Thief steals from cars in Massachusetts Avenue corridor of Bethesda

A thief pilfered items from cars on both sides of Massachusetts Avenue in Bethesda near the District line on Thursday. Property was reported stolen from vehicles parked on the street in the 5300 block of Worthington Drive in the Westhaven neighborhood, and in the 5100 block of Cape Cod Court. If you live on either street, you may want to check if anything is missing from your vehicle.

Remember to lock your doors, and remove any valuable visible from the cabin. Thefts from vehicles usually spike in June each year.

ROBBERY IN DOWNTOWN BETHESDA, ASSAULT ON POOKS HILL RD. - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on May 28, according to crime data:

Theft. 7500 block Woodmont Avenue.

Robbery. 7900 block Wisconsin Avenue.

Drug arrest. Wisconsin Avenue at Battery Lane.

Vehicle theft. 5000 block Bradley Boulevard.

Vehicle burglary. 5600 block Little Falls Parkway.

Burglary. 3800 block Kenilworth Driveway (North Chevy Chase).

Theft. 9600 block Rockville Pike (Pooks Hill).

Assault. Unit block of Pooks Hill Road.

Theft. 5900 block Massachusetts Avenue (near Sangamore Road).

Vehicle burglary. 9200 block Villa Drive.

Vehicle burglary. 5200 block Gretchen Street.

Theft. Home Depot, 7111 Westlake Terrace.

Vehicle burglary. 8100 block Clara Barton Parkway.

THEFT REPORTED AT BCC HIGH SCHOOL - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

A theft was reported at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School on Monday. There was also an assault reported on Old Georgetown Road near Woodmont Avenue, according to crime data.

Here is a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on January 27:

Theft. BCC High School.

Assault. 7600 block Old Georgetown Road.

Vehicle burglary. 5600 block Durbin Road (South Bradley Hills neighborhood).

Vehicle burglary. 4800 block Essex Avenue (Somerset).

Theft. 5300 block Baltimore Avenue (Green Acres area).

Theft. 10400 block Old Georgetown Road (Wildwood/Georgetown Square vicinity).

Theft. Macy's at Westfield Montgomery Mall.

BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on January 10-11, 2014, according to crime data:

January 10

Burglary. 7600 block Wisconsin Avenue (downtown Bethesda).

Drug arrest. Wilson Lane and Stratford Road.

Drug arrest. 4900 block Falstone Avenue (Somerset).

Vehicle burglary. 5900 block Springfield Drive (Springfield neighborhood).

Theft. 5400 block Wisconsin Avenue (Friendship Heights).

Liquor arrest. 5400 block Alta Vista Road.

Vehicle burglary. 5400 block Wisconsin Avenue.

Burglary. 6100 Wilson Lane (Landon School area).

Assault. Walt Whitman High School.

Vehicle burglary. Westmoreland Circle (Westmoreland Hills).

Theft. 8700 block Burdette Road (Burning Tree Country Club area).

January 11

Assault. 5400 block Duvall Drive (Westmoreland Hills).

DRUG ARREST AT WALT WHITMAN HS, EDGEMOOR THEFTS - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

A narcotics arrest took place at Walt Whitman High School on January 9, according to crime data. Two thefts were reported in the Edgemoor area the same day, as well as an additional drug bust in downtown Bethesda.

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on January 8 and 9:

January 8

Theft. 7500 block Wisconsin Avenue (downtown Bethesda).

Theft. 4800 block Bethesda Avenue.

Theft. 9000 block Rockville Pike (NIH/Walter Reed area).

January 9

Drug arrest. Woodmont Avenue and Old Georgetown Road.

Theft. 6900 block Arlington Road.

Theft. 6800 block Fairfax Road (Edgemoor neighborhood).

Vehicle theft. Woodbine and Connecticut Avenue (Chevy Chase Section 5).

Theft. 4700 block Willard Avenue.

Drug arrest. Walt Whitman High School.

