Monday, May 13, 2013
Andre Antonio Henry was arrested for 10 second-degree burglaries in office suites in Rockville and Bethesda.
A Washington, DC man police say was responsible for a rash of office suite burglaries and thefts in Rockville and Bethesda between Jan. 28 and April 15, 2013, was arrested on May 9 in Prince George's County, according to a statement from the Montgomery County Police Department. Police say Andre Antonio Henry, 29, of Northeast Washington, DC, used a flathead screwdriver to force open the entries into the office suites that he burgled. Henry stole electronics and other items, including a credit card, which he used to make purchases, police said. Charges against Henry, according to police, include: Surveillance videos from several of the burglaries helped police determine that the crimes were committed by the same person. And witnesses' …
Monday, April 22, 2013
Crimes listed in the county police summary for April 1-9.
The following information was provided by the Montgomery County Police Department in its summary of major crimes occurring in the county for April 1-9. The mention of an arrest or charge does not indicate a conviction. If you have questions about this post, email laura.thornton@patch.com.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Property was taken in both incidents.
The following information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police Department in its summary of major crimes occurring in the county between Feb. 25 and March 5. The mention of an arrest or charge does not indicate a conviction. If you have questions about this post, email laura.thornton@patch.com.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Two residential burglaries and an attempted theft from a vehicle were reported from Village Park Drive, Chevy Chase, in the early morning hours of Monday, Feb. 4.
The following information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police Department in its summary of major crimes occurring in the county between Jan. 28 and Feb. 5. The mention of an arrest or charge does not indicate a conviction. This is not the first time that Village Park Drive has been a target for crime. On or just before New Year's Eve, a suspect was captured on home surveillance video entering a vehicle at a Chevy Chase home in the Village Park Place/Village Park Drive neighborhood, Chevy Chase Patch reported. If you have questions about this post, email laura.thornton@patch.com.
Monday, January 28, 2013
A suspect removed property from an unknowing victim at Whole Foods Market in Friendship Heights at about 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 9.
The following information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police Department in its summary of major crimes occurring in the county between Jan. 7 and 15. The mention of an arrest or charge does not indicate a conviction. A theft occurred at Whole Foods Market (4420 Willard Ave., Chevy Chase) on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at about 1 p.m. A suspect removed property from an unknowing victim. The Whole Foods Market in Friendship Heights has been the setting of a crime incident in the recent past: A pickpocketing incident occurred at the store on Sunday, Nov. 4. An elderly male victim was shopping at the store when a suspect 'bumped’ into him, according to the police. The victim later discovered that his wallet was missing, Chevy Chase Patch …
Monday, January 14, 2013
Several thefts from vehicles were reported in the most recent crime summary from county police.
The following information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police Department in its summary of major crimes occurring in the county between Dec. 24 and Jan. 2. The mention of an arrest or charge does not indicate a conviction. Not included in the police summary for Dec. 24 through Jan. 2 was the theft of handbags worth a total of about $10,000 from the Jimmy Choo store in Friendship Heights on Wednesday, Jan. 9, according to a county police report, Chevy Chase Patch reported. If you have questions about this post, email laura.thornton@patch.com.
Friday, January 11, 2013
Three suspects stole $10,000 worth of handbags from the Jimmy Choo store in Chevy Chase, then escaped in a getaway car driven by a fourth suspect.
Three suspects stole $10,000 worth of handbags from the Jimmy Choo store in Chevy Chase at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 9, Montgomery County police reported. The suspects quickly entered the store in the Chevy Chase Collection (often referred to as the 'Rodeo Drive of the East Coast'), took the handbags and exited 10 to 15 seconds later, getting into a red, four-door sedan—driven by a fourth suspect—waiting outside the store at 5481 Wisconsin Ave., police said. The suspects escaped, but not without leaving behind a few crumbs of evidence: Three of the four suspects were caught on a surveillance video at a nearby department store shortly before the handbag heist, police added. Police ask that anyone with information about the theft or the …
Monday, January 7, 2013
Montgomery County police are investigating a string of thefts involving out-going mail containing checks.
Thieves are targeting out-going mail containing checks, Montgomery County police warn. Police are investigating a string of thefts where victims have placed out-going mail in mail boxes, often containing checks to pay bills, only to have it stolen and the checks altered and cashed at local banks. The thefts began in November 2012 and have occurred throughout the county, according to a police release. “Police are recommending that citizens drop important outgoing mail at local post offices or in a U.S. Postal Service mailbox,” the release states. “Another option to consider is not using the ‘flag’ on your mailbox as an alert that there is mail waiting in your box.” Residents can report suspicious situations or individuals by calling 9-1-1 …
Monday, December 3, 2012
This is not the first time that graffiti has been reported at Rock Creek Forest Elementary School.
The following information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police Department in its summary of major crimes occurring in the county between Nov. 12 and Nov. 20. The mention of an arrest or charge does not indicate a conviction. Rock Creek Forest Elementary School has seen graffiti before: If you have questions about this post, email laura.thornton@patch.com.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Four suspects assaulted a victim and obtained property.
The following information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police Department in its summary of major crimes occurring in the county between Nov. 5 and Nov. 13. The mention of an arrest or charge does not indicate a conviction. If you have questions about this post, email laura.thornton@patch.com.
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10:01 am on Monday, May 6, 2013
It is not odd to have a cell phone grabbed right out of a distracted person's hand. Perhaps they were walking around talking on the phone after leaving CVS or Staples and their phone was snatched. more ›