Thursday, June 21:
Theft from vehicle. 4800 block of Fort
Sumner Drive.
Friday, June 22:
Theft from vehicle. 5800 block of
Devonshire Drive.
Showing posts with label crime spree. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crime spree. Show all posts
Monday, June 25, 2012
TWO MORE THEFTS IN WEST BETHESDA
The theft reports continue to come in from neighborhoods west of downtown Bethesda. According to SpotCrime, thieves returned to Sumner and Wood Acres late last week. These are the latest thefts in a crime wave that began May 4 on Westbard Avenue.
Friday, June 22, 2012
ANOTHER THEFT SPREE IN WEST BETHESDA
Despite the arrest of 4 alleged thieves June 14, a spike in thefts continues in west Bethesda.
Sporadic reports were capped by a one day spree in the Westmoreland Hills neighborhood. Nearby Western Avenue was hit, and a car was stolen not far away in Friendship Heights, according to SpotCrime:
Sporadic reports were capped by a one day spree in the Westmoreland Hills neighborhood. Nearby Western Avenue was hit, and a car was stolen not far away in Friendship Heights, according to SpotCrime:
Tuesday, June 19:
Theft of vehicle. 4600 block of
N. Park Avenue.
Theft from vehicle. 5300 block of Carvel
Road.
Theft. 5300 block of Western Avenue.
Theft from vehicle.
5300 block of Albemarle Street.
Theft from vehicle. 5300 block of Albemarle Street.
Monday, June 18, 2012
BETHESDA THEFTS CONTINUE DESPITE ARRESTS
Theft reports continue to come in from neighborhoods west of downtown Bethesda, despite the widely-reported arrests of 4 alleged thieves.
Although the accused were arrested "very early" the morning of June 14, thus suggesting they wouldn't have pulled off any thefts yet on that date, such a theft was reported on Baltan Road for Thursday.
Then, on Friday, two more hits, including a third return to theft-weary Gloster Road in Wood Acres in a week's time.
Are there more thieves about, or are these cases of victims belatedly realizing something is missing from their cars? We'll know for sure in the coming days.
Although the accused were arrested "very early" the morning of June 14, thus suggesting they wouldn't have pulled off any thefts yet on that date, such a theft was reported on Baltan Road for Thursday.
Then, on Friday, two more hits, including a third return to theft-weary Gloster Road in Wood Acres in a week's time.
Are there more thieves about, or are these cases of victims belatedly realizing something is missing from their cars? We'll know for sure in the coming days.
Thursday, June 14:
Theft from vehicle. 5000 block of Baltan Road.
Friday,
June 15:
Theft from vehicle. 5900 block of Gloster Road.
Theft from
vehicle. 5100 block of Scarsdale Road.
Friday, June 15, 2012
POLICE BUST 4 BETHESDA THIEVES
Montgomery County Police arrested 4 alleged thieves suspected of being behind a recent theft rampage in the west Bethesda area.
Yesterday morning, officers spotted a suspicious vehicle in a neighborhood along Massachusetts Avenue. After pulling it over, two adults and two juveniles were arrested, having been caught with burglar tools and stolen merchandise from recent thefts. None are Bethesda residents.
These folks did not seem like "professional" thieves, because their m.o., like the accused Bethesda burglar, was to keep returning to the same neighborhoods and streets. Bold yet predictable, it was inevitable that police would catch them once District 2 Commander David Falcinelli deployed special units.
Prior to these arrests, two additional thefts were reported, according to SpotCrime. Police cited over 40 thefts from vehicles, which sounds like a Bethesda record. Will this finally end this highly unusual crime wave in one of Montgomery County's safest areas?
Yesterday morning, officers spotted a suspicious vehicle in a neighborhood along Massachusetts Avenue. After pulling it over, two adults and two juveniles were arrested, having been caught with burglar tools and stolen merchandise from recent thefts. None are Bethesda residents.
