3rd car in 3 days stolen from same Bethesda neighborhood

Auto thieves made it a trifecta in the Oakwood Knolls area of Bethesda on Memorial Day. A third vehicle was stolen from the community in as many days on Monday. The latest theft was reported in the 6400 block of Kirby Road in Oakwood Knolls at 7:32 AM, yesterday. Two other cars were stolen from the neighborhood on Saturday.

A fourth car was stolen in the 8100 block of Thoreau Drive in the nearby West Bethesda Park neighborhood, on the other side of Thomas W. Pyle Middle School over the weekend. In that case, the thieves drove the vehicle around another car parked behind it in the driveway, and across the victim's lawn, to make the getaway. It is plural "thieves," because it takes a group to steal more than one car at the same time, and that is increasingly the case in Bethesda in recent years. Several vehicles in Oakwood Knolls were also rummaged through over the weekend, with property stolen from some.

2 cars stolen in same Bethesda neighborhood

Two cars were reported stolen in the Oakwood Knolls neighborhood of Bethesda early yesterday morning. One was parked in the driveway of a home in the 6000 block of Kirby Road. The second was in a driveway in the 7600 block of Newmarket Drive, five block away. 

The mulitiple thefts suggest an organized team is once again prowling residential streets in that area between Walt Whitman High School and Thomas W. Pyle Middle School off Wilson Lane. Remember to lock car doors, remove all visible objects from the interior, and never leave your keys or key fob in the ignition or glove compartment.

Car stolen from Battery La., assault on Bethesda Ave. + more - Bethesda crime update

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on August 3, according to crime data:

Burglary. 7600 block Woodmont Avenue.

Burglary. 4900 block St. Elmo Avenue.

Assault. 4900 block Bethesda Avenue at 8:05 PM.

Stolen car. 4900 block Battery Lane at 12:15 PM.

Vehicle burglary. 8800 block Spring Valley Road (Chevy Chase Section 9).

Vehicle burglary. 8900 block Spring Valley Road (Chevy Chase Section 9).

Theft. 7500 block Elmore Lane (Oakwood Knolls).

Vehicle burglary. 5100 block Sangamore Road.

Theft. Marriott Headquarters.