Unseasonably warm weather has given criminals a little more energy, as one or more thieves hit at least 9 cars parked in neighborhoods near Suburban Hospital on Thursday. For good measure, a car was stolen altogether on Maple Avenue.
Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on February 23, according to crime data:
Theft. 4800 block Cordell Avenue.
Drug arrest. Old Georgetown Road at Auburn Avenue.
Theft. 4800 block Battery Lane.
Vehicle burglary. 7100 block Exfair Road.
Vehicle burglary. 100 block S. Brook Lane.
Vehicle burglary. 8200 block Maple Ridge Road.
Vehicle burglary. 5200 block Rayland Drive.
Vehicle burglary. 8500 block Hazelwood Drive.
Vehicle burglary. 5200 block Roosevelt Street.
Vehicle burglary. 5200 block Roosevelt Street.
Vehicle burglary. 5300 block McKinley Street.
Vehicle burglary. 5300 block Roosevelt Street.
Vehicle burglary. 5300 block Roosevelt Street.
Stolen car. 6900 block Maple Avenue.
Forgery/counterfeit/identity theft. 5500 block Surrey Street.
Burglary. 4700 block Willard Avenue.
Theft from vehicle. 6800 block Winterberry Lane.
Theft. 6300 block Valley Road.
Collision/property damage. 6100 block Melvern Drive.
Sexual assault. 5200 block Pooks Hill Road.
Domestic violence assault. 9800 block Bristol Square Lane.