BETHESDA BURGLARS BUST IN AGAIN AS RAMPAGE CONTINUES

ENCORE PERFORMANCE ON

WILSON LANE, ALREADY HIT

LAST WEEK

Another Robert Dyer @ Bethesda Row Exclusive!!!

These guys just don't know when to quit!

A burglary rampage that ignited May 4 on Westbard Avenue in Bethesda, and spread east to Green Acres and west to Wilson Lane, struck again Sunday, May 13.

According to SpotCrime, a breaking-and-entering burglary occurred in the 6500 block of Wilson Lane Sunday.

This was the 11th such burglary between Wilson Lane and Western Avenue in only 9 days.  Yet, I can find no public announcement from the county government or police.   SpotCrime's CEO told me that their reports are taken directly from a county police feed.

I have been monitoring SpotCrime data since the Park Bethesda armed robbery in January, and have not seen a streak of burglaries like this during that time.  It's also notable that, contrary to what you might expect, no such burglaries are recorded in the same database for Northwest DC during the same May 4-13 period.

I'm not sure what it takes to declare a crime wave, but unless someone can explain all 21 crimes during this period, it sure fits my definition of one.  11 burglaries in 9 days.  2 cars stolen in 24 hours.  21 burglaries and thefts within a small area in 9 days.

And the burglars are quite predictable, going back and hitting several streets a second time.  You'd think it wouldn't be that hard to round them up, either a gang, or just one really energetic burglar!

Update your rap sheets, folks:

Friday, May 4:

Breaking and entering, burglary.  5400 block of Westbard Avenue.

Theft from vehicle.  4800 block of Newport Avenue.

Sunday, May 6:

Breaking and entering, burglary.  4900 block of Greenway Road.

Monday, May 7:

Breaking and entering, burglary.  4900 block of Little Falls Drive.

Theft from vehicle.  5000 block of Smallwood Drive.

Theft.  5300 block of Westbard Avenue.

Theft from vehicle.  4600 block of N. Park Avenue.

(This is about 2 blocks from the Green Acres neighborhood).

Tuesday, May 8:

Breaking and entering, burglary.  5200 block of Westport Road.

Wednesday, May 9:

Breaking and entering, burglary.  4900 block of Little Falls Drive.

Breaking and entering, burglary.  5000 block of Keokuk Street.

Theft.  5100 block of Allan Terrace.

Breaking and entering, burglary.  5300 block of Baltimore Ave.

Breaking and entering, burglary.  7000 block of Wilson Lane.

Thursday, May 10:

Breaking and entering, burglary.  5000 block of Brookdale Road.

Friday, May 11:

Car stolen. 6400 block of Elmwood Road, Kenwood.

Car stolen. 5400 block of Wisconsin Avenue.

Theft.  Westwood Shopping Center, 5300 Westbard Avenue.

Theft.  4400 block of S. Park Avenue.

Saturday, May 12:

Breaking and entering, burglary.  5300 block of Willard Avenue.

Theft.  5300 Westbard Avenue.

Sunday, May 13:

Breaking and entering, burglary.  6500 block of Wilson Lane.