BETHESDA / NW DC

CRIME WAVE UPDATE

Ski Mask Gang Still Laying Low

Another week without any sign of the Ski Mask Gang in Bethesda or NW Washington.

The only relevant crimes (robbery, armed robbery, assault) were:

From Montgomery County Police:

Armed Robbery, 900 Block of Wayne Avenue, Silver Spring, 3/31/12, 3:45 AM

Suspects: 3 black males

The fact that it was 3 armed robbers certainly deserves attention, and the location is not that far from Bethesda and Friendship Heights. However, no mention of ski masks.

From SpotCrime (whose CEO tells me they get their reports directly from an MCPD stream):

Robbery, 4400 block of Willard Ave., Chevy Chase, 4/7/12

This was right in the sweet spot for the Ski Mask Gang locationwise. But no mention of more than one robber, guns, or ski masks.

So the Ski Mask Gang remains at large another week. Next week, it will have been 3 months since they struck in the Park Bethesda parking lot, and about 2 months since a confirmed robbery attempt by them in the Western Avenue area.