Auto parts theft spree in Edgemoor neighborhood of Bethesda

One or more auto thieves went on a theft spree in the Edgemoor neighborhood of Bethesda over the night between October 6 and October 7, 2025. Auto parts were stolen from vehicles parked in the 6600 block of Fairfax Road, the 6700 block of Fairfax Road, and the 7100 block Exfair Road. Montgomery County police have not made a public statement about this theft spree yet. Typically, these thieves are seeking airbags and catalytic converters.

Two more cars stolen from homes in Edgemoor, Sumner neighborhoods of Bethesda

Auto thieves have stolen at least two more vehicles from residential neighborhoods in Bethesda in recent days. Montgomery County police responded to a report of a stolen car at a home in the 5100 block of Hampden Lane in Edgemoor at 5:19 AM on Sunday morning, September 5, 2021. On Monday morning, police were summoned to a house in the 5700 block of Overlea Road in Sumner to investigate the theft of a vehicle there.

Three more cars stolen in Bethesda

Three more cars were reported stolen in Bethesda yesterday, following an auto theft spree in the Massachusetts Avenue corridor early Saturday morning. Vehicles were stolen in the 7400 block of Glenbrook Road in Edgemoor, and in the 11500 block of Hitching Post Lane and 11600 block of Split Rail Court in the Old Farm area near Farmland Elementary School, according to crime data.

Robbery in Edgemoor, theft on River Road + more - Bethesda crime update

A robbery in Edgemoor - that's pretty unusual. Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on September 12, according to crime data:

Theft. Wisconsin Avenue at Fairmont Avenue.

Robbery. 7000 block Exeter Road at 10:48 AM (Edgemoor).

Theft. 5700 block Wilson Lane.

Theft. 6300 block River Road.

Theft from vehicle. 5900 block Montrose Road.

Update on Washington Gas project in Edgemoor neighborhood of Bethesda

Washington Gas, as of yesterday, has completed replacing its main lines under streets of the Edgemoor neighborhood in Bethesda marked in blue on the map above. One home is left to be completed on Fairfax Road in that area of the community.

Starting next Thursday (May 26, 2016) similar work will begin on: 1) Hampden Lane from Beverly Rd to Exeter Rd; 2) Denton Road from Hampden Lane to Elm St; and 3) Exeter Road from Hampden Ln to Elm St.

Other streets like Clarendon Road and Wessling Lane (any marked in yellow above) will have their mains replaced in a later phase of the project.

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation is simultaneously performing extensive concrete work replacing curbs, gutters and sidewalks that already exist in Edgemoor, and the roads will be resurfaced this fall once utility and concrete work has been completed. Concrete work is expected to end by late summer.

Sexual assault in downtown Bethesda, car broken into in Kenwood + more - Bethesda crime update

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on August 18, according to crime data:

Theft from vehicle. Bethesda Metro Station.

Sexual assault. 7300 block Wisconsin Avenue at 1:10 PM.

Burglary. 7000 block Exeter Road at 5:51 PM (Edgemoor).

Vehicle burglary. 5300 block Kenwood Avenue (Kenwood).

Burglary. 4600 block Bayard Boulevard at 11:22 AM (Crestview).

Theft from vehicle. 10300 block Grosvenor Place at 3:10 PM.

Assault. 8000 block River Road at 1:18 PM.

Death. 5000 block Bradley Boulevard at 8:22 PM.

Theft. 6100 block Montrose Road.

Weapon offense on Woodmont Ave., assaults on River Rd, Greentree Rd. + more - Bethesda crime update

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on August 12, according to crime data:

Theft. 7700 block Wisconsin Avenue.

Theft. Bethesda Metro Center.

Weapons offense. Woodmont Avenue at Elm Street at 12:40 PM.

Vehicle burglary. 4900 block St. Elmo Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. 7400 block Exeter Road (Edgemoor).

Assault. 6500 block River Road at 5:51 PM.

Assault. 6300 block Greentree Road at 3:39 AM.

Theft. 5400 block Tuckerman Lane.

Theft. 10200 block Old Georgetown Road.

Drug arrest. 11600 block Nebel Street (Pike District).

Theft. Westfield Montgomery Mall.

Theft. 11700 block Old Georgetown Road (Pike District).

17 cars broken into in Bethesda, Chevy Chase Monday; assault on Wisconsin Ave. + more - Crime update

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on July 13, according to crime data:

Assault. 7300 block Wisconsin Avenue at 10:58 AM.

Theft from vehicle. 4400 block East-West Highway.

Theft from vehicle. 4600 block Chestnut Street (Rosedale Park).

Vehicle burglary. 8500 block Lynbrook Drive (Glenbrook Village).

Vehicle burglary. 6800 block Glenbrook Road (Edgemoor).

Vehicle burglary. 4800 block De Russey Parkway (Chevy Chase West).

Vehicle burglary. 4700 block Langdrum Lane (Chevy Chase Gardens).

Vehicle burglary. 4600 block De Russey Parkway (Chevy Chase West).

Vehicle burglary. 5600 block McLean Drive (Whitehall Manor).

