THEFT REPORTED AT BCC HIGH SCHOOL - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

A theft was reported at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School on Monday. There was also an assault reported on Old Georgetown Road near Woodmont Avenue, according to crime data.

Here is a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on January 27:

Theft. BCC High School.

Assault. 7600 block Old Georgetown Road.

Vehicle burglary. 5600 block Durbin Road (South Bradley Hills neighborhood).

Vehicle burglary. 4800 block Essex Avenue (Somerset).

Theft. 5300 block Baltimore Avenue (Green Acres area).

Theft. 10400 block Old Georgetown Road (Wildwood/Georgetown Square vicinity).

Theft. Macy's at Westfield Montgomery Mall.

BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on January 10-11, 2014, according to crime data:

January 10

Burglary. 7600 block Wisconsin Avenue (downtown Bethesda).

Drug arrest. Wilson Lane and Stratford Road.

Drug arrest. 4900 block Falstone Avenue (Somerset).

Vehicle burglary. 5900 block Springfield Drive (Springfield neighborhood).

Theft. 5400 block Wisconsin Avenue (Friendship Heights).

Liquor arrest. 5400 block Alta Vista Road.

Vehicle burglary. 5400 block Wisconsin Avenue.

Burglary. 6100 Wilson Lane (Landon School area).

Assault. Walt Whitman High School.

Vehicle burglary. Westmoreland Circle (Westmoreland Hills).

Theft. 8700 block Burdette Road (Burning Tree Country Club area).

January 11

Assault. 5400 block Duvall Drive (Westmoreland Hills).

DRUG ARREST AT WALT WHITMAN HS, EDGEMOOR THEFTS - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

A narcotics arrest took place at Walt Whitman High School on January 9, according to crime data. Two thefts were reported in the Edgemoor area the same day, as well as an additional drug bust in downtown Bethesda.

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on January 8 and 9:

January 8

Theft. 7500 block Wisconsin Avenue (downtown Bethesda).

Theft. 4800 block Bethesda Avenue.

Theft. 9000 block Rockville Pike (NIH/Walter Reed area).

January 9

Drug arrest. Woodmont Avenue and Old Georgetown Road.

Theft. 6900 block Arlington Road.

Theft. 6800 block Fairfax Road (Edgemoor neighborhood).

Vehicle theft. Woodbine and Connecticut Avenue (Chevy Chase Section 5).

Theft. 4700 block Willard Avenue.

Drug arrest. Walt Whitman High School.

Vehicle burglary. Westmoreland Circle (Westmoreland Hills).

Assault. 5400 block Duvall Drive (Westmoreland Hills).

Vehicle theft. MacArthur Boulevard and Wilson Lane (Glen Echo).

CHEVY CHASE VEHICLE BREAK-INS, SEXUAL OFFENSE REPORTED IN GROSVENOR - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

Two more vehicle break-ins were reported Friday, this time in separate Chevy Chase neighborhoods adjacent to downtown Bethesda. And an unspecified "sexual offense" was reported the same day in Grosvenor, possibly in an apartment building, according to crime data.

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on January 3:

Theft. 7800 block Wisconsin Avenue (downtown Bethesda).

Theft. 7800 block Wisconsin Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. 7500 block Tarrytown Road (Chevy Chase, just outside downtown Bethesda).

Vehicle burglary. 6400 block Ruffin Road (Chevy Chase West neighborhood).

Theft. 5200 block Pooks Hill Road.

Assault/"Other Sexual Offense." 10200 block Grosvenor Place, data suggests incident occurred in an apartment.

Liquor arrest. Vicinity of I-270 and Rockledge Boulevard.

Theft. Sears at Westfield Montgomery Mall.

Theft. Macy's at Westfield Montgomery Mall.

ROBBERY ON KENWOOD FOREST LANE, BETHESDA AVENUE ASSAULT - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

A robbery was reported Monday on Kenwood Forest Lane, highly unusual for the quiet street of townhomes behind the Safeway off Arlington Road. Crime data also indicates an assault was reported on Bethesda Avenue the same day.

Here is a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on December 30:

Robbery. 6700 block Kenwood Forest Lane.

Assault. 4900 block Bethesda Avenue (west of Arlington Road).

Theft. Wisconsin Circle (Friendship Heights Metro station vicinity).

Theft. 6800 block Tulip Hill Terrace (Glen Echo Heights).

Theft. 7000 block Wilson Lane (between MacArthur Boulevard and River Road).

Theft. Westfield Montgomery Mall.

