Crime & Safety
Man Threatened While Walking Near Battery Lane
A suspect jumped out and said, "I have a knife," police said.
A victim walking on a Bethesda street was threatened by a man who said he had a knife, according to Montgomery County police.
The victim told police he was walking near the public parking garage that’s located between Rugby Avenue and Battery Lane around 11:30 p.m. Nov. 18, according to police spokeswoman Officer Rebecca Innocenti.
That’s when another man jumped out and said, “I have a knife,” according to Innocenti.
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The victim shoved the suspect, who fled towards Battery Lane, Innocenti said.
The victim wasn't injured.
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Police are describing the suspect as a male between 25 and 28 years old, between 5 feet, 10 inches and 5 feet, 11 inches tall and between 150 and 180 pounds.
More information about recent Montgomery County crime is available at county police's crime summary.
The latest summary also included a strong-arm robbery in Potomac, during which a 43-year-old woman was robbed and punched in the basement trash room of an apartment building.
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