Vehicle break-in wave continues in Bethesda, Chevy Chase - Crime update

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on July 1, according to crime data:

Vehicle burglary. 7700 block Wisconsin Avenue.

Theft. 4800 block Bethesda Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. Unit block of Primrose Street (Chevy Chase Village).

Theft. 5300 block Western Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. 7200 block Summit Avenue (Martin's Additions).

Vehicle burglary. 9800 block Belhaven Road (Ashburton).

Vehicle burglary. 9600 block Montauk Avenue (Georgetown Village).

Theft. 10400 block Fernwood Road.

Theft. 7100 block Westlake Terrace.

Sumner auto break-in spree continues, assault at Medical Center Metro + more - Bethesda crime update

If you live in the vicinity of Glen Mar Park or Sumner, make sure your car doors are locked and all valuables are removed from the interior. One or more thieves are breaking into cars in those neighborhoods in recent days. Report any suspicious persons or vehicles to Montgomery County Police.

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on June 28, according to crime data:

Assault. Medical Center Metro station at 6:57 PM.

Burglary. 4800 block Auburn Avenue at 12:44 AM.

Theft. Wisconsin Circle.

Drug arrest. I-270 at Grosvenor Lane.

Vehicle burglary. 5000 block Scarsdale Road (Sumner).

Vehicle burglary. 4900 block Rockmere Court (Sumner).

Vehicle burglary. 5100 block Sangamore Road (Sumner).

Vehicle burglary. 5000 block Baltan Road (Sumner).

Burglary. 6500 block Lone Oak Drive at 10:35 AM (Fernwood).

Burglary. 10900 block Montrose Avenue at 1:03 PM (Garrett Park).

Theft. 10400 block Fernwood Road.

Theft. Westfield Montgomery Mall.

Stolen car. 11400 block Schuylkill Road at 12:41 PM (Randolph Hills).

1 hour fugitive recaptured in Chevy Chase, assault at Walter Reed + more - Bethesda crime update

A man who allegedly fled the scene of a traffic accident in Chevy Chase was recaptured after escaping from police custody early Monday morning. The suspect was described in radio communications by Montgomery County Police as a Hispanic male, 5'9", with black hair spiked in front, and wearing a dark grey turtleneck t-shirt, jeans and loafers.

The accident apparently occurred near the intersection of Jones Bridge Road and Montgomery Avenue, but whether more than one vehicle was involved was not immediately clear. A female passenger was transported to the trauma center at Suburban Hospital, according to scanner reports. To my knowledge, no report on the condition of that patient has been released to the public.

Those same scanner transmissions indicated that the suspect managed to escape in handcuffs from the rear of a patrol car. K9 units were called in as police searched the area, eventually joined by Chevy Chase Village Police officers. According to radio reports, police originally arrested the suspect for allegedly fleeing the scene of an accident, and for having materials for manufacturing fake IDs in his vehicle.

Police officers appeared to have created an effective perimeter in boxing-in the temporary fugitive, as he eventually was apprehended on Jones Bridge Road near the original scene. "We got him," an officer radioed about an hour after the manhunt began.

Here's a roundup of other crimes reported across Bethesda on June 22, according to crime data:

Burglary. 4300 block East-West Highway.

Theft. 7300 block Maple Avenue.

Assault. Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at 12:13 PM.

Assault. 8500 block Connecticut Avenue at 11:30 PM.

Theft. 5400 block Wisconsin Avenue.

Drug arrest. Rockville Pike at Pooks Hill Road.

Burglary. 8700 block Fernwood Road.

Vehicle burglary. 9100 block Friars Road (Green Tree Manor).

Theft. 6800 block Algonquin Avenue (Cohasset).

Theft. 10500 block Rockville Pike (Grosvenor).

Burglary. 10400 block Farnham Drive at 4:12 PM (Wildwood Manor).

Vehicle burglary. 5800 block Oxford Road (Glen Echo).

Burglary. 5000 block Nicholson Lane.

Theft. 7100 block Democracy Boulevard.

Theft from vehicle. 11600 block Old Georgetown Road (Pike District).

Drug arrest. Westlake Drive at Westlake Terrace.

Vehicle burglary. 6900 block Seven Locks Road (Cabin John).

Car stolen from Ridge Pl., assault on Tuckerman La. + more - Bethesda crime update

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on June 19, according to crime data:

Theft. 7800 block Woodmont Avenue.

Theft. 4800 block Moorland Lane.

Theft. Norfolk Avenue at Del Ray Avenue.

Theft from vehicle. 8200 block Woodmont Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. 8900 block Ridge Place.

Stolen car. 8900 block Ridge Place.

Vehicle burglary. 6700 block Newbold Drive.

Vehicle burglary. 7000 block Longwood Drive.

Theft. 10400 block Fernwood Road.

Drug arrest. Cabin John Mall.

Assault. 7700 block Tuckerman Lane at 12:25 PM.