BETHESDA CRIME REPORT FOR DECEMBER 26, 2013

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on December 26, according to crime data:

Robbery. 7900 block Norfolk Avenue.

Theft. 7200 block Wisconsin Avenue (downtown Bethesda).

Drug arrest. 5300 block Westbard Avenue.

Theft. Pooks Hill Road.

Theft. 10400 block Old Georgetown Road (Wildwood Shopping Center area).

Vehicle burglary. 11100 block Troy Road (Strathmore/Garrett Park area).

Vehicle burglary. 6700 block Democracy Boulevard.

BETHESDA AIRBAG THIEF ON THE PROWL - BETHESDA CRIME ALERT

The latest twist in the recent crime spike across Bethesda is the theft of several vehicle airbags. One Bethesda resident tells me his airbag, and the entire center of his steering wheel, were stolen Thursday night. His insurance provider, and Bethesda dealership Chevy Chase Cars, both informed him that at least 4 airbags were stolen around the same time Thursday night/Friday morning.

As I have been reporting recently, there have been many thefts and vehicle burglaries over the last two weeks. Hot spots include downtown Bethesda, White Flint and western Bethesda (especially Sumner, with Baltan Road being hit the hardest). However, preliminary crime data does not identify how many of the stolen items were airbags. Until we hear more from the county police, it is not possible to know how widespread the airbag thefts are, and whether it is a new operation or accounts for thefts going back over the two week period.

Here is a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day:

December 24:

Theft. 7700 block Woodmont Avenue.

Theft. 4500 block Middleton Lane (downtown Bethesda).

Liquor arrest. 8100 block Wisconsin Avenue (near Doubletree Hotel).

Theft. 6900 block Arlington Road.

Theft. 8600 block Old Georgetown Road (Suburban Hospital vicinity).

Vehicle burglary. 5900 block Conway Road (Old Georgetown Road corridor).

Vehicle burglary. 6000 block Sonoma Road (not far from the Conway Road theft).

Burglary. 6000 block Ryland Drive (near Beltway off Old Georgetown).

Theft. 5100 block Baltan Road (Sumner).

Theft. 6400 block Camrose Terrace (near Davis Library).

Theft. 10400 block Old Georgetown Road (Wildwood Shopping Center area).

Robbery. Westfield Montgomery Mall.

Theft. 7100 block Democracy Boulevard (Westfield Montgomery Mall area).

December 25:

Vehicle burglary. 7400 block Wisconsin Avenue (downtown Bethesda).

Drug arrest. 6700 block Democracy Boulevard (Stratton Park vicinity).

THEFTS IN DOWNTOWN BETHESDA, BALTAN ROAD HIT AGAIN IN SUMNER CRIME SPIKE - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

Three thefts were reported in close proximity in downtown Bethesda on Monday,  according to crime data. Thieves also struck at the Chevy Chase Club on Connecticut Avenue, and returned yet again to beleaguered Baltan Road in Sumner. The latter street has been victimized again and again by one or more thieves in recent weeks.

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on December 23:

Theft. 7600 block Old Georgetown Road (downtown Bethesda).

Theft. 7700 block Woodmont Avenue.

Theft. 7200 block Woodmont Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. 4600 block Leland Street (downtown Bethesda).

Theft. Chevy Chase Club.

Theft. 5000 block Baltan Road (Sumner).

BURGLARY IN EDGEMOOR, WEAPONS ARREST IN WILDWOOD AREA - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

A burglary was reported on Fairfax Road in Edgemoor this past Sunday, according to crime data. On the same day, a weapons offense arrest was made in the vicinity of the Wildwood and Georgetown Square shopping centers.

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on December 22:

Theft. 7600 block Old Georgetown Road (downtown Bethesda).

Disorderly conduct. 4900 block St. Elmo Avenue.

Drug arrest. Edgemoor Lane and Arlington Road.

Theft. 4300 block East-West Highway (near BCC High School).

Burglary. 7100 block Fairfax Road (Edgemoor neighborhood).

Theft. 7200 block Chestnut Street (Martin's Additions).

Theft. 9400 block Old Georgetown Road (YMCA area).

Weapons offense arrest. Old Georgetown Road at Democracy Boulevard.

Theft. 11300 block Rockville Pike (White Flint).

Theft. Macy's at Westfield Montgomery Mall.