Vehicle burglary. Westmoreland Circle (Westmoreland Hills).

Assault. 5400 block Duvall Drive (Westmoreland Hills).

Vehicle theft. MacArthur Boulevard and Wilson Lane (Glen Echo).

MORE AUTO BREAK-INS IN BETHESDA, JONES BRIDGE ROAD ASSAULT - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

Thieves broke into cars and/or stole items from them in the downtown Bethesda area on Monday, according to crime data.

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on January 6:

Vehicle burglary. 4900 block Auburn Avenue.

Theft. 4700 block Rosedale Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. 4900 block Battery Lane.

Burglary. 4300 block East-West Highway.

Assault. Vicinity of Jones Bridge Road and Glenbrook Parkway.

Vehicle theft. 3300 block Jones Bridge Court.

Theft. 5900 block Searl Terrace (Springfield neighborhood, River Road corridor).

CHEVY CHASE VEHICLE BREAK-INS, SEXUAL OFFENSE REPORTED IN GROSVENOR - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

Two more vehicle break-ins were reported Friday, this time in separate Chevy Chase neighborhoods adjacent to downtown Bethesda. And an unspecified "sexual offense" was reported the same day in Grosvenor, possibly in an apartment building, according to crime data.

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on January 3:

Theft. 7800 block Wisconsin Avenue (downtown Bethesda).

Theft. 7800 block Wisconsin Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. 7500 block Tarrytown Road (Chevy Chase, just outside downtown Bethesda).

Vehicle burglary. 6400 block Ruffin Road (Chevy Chase West neighborhood).

Theft. 5200 block Pooks Hill Road.

Assault/"Other Sexual Offense." 10200 block Grosvenor Place, data suggests incident occurred in an apartment.

Liquor arrest. Vicinity of I-270 and Rockledge Boulevard.

Theft. Sears at Westfield Montgomery Mall.

Theft. Macy's at Westfield Montgomery Mall.

ANOTHER VEHICLE BREAK-IN IN WESTMORELAND HILLS, BURGLARY IN DOWNTOWN BETHESDA - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

Once again, a Westmoreland Hills resident was victimized by a thief breaking into vehicles. This latest incident was reported Thursday on Blackistone Road, according to crime data. Also on January 2, a burglary was reported on Woodmont Avenue around Bethesda Row.

Here's a roundup of crimes reported around Bethesda on January 2:

Burglary. 7200 block Woodmont Avenue (Bethesda Row area).

Vehicle burglary. 8000 block Kentbury Drive (Chevy Chase/behind Rosedale area of downtown Bethesda).

Vehicle burglary. 3700 block Village Park Drive (Chevy Chase Lake area).

Vehicle burglary. 5800 block Aberdeen Road (off Bradley Boulevard).

Vehicle burglary. 5400 block Wisconsin Avenue (Friendship Heights).

Theft. 4400 block Willard Avenue (Friendship Heights).

Theft. 5300 block Western Avenue (Mazza Gallerie area).

Vehicle burglary. 5400 block Blackistone Road (Westmoreland Hills).

Burglary. 5800 block Greenlawn Drive (off Grosvenor Lane).

THEFT AT GEORGETOWN PREP, ASSAULT ON WESTBARD, MORE - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on December 28, according to crime data:

Assault. 5300 block Westbard Avenue.

Disorderly conduct. Union Jack's Bethesda.

Disorderly conduct. 4900 block St. Elmo Avenue.

Disorderly conduct. 4900 block Cordell Avenue.

Drug arrest. Old Georgetown Road and Battery Lane.

Theft. Georgetown Prep.

BETHESDA CRIME REPORT FOR DECEMBER 26, 2013

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on December 26, according to crime data:

Robbery. 7900 block Norfolk Avenue.

Theft. 7200 block Wisconsin Avenue (downtown Bethesda).

Drug arrest. 5300 block Westbard Avenue.

