Monday, September 07, 2015

Car stolen from Strathmore, assault on Cordell Ave. + more - Bethesda crime update

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on September 4, according to crime data:

Theft. 7900 block Woodmont Avenue.

Assault. 4900 block Cordell Avenue.

Theft from vehicle. 4800 block Battery Lane.

Theft. 4800 block Battery Lane.

Theft. 6900 block Clarendon Road (Edgemoor).

Theft. 5600 block Chesterbrook Road (Springfield).

Vehicle burglary. 5300 block Pooks Hill Road.

Stolen car. Strathmore Hall at 8:03 PM.

Assault. 10400 block Old Georgetown Road at 9:12 PM.

Theft. Lord and Taylor.

Drug arrest. I-270 ramp at Rockledge Drive.

Theft. 11400 block Rockville Pike (Pike District).

Theft. Westfield Montgomery Mall.

"Other sexual offense." 6100 block Stonehenge Place at 7:42 AM.

20 comments:

Anonymous said...

Millennials are deserters in the War On Cars:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/style/2015/09/02/americas-fading-car-culture/

Robert Dyer said...

12:56: That article was an embarrassment to the Washington Post. Lazy, retread propaganda in the War on Cars, and didn't even use the latest data showing the article's entire premise was hogwash.

Anonymous said...

"I don't like it, therefore it can't possibly be true," says Dyer.

Anonymous said...

@ 4:39 PM - You spelled [censored] wrong.

Robert Dyer said...

3:43: Nice try, punk. The article can be proven false through solid data, no opinions necessary.

Anonymous said...

"The article can be proven false through solid data, no opinions necessary."

So let's see you do just that, rather than reflexively spewing insults and threats.

Anonymous said...

"reflexively spewing insults and threats". Sounds like what that negative anonymous Bethesda blogger does here on Dyer's site on a daily basis. :/

Wonder if the anonymous negative guy will ever grow up?

Anonymous said...

Can you show us the data that disproves this article?

Anonymous said...

I just read the article. Looks like they are using Census and Federal Highway Administration data to show that the percentage of young people with driver's licenses has gone down.

What's wrong with that data?

Robert Dyer said...

7:43: The troll on here is the one who makes the insults and threats. Projection of his own bad attributes onto others is a frequent characteristic of his troll comments. Where is there a "threat" above?

Robert Dyer said...

7:58: You better believe it. I actually have researched the topic, unlike Marc Fisher.

Anonymous said...

So, let's see the results of your "research". Put up or shut up, Dyer.

Robert Dyer said...

9:00: Some of it is outdated based upon more recent studies. The decline of teenage driver's licenses was largely due to stricter laws passed in many states, which have delayed many kids getting their licenses. There were also the recession and high gas prices at the same time, lesser factors. To make the leap from "harder to get a license" to "teens don't want a license" is misleading at best, deceptive propaganda at worst.

Anonymous said...

Dyer you lose! You lose at everything you do. You're the worst. Give up. Move out of Bethesda. Make everyone's life better!

Anonymous said...

The troll is working overtime, summer is over!

G. Money said...

Dyer, why are you always so vague about supporting your arguments? What "recent studies" are you referring to?

Steve D. said...

"Fading car culture", eh? Let's see, Fast and Furious 7 is the 3rd biggest box office hit of the year, making $350 million in the U.S. Seems like cars are still pretty interesting for many people.

Also:

(in 2014) "Millennials surpassed Gen X in new-car purchases for the first time, signaling a growing transition in consumer preferences of affordability and sustainability over utility.

For the first half of 2014, consumers born between 1977 and 1994 accounted for 26 percent of new-vehicle sales, while those born between 1965 and 1976 accounted for 24 percent, J.D. Power and Associates said in a report released Thursday."
http://www.autonews.com/article/20140801/RETAIL/140809978/millennials-top-gen-x-in-new-car-buying-for-first-time

G. Money said...

Steve D.: Jurassic World and Avengers 2 are the top two box office hits of the year. Does that mean we have a super-power dinosaur culture?

Robert Dyer said...

G. Money, Steve has a good point because Fisher claimed car movies were passé at the box office. There are arguably just as many being made today as in the 50s and 60s.

Robert Dyer said...

10:15: The survey of actual millennials I reported on earlier this year showed they would rather give up phones than cars, totally contrary to Fisher's claim. It also showed they are driving more miles than their parents did decades ago. And in the latest measurement of cars per household this past February, it has gone up to at least 2.1 from the recession number of 1.9. People are actually buying more cars, not less. Fisher didn't include any of this data, and relied on outdated, recession-depressed statistics.