Another theft from vehicle reported in East Bethesda

Another theft from a car has been reported in East Bethesda. After items were taken from vehicles in residential driveways along Rosedale Avenue last week, another theft from April 15 was reported to police. This victim was in the 4400 block of West Virginia Avenue. Once again the targeted vehicle was in the driveway of a home, and was entered on one of the two nights the thief struck on Rosedale.

Developer to present revamped plan for 4702 West Virginia Ave. in Bethesda

A developer that previously proposed building an apartment building structure that would hold 9 townhome units at 4702 West Virginia Avenue is now more than doubling the number of units to 19. The lot, which currently hosts a recently-built single-family home, is adjacent to a pubic parking lot. A required public meeting on the new proposal will be held Monday, September 16, 2019 at 7:00 PM at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center, Conference Room D, at 4805 Edgemoor Lane.

You can see renderings of a previous iteration of the development here. I think they should use a more home-like roofline, whereas this has a boxy, behind-the-Iron-Curtain aesthetic. It should be clear this is a building where people live, rather than a government facility, on a lot that is at the edge of a residential, SFH neighborhood. And in order to actually deliver the green space depicted in some of the renderings, they would need to purchase the lot next door and knock that house down, as well.

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Assault in Pike District, theft on Swansea St. + more - Bethesda crime update

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on October 6, according to crime data:

Theft. 7200 block Wisconsin Avenue.

Theft. 6100 block Swansea Street.

Death. Wisconsin Avenue at West Virginia Avenue at 8:33 PM.

Kidnapping. 7700 block Norfolk Avenue at 3:11 PM.

Disorderly conduct. Willard Avenue at Friendship Boulevard at 7:37 PM.

Disorderly conduct. 10200 block Westlake Drive at 6:05 PM.

Drug arrest. 9900 block Derbyshire Lane at 2:45 AM.

Death. 10400 block Grosvenor Place at 5:21 PM.

Assault. 12200 Chase Crossing Circle at 12:24 AM (Pike District).

Disorderly day in Bethesda, assault in Pike District + more - Bethesda crime update

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on August 20, according to crime data:

Liquor arrest. 4400 block West Virginia Avenue.

Theft. Medical Center Metro station.

Drug arrest. Connecticut Avenue at Manor Road (Chevy Chase Lake).

Assault. 5100 block Nicholson Lane at 5:04 PM (Pike District).

Disorderly conduct. Cordell Avenue at Norfolk Avenue at 10:29 AM.

Disorderly conduct. Elm Street at Wisconsin Avenue at 11:00 PM.

Disorderly conduct. Bethesda Avenue at Wisconsin Avenue at 8:56 PM.

Theft from vehicle. Westmoreland Circle at Massachusetts Avenue at 8:43 AM.

Car stolen in Battery Park, assault on Woodmont Ave. + more - Bethesda crime update

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

Assault. 7900 block Woodmont Avenue at 4:06 AM.

Vehicle burglary. 4600 block Cheltenham Drive (Westboro).

Vehicle burglary. 7900 block Kentucky Avenue (Westboro).

Vehicle burglary. 4500 block West Virginia Avenue (West Chevy Chase Heights).

Burglary. 5200 block Elm Street (Edgemoor).

Stolen car. 8200 block Maple Ridge Road at 5:41 AM (Battery Park).

Vehicle burglary. 4800 block Falstone Avenue (Somerset).

Vehicle burglary. 4700 block Crescent Street (Crestview).

Vehicle burglary. 10300 block Grosvenor Place.

Theft from vehicle. 4900 block Macon Road (Randolph Hills).

Assault. 11800 block Grand Park Avenue (Pike & Rose) at 1:57 AM.

Vehicle burglary. 5700 block Brewer House Circle.

Bethesda arson suspect charged, assault on Whittier Blvd. + much more - Bethesda crime update

Montgomery County Police have charged Bethesda resident Mansour Benkreira, 20, with three counts of arson, for fires he allegedly set in cars early Wednesday morning. The fires were set in vehicles parked on Wessling Lane and Glenbrook Road, in the Edgemoor neighborhood of Bethesda.

Police have another person of interest they are searching for in the case. If you have any information, please call the Arson Tipline at 240.777.2263.

Apparently, criminals don't file taxes, so April 15 was an unusually-high crime day in Bethesda.

Here's a roundup of all crimes reported across Bethesda on April 15, according to crime data:

Disorderly conduct. West Virginia Avenue at Wisconsin Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. 4400 block Rosedale Avenue.

Vehicle arson. 5100 block Wessling Lane (Edgemoor).

Vehicle arson. 7000 block Glenbrook Road (Edgemoor).

Vehicle arson. 7000 block Glenbrook Road.

Vehicle burglary. 7800 block Marion Lane.

Burglary. 5400 block Audubon Road.

Vehicle burglary. 6900 block Barrett Lane.

Vehicle burglary. 7800 block Hampden Lane.

Assault. 7100 block Whittier Boulevard.

Drug arrest. 9900 block Julliard Drive.

Theft. 7100 block Heathwood Court.

Vehicle burglary. 11500 block Rokeby Avenue.

Theft. 6700 block Rockledge Drive.

Theft. 7100 block Democracy Boulevard.

Theft. Sears at Westfield Montgomery Mall.

BETHESDA McMansion OWNER WANTS TO REZONE HOUSE AS COMMERCIAL (PHOTOS)

The owner of a McMansion at 4705 West Virginia Avenue in Bethesda is asking the Montgomery County Planning Board to rezone the property as commercial.

Planning staff is recommending approval of the rezoning. The home is adjacent to small parking areas, a home being used as a commercial business, and a single family home zoned and utilized as residential.

The plan would require undergrounding of utilities, construction of a 5-foot-wide sidewalk, a wheelchair ramp, lighting, and other landscaping improvements. Several parking spaces would be permitted for the business on-site, but no on-street parking would be allowed.

This is an unusual proposal at the moment, as most projects in downtown Bethesda are at least partly residential in nature.

It will be interesting to see if there is any opposition from homeowners further east on West Virginia Avenue to this plan, going before the board on May 9.

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Another Robert Dyer @ Bethesda Row Exclusive

Thieves are continuing to work River Road neighborhoods between Goldsboro Road and I-495 in Bethesda.

Two more thefts took place there on Monday.  One was about a block from last week's theft on Redwing Court.  This time, a theft from vehicle was reported in the 6200 block of Stardust Lane in Bannockburn.

Another was reported that day in the 6900 block of Winterberry Lane.

In addition, a car was reported stolen in the 4600 block of West Virginia Avenue, about a block-and-a-half east of Wisconsin Avenue.