Theft. Pooks Hill Road.

Theft. 10400 block Old Georgetown Road (Wildwood Shopping Center area).

Vehicle burglary. 11100 block Troy Road (Strathmore/Garrett Park area).

Vehicle burglary. 6700 block Democracy Boulevard.

BETHESDA AIRBAG THIEF ON THE PROWL - BETHESDA CRIME ALERT

The latest twist in the recent crime spike across Bethesda is the theft of several vehicle airbags. One Bethesda resident tells me his airbag, and the entire center of his steering wheel, were stolen Thursday night. His insurance provider, and Bethesda dealership Chevy Chase Cars, both informed him that at least 4 airbags were stolen around the same time Thursday night/Friday morning.

As I have been reporting recently, there have been many thefts and vehicle burglaries over the last two weeks. Hot spots include downtown Bethesda, White Flint and western Bethesda (especially Sumner, with Baltan Road being hit the hardest). However, preliminary crime data does not identify how many of the stolen items were airbags. Until we hear more from the county police, it is not possible to know how widespread the airbag thefts are, and whether it is a new operation or accounts for thefts going back over the two week period.

Here is a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day:

December 24:

Theft. 7700 block Woodmont Avenue.

Theft. 4500 block Middleton Lane (downtown Bethesda).

Liquor arrest. 8100 block Wisconsin Avenue (near Doubletree Hotel).

Theft. 6900 block Arlington Road.

Theft. 8600 block Old Georgetown Road (Suburban Hospital vicinity).

Vehicle burglary. 5900 block Conway Road (Old Georgetown Road corridor).

Vehicle burglary. 6000 block Sonoma Road (not far from the Conway Road theft).

Burglary. 6000 block Ryland Drive (near Beltway off Old Georgetown).

Theft. 5100 block Baltan Road (Sumner).

Theft. 6400 block Camrose Terrace (near Davis Library).

Theft. 10400 block Old Georgetown Road (Wildwood Shopping Center area).

Robbery. Westfield Montgomery Mall.

Theft. 7100 block Democracy Boulevard (Westfield Montgomery Mall area).

December 25:

Vehicle burglary. 7400 block Wisconsin Avenue (downtown Bethesda).

Drug arrest. 6700 block Democracy Boulevard (Stratton Park vicinity).

THEFTS IN DOWNTOWN BETHESDA, BALTAN ROAD HIT AGAIN IN SUMNER CRIME SPIKE - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

Three thefts were reported in close proximity in downtown Bethesda on Monday,  according to crime data. Thieves also struck at the Chevy Chase Club on Connecticut Avenue, and returned yet again to beleaguered Baltan Road in Sumner. The latter street has been victimized again and again by one or more thieves in recent weeks.

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on December 23:

Theft. 7600 block Old Georgetown Road (downtown Bethesda).

Theft. 7700 block Woodmont Avenue.

Theft. 7200 block Woodmont Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. 4600 block Leland Street (downtown Bethesda).

Theft. Chevy Chase Club.

Theft. 5000 block Baltan Road (Sumner).

BURGLARY IN EDGEMOOR, WEAPONS ARREST IN WILDWOOD AREA - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

A burglary was reported on Fairfax Road in Edgemoor this past Sunday, according to crime data. On the same day, a weapons offense arrest was made in the vicinity of the Wildwood and Georgetown Square shopping centers.

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on December 22:

Theft. 7600 block Old Georgetown Road (downtown Bethesda).

Disorderly conduct. 4900 block St. Elmo Avenue.

Drug arrest. Edgemoor Lane and Arlington Road.

Theft. 4300 block East-West Highway (near BCC High School).

Burglary. 7100 block Fairfax Road (Edgemoor neighborhood).

Theft. 7200 block Chestnut Street (Martin's Additions).

Theft. 9400 block Old Georgetown Road (YMCA area).

Weapons offense arrest. Old Georgetown Road at Democracy Boulevard.

