Montgomery County Police 1st District Weekly Crime Summary May 3, 2012

[Howard Hartman]

Montgomery County Department of Police

1st District Weekly Crime Summary
May 3, 2012

Reporting Period: April 16, 2012 to April 24, 2012

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Additional incidents may have occurred and the reports have not yet been received. The charts in this summary are based on calls for service and may not be indicated via the incidents detailed in this report. Some of the reports may not have been available, or the victim and suspect were known to each other; therefore the case closed. Notable arrests for crime trends are provided via press releases.

A2 Beat:

• A strong-arm robbery occurred at Aleutian Avenue & Midway Avenue, Rockville on the bike path on Tuesday, 4/17 between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. The adult male victim was walking when the suspects came from behind, beat him and took his wallet. There were inconsistencies in the victim’s story and he did not report the robbery until he went to Holy Cross Hospital an hour later. He does not wish to pursue the investigation.
Suspect: two or possibly three H/M’s.

• A residential burglary occurred in the 900 block of Grandin Avenue, Rockville on Wednesday, 4/18 between 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. The victim’s employee came to the house and found the front door ajar. Electronics taken.


A4 Beat:

• A residential burglary/vehicle theft occurred in the 16200 block of Redland Road, Rockville between 12:30 a.m. and 6:45 a.m. on Thursday, 4/19. The method of entry into the house was unknown; the vehicle keys were taken from a key hook inside. The victim’s vehicle was then taken.
Vehicle: white ’08 Toyota 4Runner, MD tags.


B1 Beat:

• A residential burglary occurred in the 400 block of Blandford Street, Rockville between 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, 4/19 and 12:30 a.m. on Friday, 4/20. Unforced entry; property taken.

• Two thefts from vehicles occurred in the area of Clydes Tower Oaks Lodge, 2 Preserve Parkway, Rockville. Forced entry was used in both.

• On Thursday, 4/19 between 5:00 p.m. and 11:45 p.m. Broke the window, took the stereo.
• On Saturday, 4/21 between 3:55 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. Pried the window, took the stereo.

B2 Beat:

• An armed robbery/vehicle theft occurred at Shady Grove Road & Route 270, Rockville on Wednesday, 4/18 at 12:05 a.m. The victim is an Action Taxi cab driver who had picked up the suspect at the Shady Grove Metro to go to Silver Spring. The victim asked the suspect for a deposit and when he refused, started to bring him back to the Metro. The suspect put a hard object to the victim’s neck and the victim jumped out of the cab at a red light. The suspect drove off in the vehicle and after a short pursuit, was arrested nearby.
Arrested: 27 year old male from Washington, DC.


B3 Beat:

• Two residential burglaries occurred in the 10300 and 10800 blocks of Great Arbor Drive, Potomac, one on Friday, 4/20 between 11:00 a.m. and 6:20 p.m., the other on Wednesday, 4/25 between 4:00 p.m. and 10:02 p.m. In both instances there was forced entry and property taken. The same suspects were seen.
Suspect: B/M, in his teens;
Suspect: H/M, in his teens.

• A theft occurred at the Safeway, 10104 River Road, Potomac on Tuesday, 4/17 around 4:30 p.m. An elderly female victim had her wallet taken from a closed purse that was in her shopping cart. The victim said the suspect below engaged her in a conversation about potatoes, but it is unknown if he was involved in the theft.
Suspect: B/M, light complexion, mid 50’s, possibly wearing glasses, windbreaker jacket, plaid shirt.


B4 Beat:

• A commercial burglary occurred at Potomac Garden Center, 12024 Darnestown Road, Gaithersburg between 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, 4/22 and 8:00 a.m. on Monday, 4/23. Forced entry. Property taken.

• A theft occurred at Magruders, 12116 Darnestown Road, Gaithersburg between 5:00 p.m. on Monday, 4/16 and 9:38 on Tuesday, 4/17. A ladder was used to climb to the roof where 50 feet of copper paneling was removed.

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