Second District Commander: Two Trail Assaults May Be Linked

Police are investigating whether a juvenile arrested in a Sept. 29 assault in the Capital Crescent Trail tunnel is linked to a similar assault July 20.

Two of the three recent attacks in the Capital Crescent Trail tunnel may be linked, according to Montgomery County police, and investigators have made two arrests in a July 6 tunnel assault thought to be unrelated. On Oct. 4, county police arrested a juvenile male in a Sept. 29 assault and attempted robbery in the tunnel during which a boy was approached by a group of teens and punched in the head and face, Patch reported. Police say that case may be linked to a July 20 tunnel robbery during which a victim was assaulted by a group of four teens and punched in the face, according to Capt. David Falcinelli, commander of county police’s second district. "We believe the Sept. 29 and the July 20 incidents are linked in some manner and we're …

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