THIEVES TARGET CARS IN ALTA VISTA, MOHICAN HILLS AREAS OF BETHESDA - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

A fairly quiet period of low crime was interrupted by a barrage of vehicle break-ins Tuesday in Bethesda. Three cars on the same block of Wickett Terrace (off Alta Vista Road, north of Cedar Lane) were hit by thieves, and 3 vehicles were broken into in the Mohican Hills area (along Massachusetts Avenue corridor). Several other crimes were reported in neighborhoods near Walt Whitman High School, including a theft on the school property itself.

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on September 2, according to crime data:

Theft. 7200 block Wisconsin Avenue.

Theft. 7100 block Woodmont Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. 5100 block Wickett Terrace.

Vehicle burglary. 5100 block Wickett Terrace.

Vehicle burglary. 5100 block Wickett Terrace.

Vehicle burglary. 6500 block Millwood Road.

Theft from vehicle. 5200 block Western Avenue.

Theft. Walt Whitman High School.

Burglary. 7100 block Lenhart Drive.

Burglary. 6200 block Clearwood Road.

Vehicle burglary. 6200 block Dahlonega Road.

Drug arrest. Rockville Pike at Tuckerman Lane.

Vehicle burglary. 6500 block Pyle Road.

Vehicle burglary. 6300 block Kenhowe Drive.

Vehicle burglary. 6400 block Dahlonega Road.

Vehicle burglary. 5400 block Mohican Road.

Vehicle burglary. 5700 block Marinelli Road.