These folks did not seem like "professional" thieves, because their m.o., like the accused Bethesda burglar, was to keep returning to the same neighborhoods and streets. Bold yet predictable, it was inevitable that police would catch them once District 2 Commander David Falcinelli deployed special units.
Prior to these arrests, two additional thefts were reported, according to SpotCrime. Police cited over 40 thefts from vehicles, which sounds like a Bethesda record. Will this finally end this highly unusual crime wave in one of Montgomery County's safest areas?
Tuesday, June 12:
Theft. 6400 block of Bannockburn Drive.
Theft. 7300 block of MacArthur Boulevard.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
BETHESDA THIEVES ROCK NEIGHBORHOODS WITH ENCORE PERFORMANCE
It's out of control out there!
Lock your car and house doors.
Bethesda burglars and thieves rampaged again, with their usual m.o. of hitting the same neighborhoods and streets again and again. 3 thefts in Green Acres alone, the community hardest hit during this crime spree.
It's time to put out a bait car or something, because these guys are out there night after night after night since May 4. If it's more than one perpetrator, they share a great sense of confidence.
Lock your car and house doors.
Bethesda burglars and thieves rampaged again, with their usual m.o. of hitting the same neighborhoods and streets again and again. 3 thefts in Green Acres alone, the community hardest hit during this crime spree.
It's time to put out a bait car or something, because these guys are out there night after night after night since May 4. If it's more than one perpetrator, they share a great sense of confidence.
Monday, June 11:
Theft from vehicle. 6300 block of Bannockburn Drive.
Theft from vehicle. 5200 block of Little Falls Drive.
Theft from
vehicle. 5900 block of Gloster Road.
Theft from vehicle. 5300 block of
Allandale Road.
Theft from vehicle. 4800 block of Park Avenue.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
BETHESDA BURGLARS RETURN TO WISCASSET ROAD
A brief streak of burglary-free days came to an end Sunday in Bethesda.
One or more burglars broke-and-entered in the 6500 block of Wiscasset Road June 10.
This is the second break-in in weeks on Wiscasset, fitting the m.o. of previous burglars during this crime wave, which began May 4. The burglar(s) in those cases - one of whom was arrested several times by Montgomery County Police - often hit the same street multiple times.
One or more burglars broke-and-entered in the 6500 block of Wiscasset Road June 10.
This is the second break-in in weeks on Wiscasset, fitting the m.o. of previous burglars during this crime wave, which began May 4. The burglar(s) in those cases - one of whom was arrested several times by Montgomery County Police - often hit the same street multiple times.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
BETHESDA THEFT RAMPAGE
While there have been few burglaries recently, thefts continue to multiply in a 35-day crime spree in west Bethesda.
On June 6 alone, one or more thieves executed a theft rampage in the Bethesda neighborhoods of Woodacres and Springfield. A whopping 9 thefts - all within blocks of each other - were reported to police that day/night, according to SpotCrime.
Not content, perpetrators boldly returned the next day, and stole twice more.
The crime wave once centered on Green Acres now appears to be shifting westward.
On June 6 alone, one or more thieves executed a theft rampage in the Bethesda neighborhoods of Woodacres and Springfield. A whopping 9 thefts - all within blocks of each other - were reported to police that day/night, according to SpotCrime.
Not content, perpetrators boldly returned the next day, and stole twice more.
The crime wave once centered on Green Acres now appears to be shifting westward.
Wednesday, June 6:
Theft from vehicle. 5600 block
of Harwick Road.
Theft from vehicle. 5900 block of Harwick Road.
Theft from vehicle. 5800 block of Wiltshire Drive.
Theft of
vehicle. 5900 block of Welborn Drive.
Theft from vehicle. 6100 block of
Welborn Drive.
Theft from vehicle. 5700 block of Ridgefield
Road.
Theft from vehicle. 5600 block of Pollard Road.
Theft from
vehicle. 5900 block of Gloster Road.
Theft from vehicle. 5900 block of
Gloster Road.
Thursday, June 7:
Theft from vehicle. 5900 block of Gloster Road.
Theft. 5700 block of
Cromwell Drive.
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