MORE VEHICLES BROKEN INTO IN BETHESDA, ROBBERY ON WESTLAKE DRIVE AND MORE: BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

Thieves continue to help themselves to items from cars in Bethesda. Vehicle break-ins were reported in western Bethesda again on December 20, with 3 incidents off of Goldsboro Road, and one on River Road. Bradley Hills was also struck multiple times. It can't be said too often: lock your doors, and remove any items visible in the vehicle cabin.

Among other notable crimes, there was an assault reported on Johnson Avenue, and a robbery on Westlake Drive.

Here is a roundup of crimes reported around Bethesda on December 20:

Vehicle burglary. 5400 block Roosevelt Street (Suburban Hospital area).

Vehicle burglary. Chevy Chase ES.

Vehicle burglary. 5200 block River Road (Westbard area).

Burglary. 3800 block Village Park Drive (Chevy Chase).

Assault. 5500 block Johnson Avenue (Old Georgetown Road corridor).

Vehicle burglary. 8600 block Rayburn Road (Bradley Hills).

Theft. 5300 block Western Avenue (Mazza Gallerie area).

Theft. 8800 block Walnut Hill Road (Chevy Chase).

Vehicle burglary. 6300 block Haviland Drive (Bannockburn/off Goldsboro Rd.).

Vehicle burglary. 6300 block Haviland Drive (Bannockburn/off Goldsboro Rd.).

Vehicle burglary. 6300 block Blackwood Road (Bannockburn/off Goldsboro Rd.).

Theft. 6500 block Lone Oak Drive (Democracy Boulevard/Davis Library area).

Drug arrest. Rockville Pike and Flanders Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. 11400 block Rockville Pike (White Flint).

Theft. Westfield Montgomery Mall.

Theft. Macy's at Westfield Montgomery Mall.

Robbery. 10300 block Westlake Drive (Westfield Montgomery Mall area).

THEFT SPREE CONTINUES IN WEST BETHESDA, ASSAULT AT BETHESDA COUNTRY CLUB, DRUG ARREST IN GROSVENOR - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

The theft spree continues in western Bethesda, with thieves returning to Sumner and Green Acres, and hitting new targets, like Kenwood and Somerset.

A separate wave of vehicle break-ins occurred on December 18 in White Flint, according to crime data. An assault was reported at Bethesda Country Club on Bradley Boulevard the same day, as well as a drug arrest in Grosvenor.

Here is a list of crimes reported across Bethesda on December 18 and 19:

December 18

Assault. Bethesda Country Club.

Theft. 7700 block Wisconsin Avenue (downtown Bethesda).

Theft. Bethesda Metro Center 1.

Theft. 4900 block Hampden Lane.

Burglary. 5300 block McKinley Street (NIH area).

Theft. 5200 block Chamberlin Avenue (Kenwood).

Theft. 5800 block Warwick Place (Somerset).

Burglary. 5100 block Dorset Avenue (Kenwood).

Theft. 4400 block Willard Avenue (Friendship Heights).

Theft. 5300 block Western Avenue (Mazza Gallerie area).

Vehicle burglary. 8900 block Ewing Drive (Bradley Hills area).

Theft. 4800 block Bayard Boulevard (Green Acres).

Drug arrest. 10400 block Grosvenor Place.

Vehicle burglary. 11300 block Orleans Way (White Flint).

Theft. 6100 block Tuckerman Lane (Tilden area).

Vehicle burglary. Orleans Terrace (White Flint).

Theft. 11300 block Woodglen Drive (White Flint).

Vehicle burglary. 11600 block Nebel Street (White Flint).

Theft. 11500 block Rockville Pike (White Flint).

Theft. 7100 block Democracy Boulevard (Westfield Montgomery Mall area).

Theft. 7100 block Westlake Terrace (Westfield Montgomery Mall area).

December 19

Theft. 7400 block Wisconsin Avenue (downtown Bethesda).

Theft. 8000 block Wisconsin Avenue (downtown Bethesda).

Vehicle burglary. 4800 block Cordell Avenue.

Theft. 4900 block Auburn Avenue (downtown Bethesda).

Drug arrest. MD 355 at Cedar Lane.

Vehicle burglary. 5200 block Elsmere Avenue (Cedar Lane area).

Vehicle burglary. 4700 block Merivale Road (Green Acres vicinity, River Road corridor).

Vehicle burglary. 6000 block Roosevelt Street (Bradmoor).

Theft. 5100 block Westpath Way (Sumner).

Theft. Ericsson Road (Cabin John/Glen Echo area).

Vehicle theft. 11400 block Rockville Pike (White Flint).