Vehicle burglary + liquor offense. Cedar Parkway at W. Kirke Street (Chevy Chase Village).

Vehicle burglary. 5900 block Devonshire Drive (Wood Acres).

Vehicle burglary. 6100 block Cromwell Drive (Wood Acres).

Vehicle burglary. 5900 block Woodacres Drive (Wood Acres).

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

Burglary. 10700 block Weymouth Street at 10:22 AM (Garrett Park).

Theft. Lord & Taylor (White Flint Mall).

Theft from vehicle. 11500 block Rockville Pike (Pike District).

Vehicle burglary. 11800 block Nebel Street (Pike District).

Theft from vehicle. 12000 block Rockville Pike (Pike District).

Theft from vehicle. 8500 block River Road.

Cars stolen from Edgemoor, Chevy Chase Sect. 3; cars broken into in Chevy Chase West + more - Bethesda crime update

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on July 12, according to crime data:

Theft. 7500 block Old Georgetown Road.

Theft. Bethesda Elementary School.

Theft. 4800 block Cordell Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. 4500 block S. Chelsea Lane (Glenbrook Village).

Stolen car. 6800 block Glenbrook Road at 2:03 PM (Edgemoor).

Vehicle burglary. 4800 block Morgan Drive (Chevy Chase West).

Vehicle burglary. 4800 block Morgan Drive (Chevy Chase West).

Disorderly conduct. Wisconsin Avenue at Chevy Chase Boulevard at 12:14 AM (Chevy Chase Terrace).

Vehicle burglary. 4800 block DeRussey Parkway.

Theft. 8100 block Connecticut Avenue.

Stolen car. 3800 block Taylor Street at 11:45 PM (Chevy Chase Section 3).

Assault. 5200 block Tuckerman Lane.

Vehicle burglary. 5200 block Westwood Drive (Westmoreland Hills).

Disorderly conduct. 7-Eleven on Marinelli Road (Pike District).

Theft. 11400 block Commonwealth Drive (Pike District).

Assault. 11700 block Old Georgetown Road at 4:14 PM (Pike District).

Assault w/deadly weapon on East-West Highway, assault on Elm St. + more - Bethesda crime update

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on July 8, according to crime data:

Drug arrest. Norfolk Avenue at Wisconsin Avenue.

Assault. 4900 block Elm Street at 3:36 PM.

Assault with deadly weapon/weapon arrest. 4300 block East-West Highway at 9:15 AM.

Burglary. 7400 block Exeter Road at 3:14 AM (Edgemoor).

Theft. 6800 block Wisconsin Avenue.

Burglary. 5500 block Brite Drive at 8:34 AM (Bradley Hills).

Burglary. 4800 block Cumberland Avenue (Somerset).

Theft from vehicle. 5800 block Phoenix Drive (Alta Vista Terrace).

Theft. 5700 block Massachusetts Avenue at 12:38 PM (Mass Ave. Hills).

Burglary. 5200 block Nicholson Lane at 1:08 PM (Pike District).

Drug arrest. Old Georgetown Road at Edson Lane (Pike District).

Assault on Woodmont Ave., car stolen on Turner La. + more - Bethesda crime update

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on May 30, according to crime data:

Assault. 7500 block Woodmont Avenue at 2:45 AM.

Theft. 7700 block Norfolk Avenue.

Disorderly conduct. Del Ray Avenue at Norfolk Avenue.

Burglary. 6800 block Fairfax Road at 9:25 AM (Edgemoor).

Burglary. 5600 block McLean Drive at 8:07 PM (Whitehall Manor).

Theft. 4600 block N. Park Avenue.

Liquor arrest. Capital Beltway at Connecticut Avenue.

Theft. 4400 block Willard Avenue.

Theft. 5400 block Wisconsin Avenue.

Theft. 5300 block Western Avenue.

Stolen car. 3300 block Turner Lane (Chevy Chase Manor).

Theft. 5400 block Tuckerman Lane.

Theft. Macy's at Westfield Montgomery Mall.

Assault. Outer Loop of Capital Beltway at Connecticut Avenue at 11:08 PM.

Assault in Edgemoor, 2 downtown burglaries + more - Bethesda crime update

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on April 17, according to crime data:

Liquor arrest. Parking Garage 40 (Cordell-St. Elmo Garage).

Burglary. 7800 block Old Georgetown Road at 5:02 AM.

Theft. 7300 block Wisconsin Avenue.

Theft. 7300 block Waverly Street.

Burglary. 4800 block Rugby Avenue at 8:19 AM.

Assault. 5300 block Moorland Lane at 12:05 PM (Edgemoor).

Theft. 3700 block Thornapple Street (Chevy Chase Section Five).

Burglary. 3600 block Thornapple Street.

Stolen car. 5600 block Sugarbush Lane at 12:07 PM.

Disorderly conduct. 5600 block Nicholson Lane (Pike District).

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.

ASSAULTS ON IPSWICH RD., FLANDERS AVE.; THEFT AT UNION JACK'S + MORE - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on March 1, according to crime data:

Disorderly conduct. 7900 block Woodmont Avenue.

