Car stolen from home in Alta Vista area of Bethesda

Montgomery County police responded to a report of a stolen vehicle in the Alta Vista area of Bethesda early Tuesday morning. The vehicle was taken from the driveway of a home in the unit block of Spruce Tree Court around 3:31 AM, according to crime data.

High winds cause power outages in Bethesda

High winds in the Washington, D.C. area that are expected to continue through 2:00 AM Saturday morning have already toppled some trees, including one on I-495 near Old Georgetown Road. Three power outages have been reported to Pepco in the Bethesda-Chevy Chase-Potomac area so far. 

An outage in Glen Echo Heights currently has less than 5 customers without power. A larger outage in Carderock is affecting about 115 customers. 42 customers are in the dark in the Alta Vista area along Old Georgetown Road.

Two cars stolen from homes in Bethesda

Montgomery County police responded to a report of a stolen car in the Alta Vista area of Bethesda early yesterday morning. The vehicle was taken from the driveway of a home in the 5300 block of Camberley Avenue around 12:00 AM Thursday morning, according to crime data.

Later yesterday morning, a second vehicle was reported stolen from the driveway of a home in the 8700 block of Ridge Road, in the Hillmead area near Bradley Boulevard. That vehicle is believed to have been stolen sometime between 10:00 PM Wednesday and 7:00 AM yesterday.

Two vehicles stolen in Bethesda

Two vehicles were stolen in Bethesda between Friday night and Saturday morning. One was taken from the driveway of a home in the 5900 block of Plainview Road in Kenwood Park. The other was stolen from a driveway in the 9300 block of Wildoak Drive in the Alta Vista area of Bethesda.

Auto break-ins in neighborhoods along Old Georgetown Rd., 2 drug arrests - Bethesda crime update

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

Vehicle burglary. 4600 block East-West Highway.

Vehicle burglary. 7200 block Woodmont Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. Greentree Road at Mohawk Lane (Sonoma).

Drug arrest. East-West Highway at Curtis Street.

Vehicle burglary. 5500 block Oakmont Avenue (Oakmont).

Theft. 5300 block Western Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. 5600 block Oakmont Avenue (Alta Vista).

Theft. 5400 block Western Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. 5900 block Sonoma Road (Ayrlawn).

Drug arrest. Old Georgetown Road at I-495.

Bethesda Country Day School could have competition to lease Alta Vista ES

Bethesda Country Day School is the longstanding tenant at the former Alta Vista Elementary School at 5615 Beech Avenue, and it wants to stay there. But under Montgomery County code, the facility has to be put "on the market" to all possible bidders whose uses would comply with a residential zone.

The county is currently accepting bids through July 24, 2015 from interested parties. BCDS is privately-operated by Nobel Learning Communities, and - according to the Department of General Services - has expressed interest in renewing its lease.

Alta Vista ES is on the Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County's "Unused Public School Sites" list, and the amount of development ahead in Bethesda has many asking how much longer Montgomery County Public Schools can wait to reclaim some of these facilities.

Indeed, whoever wins the use of Alta Vista this time around will have to abide by a termination clause in the lease. That clause stipulates that MCPS can kick the tenant out "at any time during the term" if it becomes needed as a public school again.

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.

3 DRUG ARRESTS, 2 DOWNTOWN ASSAULTS + MORE - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on April 25, according to crime data:

Vehicle burglary. 7700 block Woodmont Avenue.

Drug arrest. Norfolk Avenue at Woodmont Avenue.

Assault. Old Georgetown Road at St. Elmo Avenue.

Assault. 7100 block Woodmont Avenue.

Drug arrest. Old Georgetown Road at N. Brook Lane.

Burglary. 4600 block Norwood Drive (Chevy Chase West).

Vehicle theft. 9400 block Kingsley Avenue (Alta Vista).

Theft. 4400 block Willard Avenue (Friendship Heights).

Drug arrest. I-270 ramp at Rockville Pike (Pooks Hill).