Two suspects got inside the private parking garage of the Edgemoor Condominium at 4821 Montgomery Lane in Bethesda in the early morning hours of March 25, 2023, and proceeded to smash windows on 22 vehicles, according to residents and a police report on the incident. Other vehicles that were unlocked were rummaged through by the suspects. The suspected motive was to steal property from inside the vehicles, but a total accounting of what was taken and its total value has not been tabulated as of today.
Montgomery County police were called to the scene around 2:01 AM that morning by the garage attendant employed by the Edgemoor. He told responding officers that, while sitting next to the garage entrance, he heard several loud crashes on the lower levels of the garage. One of the suspects then walked up from the level below, and continued past the attendant to exit the garage. It's unclear how or when the second suspect exited the garage, or how the men got past the garage attendant to enter the facility in the first place.
After going down the ramp to investigate what had made the noise, the attendant noticed that multiple vehicles had broken windows. Police believe a screwdriver or similar object was used to break the glass, based upon investigation of the damage.
As more officers arrived at the scene, a new call came in from a parking garage on Elm Street. Two vehicles there had smashed windows, and officer who wrote the report states that the description they have from those thefts matches that of the Edgemoor suspect. Another victim in the 5200 block of Hampden Lane later called police to report that the driver's side window of their SUV had been smashed at 3:07 AM.
One suspect is described as a "light complexion" male in his late 20s or early 30s, approximately 5'2" in height, and weighing around 150 pounds. He was wearing a mask, all-black clothing, and black gloves, and a backpack on his back. He was videotaped by the Edgemoor's security cameras, and by other cameras in downtown Bethesda. He remains at large as of this writing.
There is no description of the second suspect in the Edgemoor thefts, but the suspect in the nearby Hampden Lane incident is described as a male wearing a black jacket, and carrying a blue umbrella. He, too, remains at large.
If you have any information that can assist police in solving this case, call the non-emergency number at 301-279-8000.
27 comments:
Is there ever any info released, from when these window smashers are caught, where they came from? For example, did they travel by Metro from DC, PG county, or elsewhere in Montgomery county? Did they drive in? Are they locals in MPDUs (or regular) apartments downtown?
Sounds a lot like Silver Spring antics.
Btw, has MCPD made any progress on the three or four recent armed car jackings and armed robberies? I guess we can pretty safely assume these guys were probably armed too.
We are sitting ducks.
In the name of equity, this action needs to be swept under the rug.
Leftists must be so proud. Ask the Bautista family how DEI is working out.
Bored teens from Potomac in BMWs gifted to them by their parents
Over the last few years but more intense lately there has been an underlying acceptance that those in "better' neighborhoods are essentially obligated to experience the problems existing in the inner cities. These bold crimes may actually be less about theft than they are about intimidation and 'evening the playing field' in the perps' minds. If we as a civil community do not confront this, in a very strong manner, it will most certainly get worse.
Nice and inviting will not fix this: it's only a matter of time that the smashing of windshields and car windows is replaced by the braking down of doors and home windows. If they don't wear us down with crime, they'll wear us down with costs of resources to thwart them. Cameras don't see thru hoodies.
What was the guard there for? Hmmm, interesting.
Guard was there so he could get his paycheck.
"MPDUs" "Silver Spring antics" "better neighborhoods" The disgusting humm of elitist racism does not go unnoticed in these types of comments. Dolts.
@9:13 PM - News of late is that many MoCo residents are moving to Fredneckistan, my suggestion to you is to join the caravan. The welcoming gift to new residents is free machine gun training for all. Happy Trails!
I don’t know if it was people from any of these backgrounds or if it was one of our next door neighbors who owns a penthouse or even one of the HOA board members. It would be helpful to know information about the suspects and eventually their names and locations.
To 738: Why else would one pay millions on a condo if not to avoid carjackings and window smashing? Are we becoming San Francisco?
Youngkin is trying to hold DCs 'feet to the fire' for being lax on crime: he can get away with it and makes a good point. No where in NoVA are worse areas than Baltimore or even Silver Spring. Plus, PG County is a sad Maryland story unto itself.
We have a long row to hoe.
Ez to turn a blind eye, what's the worst that can happen, get fired? Get new job elsewhere?
Annoying leftists never gets old because your skin is so thin and everything offends.
Follow the golden rule: Always carry a sidearm.
7:38, Doltish is being content with being a victim.
D.C. Superior Court Judge Sean Staples, a Brandon appointee later confirmed by the senate is typical of the judges that are being put up by leftists.
With democrats revolving wheels of justice, we are seeing the tip of the iceberg while they're rearranging the deck chairs on a sinking ship. MC/DC councils have zero interest in protecting its own citizens and will continue with the help of voters who are party before logic.
Let's all watch Chicago spiral into even more chaos than even the former mayor could foster. An object lesson indeed but one that over the head of liberals.
738 and 824, the contempt you apparently have for your fellow citizens is truly stunning. It shows that you are no better than the folks you criticize.
Ever patiently waiting for news of arrests of our multiple known armed crimes and rampages. What can the Private "Security Guard" add to the investigation? Is he, she, or they still employed there? Any input from MCPD is appreciated.
Maybe another reminder to be aware of our surroundings and lock our car doors? Soon it will be too warm to wear hoodies. What's next?
If DC didn't have 'Federal oversight,' it would be as failed as the other 13 to 15 lost cities. It's on the path to ruination no matter what metric one uses, tho.
All considered, the Purple line ain't gonna make things better IMHO.
If only Illinois could have a republican governor then liberals could scream RED STATE CRIME!
The level of ignorance and apathy these democrats have is stunning.
It's more about not being able to properly link effect with cause. And compounding that with thinking nurture trumps nature. It doesn't help that accountability and discipline have been discarded and we've come to expect poor outcomes.
This outrageous incident will soon go down as 'just another one' unless we see a firm hand from our law and justice, and politician peeps. Do our elected officials, up thru Governor have the fortitude? I doubt it.
"There is no description of the second suspect in the Edgemoor thefts,"
ha, we know what that means.
No addressing the problem equals no fixing the problem. Keep reelecting the blind sycophants. That'll work.
Crickets from the po po.
The same thing is happening at Pike and Rose - the Pallas. 21 cars left with smashed windows and then more a week later. All happened throughout April 2023.
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