Theft. 11300 block Rockville Pike (White Flint).

Theft. Macy's at Westfield Montgomery Mall.

MORE VEHICLES BROKEN INTO IN BETHESDA, ROBBERY ON WESTLAKE DRIVE AND MORE: BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

Thieves continue to help themselves to items from cars in Bethesda. Vehicle break-ins were reported in western Bethesda again on December 20, with 3 incidents off of Goldsboro Road, and one on River Road. Bradley Hills was also struck multiple times. It can't be said too often: lock your doors, and remove any items visible in the vehicle cabin.

Among other notable crimes, there was an assault reported on Johnson Avenue, and a robbery on Westlake Drive.

Here is a roundup of crimes reported around Bethesda on December 20:

Vehicle burglary. 5400 block Roosevelt Street (Suburban Hospital area).

Vehicle burglary. Chevy Chase ES.

Vehicle burglary. 5200 block River Road (Westbard area).

Burglary. 3800 block Village Park Drive (Chevy Chase).

Assault. 5500 block Johnson Avenue (Old Georgetown Road corridor).

Vehicle burglary. 8600 block Rayburn Road (Bradley Hills).

Theft. 5300 block Western Avenue (Mazza Gallerie area).

Theft. 8800 block Walnut Hill Road (Chevy Chase).

Vehicle burglary. 6300 block Haviland Drive (Bannockburn/off Goldsboro Rd.).

Vehicle burglary. 6300 block Haviland Drive (Bannockburn/off Goldsboro Rd.).

Vehicle burglary. 6300 block Blackwood Road (Bannockburn/off Goldsboro Rd.).

Theft. 6500 block Lone Oak Drive (Democracy Boulevard/Davis Library area).

Drug arrest. Rockville Pike and Flanders Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. 11400 block Rockville Pike (White Flint).

Theft. Westfield Montgomery Mall.

Theft. Macy's at Westfield Montgomery Mall.

Robbery. 10300 block Westlake Drive (Westfield Montgomery Mall area).

THEFT SPREE CONTINUES IN WEST BETHESDA, ASSAULT AT BETHESDA COUNTRY CLUB, DRUG ARREST IN GROSVENOR - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

The theft spree continues in western Bethesda, with thieves returning to Sumner and Green Acres, and hitting new targets, like Kenwood and Somerset.

A separate wave of vehicle break-ins occurred on December 18 in White Flint, according to crime data. An assault was reported at Bethesda Country Club on Bradley Boulevard the same day, as well as a drug arrest in Grosvenor.

Here is a list of crimes reported across Bethesda on December 18 and 19:

December 18

Assault. Bethesda Country Club.

Theft. 7700 block Wisconsin Avenue (downtown Bethesda).

Theft. Bethesda Metro Center 1.

Theft. 4900 block Hampden Lane.

Burglary. 5300 block McKinley Street (NIH area).

Theft. 5200 block Chamberlin Avenue (Kenwood).

Theft. 5800 block Warwick Place (Somerset).

Burglary. 5100 block Dorset Avenue (Kenwood).

Theft. 4400 block Willard Avenue (Friendship Heights).

Theft. 5300 block Western Avenue (Mazza Gallerie area).

Vehicle burglary. 8900 block Ewing Drive (Bradley Hills area).

Theft. 4800 block Bayard Boulevard (Green Acres).

Drug arrest. 10400 block Grosvenor Place.

Vehicle burglary. 11300 block Orleans Way (White Flint).

Theft. 6100 block Tuckerman Lane (Tilden area).

Vehicle burglary. Orleans Terrace (White Flint).

Theft. 11300 block Woodglen Drive (White Flint).

Vehicle burglary. 11600 block Nebel Street (White Flint).

Theft. 11500 block Rockville Pike (White Flint).

Theft. 7100 block Democracy Boulevard (Westfield Montgomery Mall area).

Theft. 7100 block Westlake Terrace (Westfield Montgomery Mall area).