Theft. 10400 block Auto Park Avenue (Westfield Montgomery Mall area).

MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE CORRIDOR HIT BY RASH OF THEFTS - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

One or more thieves hit neighborhoods off Massachusetts Avenue in Bethesda on December 9.  A total of seven thefts, all within blocks of each other [except Duvall Drive], were reported to police that day. An eighth theft was reported the following day, according to crime data. If you live nearby, make sure all vehicle and house doors and windows are locked. Report any suspicious persons or activities to Montgomery County Police - such reports have solved or prevented crimes already this year.

Here is a full list of crimes reported around Bethesda between December 9-11:

December 9

Theft. 7600 block Wisconsin Avenue (downtown Bethesda).

Theft. 4900 block Fairmont Avenue.

Assault. 4900 block Edgemoor Lane.

Theft. 7600 block Arlington Road.

Theft. 4300 block East-West Highway.

Theft. 4700 block Chevy Chase Drive.

Vehicle burglary. 5700 block Tanglewood Drive (Walt Whitman HS area).

Assault. 5000 block Westport Road (Green Acres area, River Road corridor).

Theft. 5800 block Osceola Road (Wood Acres neighborhood).

Theft. 5100 block Duvall Drive (Westmoreland Hills neighborhood).

Theft. 5000 block Scarsdale Road (Sumner neighborhood).

Theft. 5100 block Westpath Way (Sumner).

Theft. 5100 block Baltan Road (Sumner).

Theft. 5100 block Baltan Road (Sumner).

Theft. 6000 block Corewood Lane (Summer).

December 10

Burglary. 4900 block Fairmont Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. 7000 block Clarendon Road.

Theft. 4800 block Scarsdale Road (Sumner neighborhood, Massachusetts Avenue corridor).

Theft. 5100 block Nicholson Lane (White Flint area).

Theft. Montgomery Mall.

Drug arrest. 5900 block Montrose Parkway (White Flint area).

December 11

Vehicle burglary. 4600 block Morgan Drive.
Theft. 10900 block Brewer House Road.

Theft. 11300 block Rockville Pike (White Flint area).

Theft. 11300 block Woodglen Drive (White Flint area).

Theft. Montgomery Mall.

Theft. Macy's at Montgomery Mall.

ASSAULT ON BRADLEY BOULEVARD AND MORE: BETHESDA CRIME REPORT

Two assaults have been reported in Bethesda since last Thursday. On that day, an assault was reported on Bradley Boulevard. On Friday, July 19, another assault was reported at White Flint Mall.

Here is a list of notable crimes reported in Bethesda between July 16-19, 2013, according to crime data:

JULY 16:

Burglary. 4700 block Essex Avenue (Town of Somerset).

Theft. 7000 block Strathmore Street (downtown Bethesda).

JULY 17:

Theft. 5500 block Parkston Road.

Vehicle burglary. 5100 block Nahant Street.

Theft. 8100 block Thoreau Drive.

Vehicle burglary. 6200 block Perthshire Court.

Theft. 4600 block Willow Lane (downtown Bethesda).

Theft. 7300 block Wisconsin Avenue.

Theft. 4900 block Auburn Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. 6400 block Rock Forest Drive.

Vehicle burglary. 6400 block Rock Spring Drive.

JULY 18:

Vehicle burglary. 6400 block Brookes Lane (Sangamore/MacArthur area).

JULY 19:

Vehicle burglary. 5800 block Highland Drive (Kenwood).

ANOTHER STOLEN CAR IN BETHESDA - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

Yet another car has been reported stolen in Bethesda. This one was taken from the 9200 block of Bulls Run Parkway on Wednesday, May 8, according to crime data.

Here are other notable crimes reported this week:

MAY 7:

Theft. 10400 block Old Georgetown Road.

Theft. 4800 block Fairmont Avenue.

Theft from vehicle. 7700 block Woodmont Avenue.

Theft from vehicle. 4400 block Montgomery Avenue.

MAY 8:

Theft from vehicle. 4700 block Sangamore Road.

Theft from vehicle. 8800 block Hempstead Avenue.

Theft from vehicle. 5700 block Roosevelt Street.

Theft. 4800 block Moorland Lane.

Theft. Walter Johnson HS.

Theft. Home Depot.

Theft. 4700 block Montgomery Lane.

THEFTS AT BETHESDA LIBRARY, YMCA; ASSAULT AT LORD AND TAYLOR - BETHESDA CRIME REPORT

Not surprisingly, there were a couple of liquor arrests in downtown Bethesda on Mardi Gras.