Theft. Union Jack's.

Theft. 7900 block Norfolk Avenue.

Theft. 4800 block Cordell Avenue.

Theft. 5100 block Moorland Lane (Edgemoor).

Vehicle burglary. Friendship Boulevard at N. Park Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. 5500 block Friendship Boulevard.

Assault. 5900 block Ipswich Road at 12:09 PM (Alta Vista Gardens).

Assault. 5300 block Flanders Avenue at 7:05 PM (Garrett Park Estates).

ASSAULT IN EDGEMOOR, STOLEN CAR IN GLEN ECHO + MORE - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on February 8, according to crime data:

Assault. 6800 block Fairfax Road at 7:21 PM.

Stolen car. 6100 block Tulane Avenue at 9:48 PM (Glen Echo).

Theft from vehicle. 6800 block Wisconsin Avenue.

Theft. 7900 block Connecticut Avenue.

Theft from vehicle. 9100 block Kittery Lane (Arrowood).

Theft from vehicle. 10100 block Ashburton Lane (Ashburton).

RASH OF AUTO BREAK-INS ALONG RIVER ROAD + MORE - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

Warmer weather is bringing the crooks out in Bethesda. Three vehicles were broken into in the Brookdale/Glen Cove area that straddles River Road, right at the DC line this past Friday. With another incident reported there just a few days ago, residents in that vicinity should be aware that someone may be casing the neighborhood. Make sure your car doors are locked, and all valuables removed from the cabin. Report any suspicious persons or vehicles to the Montgomery County Police right away.

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on May 9, according to crime data:

Disorderly conduct. Old Georgetown Road at Del Ray Avenue.

Theft. 4800 block Bethesda Avenue (Bethesda Row).

Theft. 7000 block Clarendon Road (Edgemoor).

Assault. 7800 block Hampden Lane (downtown Bethesda).

Burglary. 5600 block Glenwood Road (Edgewood).

Drug arrest. Capital Beltway at Connecticut Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. 5300 block Sherrill Avenue (Brookdale).

Vehicle burglary. 4600 block Merivale Road (Brookdale).

Vehicle burglary. 5200 block Baltimore Avenue (Glen Cove).

Theft. Lord & Taylor at White Flint Mall.

Theft. 7100 block Democracy Boulevard.

Theft. 10300 block Westlake Drive.

BETHESDA POWER OUTAGES UPDATE

Many Bethesda residents are currently without power, as high winds continue to blow through the area.

Outages in the vicinity of Burning Tree Road, and in 3 neighborhoods close to the Beltway along the River Road corridor, have denied electricity to 432 homes. Pepco currently hopes to restore those customers' power in the 1:00-3:00 AM range overnight.

Other smaller outages are apparently going to take longer to fix near River Road, and Huntington Parkway, where Pepco is citing estimates of 3:00 AM - 10:00 AM Thursday morning for restoration of power. Another outage east of Fernwood Road falls into that category, as well.

Near downtown Bethesda, 12 homes in Edgemoor are without power, and Pepco predicts a 3:00 AM restoration time there.

54 customers are without power west of Westlake Drive, near Cabin John Regional Park. Pepco says they may be restored by 6:00 AM.

@HSCGentleman reports on Twitter that a power line is down on Chesire Drive in Bethesda.

High winds are expected to continue through 11:00 AM Thursday morning.

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).

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.

4831 WEST LANE HEADS BACK TO PLANNING BOARD FOR APPROVAL (PHOTOS)

Dissatisfying all-around, future luxury residential building 4831 West Lane is heading back to the Montgomery County Planning Board with 2 minor adjustments from planning staff:

A 15' setback from the property's western boundary, and a 15' setback from the northern boundary.

This is unlikely to satisfy nearby homeowners who have expressed concerns about the project's size, and the possibility that traffic volumes will exceed Montgomery Lane's capacity.

Transit-oriented development folks could ask, on the other hand, how planners who claim to be "smart growth" gurus could approve a 7-story building only a football's throw from Metro.  While a 10-story building is going to loom over single-family homes in the Sacks subdivision. Does that make any sense?

The Arlington Road corridor was always going to be a huge challenge, and someone was sure to be dissatisfied no matter what, for that reason.

You have a residential neighborhood right behind the library. And homes and townhomes new and old.

That part of town was once claimed to be where affordable apartments would be provided. Developers and their buddies on the County Council made sure that didn't happen. Instead, boutique luxury mini-hulks and $1M+ townhomes began to pop up.

There are only so many sites around Metro, and so many in that spot have now been wasted in that fashion.

On the other hand, if you approve so many townhomes, don't you then have to rethink the idea of a 7-story building right next to them? This is what happens when you have a County Council beholden to developers: a complete hodgepodge mishmash.

Maybe they should call 4831 West Lane "Hodgepodge Lodge."

This particular building has a small section of glass at the entrance, but the rest is simply mundane. I cut-and-paste, therefore I am.

And, man, get a load of that sketch of the future building at Hampden and Arlington Road. Holy Berlin Wall, Batman!

Let's hope that's not the finished product. Yikes.