December 19

Theft. 7400 block Wisconsin Avenue (downtown Bethesda).

Theft. 8000 block Wisconsin Avenue (downtown Bethesda).

Vehicle burglary. 4800 block Cordell Avenue.

Theft. 4900 block Auburn Avenue (downtown Bethesda).

Drug arrest. MD 355 at Cedar Lane.

Vehicle burglary. 5200 block Elsmere Avenue (Cedar Lane area).

Vehicle burglary. 4700 block Merivale Road (Green Acres vicinity, River Road corridor).

Vehicle burglary. 6000 block Roosevelt Street (Bradmoor).

Theft. 5100 block Westpath Way (Sumner).

Theft. Ericsson Road (Cabin John/Glen Echo area).

Vehicle theft. 11400 block Rockville Pike (White Flint).

Theft. 10400 block Auto Park Avenue (Westfield Montgomery Mall area).

THEFTS CONTINUE IN BETHESDA NEIGHBORHOODS NEAR MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

Three more thefts were reported in neighborhoods along Massachusetts Avenue in Bethesda on December 17. One was in Sumner on Baltan Road, which has already been hit in this crime spike. The second and third were in the Green Acres/Glen Cove area. Since my last crime update, another theft was also reported not far from Baltan, in the 5100 block of Westpath Way.

If you live in the area, make sure your car and home doors are locked, and that all valuables are removed from the vehicle cabin.

Here is a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on December 17:

Vehicle burglary. 5000 block Earlston Drive (Glen Cove area, Massachusetts Ave. corridor).

Theft. 5100 block Baltan Road (Sumner).

Vehicle burglary. 4900 block Bayard Boulevard (Green Acres).

Arrest for weapons offense. 4400 block East-West Highway.

Burglary. 4600 block Norwood Road (Chevy Chase along Green Mile).

Theft. 6900 block Maple Avenue (Chevy Chase, just outside downtown Bethesda).

Vehicle burglary. 5800 block Plainview Road (Whitman HS area).

Theft. 4900 block Strathmore Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. 11100 block Rokeby Avenue/4700 Argyle Avenue (Garrett Park area).

Theft. 11300 block Rockville Pike (White Flint).

Vehicle burglary. 11400 block Commonwealth Drive (Tilden area).

Theft. Westfield Montgomery Mall.

Theft. Home Depot, 7111 Westlake Terrace.

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.

2 ASSAULTS REPORTED IN WOODMONT TRIANGLE SUNDAY - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

Two assaults were reported in the Woodmont Triangle area of downtown Bethesda Sunday, according to crime data.

The first was in the 4900 block of Auburn Avenue/8100 block of Norfolk Avenue vicinity. A second assault was recorded in the 4800 block of Cordell Avenue/8100 Woodmont Avenue vicinity.

Here's a roundup of other notable crimes from last weekend:

October 11

Theft. 6600 block Broxburn Drive.

Vehicle theft. 11500 block Schuykill (Schuylkill?) Road.

Theft. 4800 block Bethesda Avenue.

October 12

Theft. 9800 block Inglemere Drive.

Assault. 6700 block Old Stage Road.

Burglary. 10300 block Strathmore Hall Street.

Theft. 7100 block Wisconsin Avenue.

October 13

Assault. 7400 block Democracy Boulevard.

Theft. 6700 block Surreywood Lane.

Assault. 10300 block Rockville Pike.

WHITE FLINT VEHICLE BREAK-INS - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

Lock your car doors in White Flint. 3 auto break-ins were reported in that area on Friday, September 20.

Here is the full list of new crimes reported Friday, according to crime data:

Theft. 5900 block Anniston Road (Old Georgetown Road corridor).

Vehicle burglary. 11500 block Rockville Pike (White Flint).

Vehicle burglary. XX block Executive Boulevard (White Flint).

Vehicle burglary. Old Navy/Montrose Crossing shopping center.