-bid contract to gild statues near Arlington Memorial Bridge
A Montgomery County company secured a $5.1 million no-bid contract to gild the “Arts of War” and “Arts of Peace” statues near the Arlington Memorial Bridge.
One of the Arts of Peace statues on Memorial Bridge at sunrise in Washington, Thursday, March 3, 2016. The National Park Service is about to begin its final temporary repair of the Arlington Memorial Bridge, but even that fix will only extend the life of Washington's most iconic river crossing by another five years.
Clarksburg woman accused of killing her mother
Two women are sought in connection with the murder of a 67-year-old Silver Spring woman, Montgomery County Police said on Thursday.
She is charged with attempted murder. Her attorney says she acted in self-defense.
The lawyer for a North Bethesda woman charged with attempted murder this month said his client stabbed the man to save her life.
Christine Fils-Aime is claiming self-defense after stabbing a man she was seeing, critically injuring him on the night of May 2 at her Pike and Rose apartment. Fils-Aime alleges the man yanked her hair out of her head and beat her to the point of losing consciousness before she stabbed him.
Suspect arrested in North Bethesda fatal shooting
Terrance Brainell Williams was arrested Wednesday in connection with a fatal shooting earlier this month outside the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, according to Montgomery County Police.
Terrance Brainell Williams was charged with first-degree murder, according to Montgomery County Police.
Rockville man arrested for allegedly throwing keg through Georgetown Cupcake’s front window
Charles Joseph Ali, of Rockville, was arrested for allegedly throwing a keg through Georgetown Cupcake’s front window earlier this week, D.C. police said on Thursday.
Surveillance photos released by police show a suspect accused of property damage in Washington, D.C., including throwing a keg through the front window of a business on the 3300 block of M Street, Northwest.
A Montgomery County firefighter made $315,000 last year — in overtime
The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service has exceeeded its overtime budget, in most years by millions, for more than a decade.
Montgomery County Fire Station 25 in Aspen Hill.
Burtonsville man accused of killing his mother arrested in North Carolina
A Burtonsville man who is accused of stabbing his mother to death was arrested in North Carolina and awaits extradition to Montgomery County, police said on Monday.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
Motorcyclist dies in Gaithersburg collision
A motorcyclist died following a crash with a vehicle in Gaithersburg Saturday night, Montgomery County Police said. The collision took place near the intersection of West Diamond Avenue and an Interstate 270 ramp.
Suspect in Potomac senior home homicide found incompetent to stand trial
The suspect in the Valentine's Day slaying of a resident at an upscale Potomac senior home was found incompetent to stand trial.
Cogir Potomac Senior Living
Victim in North Bethesda fatal shooting identified
A man was killed in North Bethesda on Thursday, Montgomery County Police said. His identity was not immediately available.
The scene of a fatal shooting at about 11:30 a.m. Thursday in a North Bethesda parking lot.
Police change persons of interest to suspects in antisemitic vandalism incident
Three people seen leaving Greenwood Elementary School this month are suspects in antisemitic graffiti found there, Montgomery County Police said Wednesday.
Detectives Investigate Anti-Semitic School Vandalism
Bus driver involved in fatal collision with 11-year-old girl heads to trial in July
Ivan Rivas, the school bus driver who was cited in the crash that killed an 11-year-old girl in Rockville last year, is scheduled to go to trial on July 30.
Items left at a Rockville intersection to honor Summer Lim, an 11-year-old girl killed in a collision with a school bus there last week.
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