DRUG ARREST AT BCC HS, THIEVES RETURN TO MASS. AVE AREA OF BETHESDA - CRIME UPDATE

Thieves are back at it in neighborhoods along Massachusetts Avenue in Bethesda. A theft was reported December 12 on Lamar Road, in the Springfield neighborhood, and on streets previously hit days before, including Osceola and Baltan Roads.

A narcotics arrest was reported at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School that same day. Also according to crime data, a burglary and vehicle burglary occurred on Huntover Drive, off Old Georgetown Road.

Here is a roundup of crimes reported on December 12 around Bethesda:

Theft. 5600 block Lamar Road.

Theft. 6000 block Osceola Road (not far from Lamar, but in the Wood Acres subdivision).

Theft. 5100 block Baltan Road (Sumner neighborhood).

Burglary. 7900 block Norfolk Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. 5100 block Bradley Boulevard.

Theft. Whole Foods (River Road store).

Drug arrest. I-270 at Old Georgetown Road exit.

Vehicle burglary. 5900 block Empire Way (Old Georgetown Road corridor).

Burglary. 11000 block Huntover Drive (near Tuckerman Lane, Old Georgetown Road).

Vehicle burglary. 11300 Huntover Drive.

Liquor arrest. Rockville Pike at Nicholson Lane (White Flint).

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.