An assault reported at a White Flint department store, thefts at the Bethesda Library and from a vehicle at the Bethesda YMCA, and an unspecified sex offense at Bethesda Row are among the incidents in crime data from the past week.

Saturday, February 9:

Assault. Lord & Taylor, White Flint Mall.

Sunday, February 10:

Theft from vehicle. Bethesda YMCA.

Monday, February 11:

Burglary. 7800 block Old Georgetown Road.

Burglary. 7900 block Old Georgetown Road.

Theft. Bethesda Library.

Theft. Bethesda Metro Center.

Theft from vehicle. 10700 block Hampton Mill Terrace.

Tuesday, February 12:

Theft. 5600 block River Road.

Burglary. 8200 block Wisconsin Avenue.

Liquor arrest. 8000 block Woodmont Avenue.

Liquor arrest. 4900 block St. Elmo Avenue.

Assault/"other sexual offense."  7100 block Arlington Road (Bethesda Row).

Theft. 5300 block Acacia Avenue.

Theft. 10700 block Pine Haven Terrace.

Drug arrest. I-270 N near Montrose Road exit.

GROSVENOR ASSAULT, WESTLAKE DRUG ARREST IN BETHESDA CRIME REPORT

Here is a list of reported crimes in Bethesda between February 1-4, 2013:

Friday, February 1:

Narcotics arrest. 10400 block of Westlake Drive.

Theft. 7100 block of Wisconsin Avenue.

Sunday, February 3:

Assault. 10300 block Thornbush Lane.

Theft. 4900 block Fairmont Avenue.

Theft. 7700 block Wisconsin Avenue.

Monday, February 4:

Burglary. 7700 block Old Georgetown Road.

Theft. 8200 block Wisconsin Avenue.

Theft. 4900 block Cordell Avenue.

Theft from vehicle. 5500 block Uppingham Street, Somerset.

THEFT AT BETHESDA ROW APPLE STORE, BURGLARY AT HOLTON ARMS - BETHESDA CRIME REPORT

A theft at the Bethesda Row Apple Store, a break-in at Holton Arms School, and a stolen car on Lone Oak Drive are among the notable crimes reported this past Monday, January 28, in Bethesda.

Here's a longer list:

Saturday, January 26:

Theft from vehicle.  5500 block of Huntington Parkway.

Sunday, January 27:

Theft from vehicle. 7000 block of Broxburn Drive.

Monday, January 28:

Burglary. Holton Arms School.

Theft. Bethesda Row Apple Store.

Narcotics arrest. 9700 block of Old Georgetown Road.

Burglary. 5500 block of Pembroke Terrace.

Stolen car. 6600 block of Lone Oak Drive.

Theft from vehicle. 5600 block of Southwick Street.

Theft from vehicle. 7300 block of MacArthur Boulevard and 7198 Wilson Lane.

Theft. 4300 block of East-West Highway.

Theft. 7200 block of Wisconsin Avenue.

Theft. 6900 block of Wisconsin.

Burglary. 5200 block of Hampden Lane.

Disorderly conduct. 5300 block of Westbard Avenue.

48 HOUR CRIME SPIKE IN BETHESDA - BETHESDA CRIME REPORT

Crime report data suggests criminals were busy across Bethesda on Monday and Tuesday of this week.  Incidents included 2 stolen cars, an assault, 2 burglaries and more than 9 thefts.

Here is a list of some of the crimes:

January 7, 2012

Assault, 7200 block of Wisconsin Avenue.

Theft from vehicle, 7600 block of Woodmont Avenue/4804 Edgemoor Lane.

Theft, 10400 block of Fernwood Road.

Theft,  Pooks Hill Road.

Theft, 8600 block of Old Georgetown Road.

Theft, 4900 block of Fairmont Avenue.

Stolen car, 7700 block of Wisconsin Avenue.

Theft from vehicle, 7800 block of Exeter Road.

January 8, 2012

Burglary, 5000 block of Alta Vista Road.

Burglary, 10400 block of Montrose Avenue.

Theft, 8900 block of Bradmoor Drive.

Theft, 4800 block of Bethesda Avenue.

Stolen car, 5000 block of Bradley Boulevard.

Theft, 7000 block of Deep Creek Court.

This is yet another good reminder to lock your home and vehicle. These are almost entirely property crimes, and no robberies/muggings to report the last several weeks - at least as far as reported crimes are concerned.