Montgomery County police responded to a report of an assault at the Giant grocery store at Westbard Square in Bethesda on January 26, 2026. The assault was reported at the supermarket, which is located at 5320 Zenith Overlook, at 9:12 PM Monday. It was related to a shoplifting incident. Apparently the snow and ice were not impacting the movement of criminals in the County this week.
The Westbard Giant is currently on pace for 24 assaults in 2026, which would be more than Montgomery Mall. An assault was reported at the store earlier this month, on January 7. Along with the many smash-and-grab thefts from vehicles in the garage, and a shooting outside the bowling alley across the street, this is not what the neighborhood had been promised by effervescent County planners in 2014.
3 comments:
Attempting to predict the number of assaults for the entire year 2026 from the number of January's assaults alone is just silly.
I really hate this for the people in this neighborhood. We moved away after this development started, but I still miss the wonderful people who used to come to the shopping center. The kindest people you would ever want to know. They generously supported this community and sincerely cared about life here. I wish the best for them. They deserve better.
homeless people? suspect from DC??
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