Thursday, July 02, 2026

Bethesda test drive turns into armed carjacking in broad daylight


The 2026 trend of violent crime occurring more often in daylight hours took another shocking turn in downtown Bethesda Monday morning, June 29, 2026. At 9:50 AM, a man entered an auto dealership in the 7000 block of Arlington Road and asked to test drive a gray Audi. During the test drive on Bethesda Avenue, the man allegedly pulled out a handgun and ordered the car salesperson out of the vehicle. He then drove off.

@TheDMVLive was first to report the incident, which the community was unaware of for hours due to encryption of police radios in Montgomery County. He also identified the stolen car as an Audi with dealer tags attached. Police have not released a description of the carjacker, and have not identified the dealership. Audi Bethesda is located on that block, but so is EuroMotorcars, which frequently has pre-owned Audis in stock.

46 comments:

Anonymous said...

À la famous bankrobber Willie Sutton: 'Why do you do your carjacking at car dealerships?'

¡¡ǝɹɐ sɹɐɔ ǝɥʇ ǝɹǝɥʍ s,ʇɐɥ┴

Anonymous said...

You should apply for a position at the NY Post or National Inquirer where your hack style of journalism would fit perfectly.

JAC said...

And the police chief and Marc Elrich are nowhere to be found. I find it beyond comprehension that Marc Elrich comes out of hiding to opine about the SCOTUS decision relative to birthright citizenship yet never, ever makes a comment about things like this story. Which, as you point out, seem to be happening quite frequently now. That doesn't fit their narrative? Ok, but doesn't crime like this affect their voter base as well? Will Jawando will keep the status quo believe me. There is a way to charge this folks. Vote other.

Anonymous said...

Buckle up for the PL.

Anonymous said...

" Police have not released a description of the carjacker" No more needs to be said.

Anonymous said...

This looks a lot like an inside job. Every test drive I have ever taken requires a drivers license and proof of insurance given to the salesman to check and make a copy. Most car dealerships, especially high end ones like Audi are loaded with security cameras.

Anonymous said...

AUDIbund Montgomery County

Anonymous said...

Terrible, but not atypical for the country anymore.

Anonymous said...

Every test drive I've ever taken involves a drivers license being scanned and verified. Odd.,

Anonymous said...

Have Gun Will Travel?

Anonymous said...

The police chief is in his secure headquarters.
Marc Elrich have been elected Councilman Large.
Will Jawando is the Lord of the Purse Strings.
We can all now sleep safely at night.

Anonymous said...

The easily understood are omitted.

Anonymous said...

Excellent deduction Sherlock!

Anonymous said...

A very good point my friend! With less cars on the road because of enhanced transit, there is less opportunity for carjacking! A great observation about an often overlooked benefit of transit.

Anonymous said...

I'm a bit surprised it took so long.

Anonymous said...

@5:00 Nice try! Everyone except those working against citizens knows that the PL will direct criminals into Bethesda. Have you ever seen the tunnel off Wayne Avenue after dark? There's a couple of folks there that would like a word with someone with a direct line into the council.

Anonymous said...

Its not all of them but its almost them.

Anonymous said...

Resident desensitization in process.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for crediting my attempt at ironic humor. Although we clearly have different opinions about the PL, I hope you and yours have a safe holiday weekend. It was very cool to watch several fireworks shows at nearby golf courses from the roof of our flat in downtown.

Anonymous said...

It's because some go unreported.

Anonymous said...

You mean unbuckle and practice sprinting.

A said...

Say what you mean, cowards. Don't try to hide behind dogwhistles.

Anonymous said...

Facts and stats, man! You can try to gaslight your ilk, but not the aware.

A said...

@11:19 another coward.

Anonymous said...

https://www.opencrime.us/analysis/crime-by-race

A said...

@5:08 clinging to faulty, cherry-picked statistics that lack context or historical factors isn't fooling anyone. You tried though.

Anonymous said...

People like A just can't deal with facts that cloud their worldview. 2.2X over representation is a sad corollary that goes back to Roosevelt and the welfare state he created. Unfortunately explaining history to someone who can't get past politics is wasted time.

A said...

@4:49 projection

Anonymous said...

@7:35 true racist

A said...

@11:45 LOL

Anonymous said...

@11:26 Truth hurts.

A said...

@3:43 at least you recognize that you're hurt. Acceptance in the first step!

Anonymous said...

@10:00 Have fun at your next racist rally. Your parents must be so proud...

A said...

@2:09 sorry, I don't go to maga rallies.

Anonymous said...

@7::44 Because they don't allow the violent left there. Stephen Miller has your number.

A said...

@10:42 nah, I just don't have any desire to hang out with the terminally stupid. Also, ew. Temu Goebbels isn't my type, sorry.

Anonymous said...

@12:41 you mean temu Obama. Jeffries is about your level of racist.

A said...

@4:49 I feel you were attempting to say something there but it came out incomprehensible. Are you saying that Stephen Miller is Temu Obama, and is thus a figure of the left?

Anonymous said...

@1:37 See, that's the problem. You feel rather than think. The left separates everything by race, gender and anything other class real or imagined. Complete waste of time trying to explain to a racist why they're racist.

A said...

@7:13 projection

You didn't answer my question. Were you trying to say that Stephen Miller is Temu Obama?

Anonymous said...

@7:45 asks why they can't get answers when they never provide any. While you're "working" today use your skills and search. There is this service on your computer called Google. You can type your questions and you might even get an answer. Unfortunately, racists like most on the left don't always get the answers they want so feel free to make something up.

You're welcome for my service

A said...

@5:16 ohmygod it actually thought it ate. Adorable. Looks like me saying that you're welcome for my service really got under your skin, huh? :)

Anonymous said...

9:35 is such a clueless racist that it would be funny if you didn't draw a government paycheck. Keep posting during working hours because Karma always finds a way.

A said...

@8:24 huh, looks like I was right, it really did get under your skin. You're welcome for my service <3

Anonymous said...

@2:29 just love pointing out hypocrisy of the now documented liar and pedophile protector.

A said...

@5:36 so you've finally started to call out the hypocrisy of the maga cult? It's a start at least!