Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Dodges, Fords, Hondas and Toyotas top Maryland, DC and nationwide lists of the top 10 most frequently stolen vehicles.
Is your car potentially hot? If it's a Dodge, Ford, Honda or Toyota, it could be. The National Insurance Crime Bureau recently released a report naming the top 10 vehicles most frequently stolen in each state in 2011. Here are the stats: In Maryland, the top 10 most frequently stolen vehicles in 2011 were: And, in Washington, DC, the top 10 most frequently stolen vehicles in 2011 were: Nationwide, the top 10 most frequently stolen vehicles in 2011 were: "The report examines vehicle theft data submitted by law enforcement to the National Crime Information Center (NICB) and determines the vehicle make, model and model year most reported stolen in 2011," according to a NICB news statement. Nationwide, NICB noted "a trend toward increases in …
Monday, September 3, 2012
Crimes happening in or near Chevy Chase.
The following information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police Department in its summary of major crimes occurring in the county between Aug. 13 and Aug. 21. The mention of an arrest or charge does not indicate a conviction. If you have questions about this post, email laura.thornton@patch.com.
Monday, July 30, 2012
A suspect stole a car after stealing keys from a gym bag, police report.
The following information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police Department. The mention of arrests or charges does not indicate a conviction. The Montgomery County Police Department has released a summary of major crimes occurring in the second district between July 9 and July 17. The following crimes in Bethesda were included in the summary: July 9 July 11 July 12 July 13 July 16
Monday, June 18, 2012
Three teens and one young adult were arrested early last Thursday morning, Montgomery County police reported.
Early last Thursday morning, Montgomery County police arrested three teens and one young adult in connection with a string of thefts from autos in recent weeks in Bethesda and Chevy Chase neighborhoods. The arrests have also led to the recovery of two stolen vehicles, police said. According to police, 40 incidents involving 45 vehicles have been reported since June 1 in neighborhoods south of River Road between Goldsboro Road and Little Falls Parkway. All of the thefts happened overnight, according to the report, and items were stolen from unlocked vehicles. In the early morning hours of June 11, a homeowner noticed three men wearing black clothing and looking into cars with flashlights along Bryn Mawr Avenue, police said. The men fled, …
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Montgomery County Police report 40 incidents involving 45 vehicles since June 1.
Montgomery County police are reporting an uptick in thefts from autos in Bethesda and Chevy Chase neighborhoods in recent weeks. Two recent car thefts have also highlighted the need for residents to lock their vehicles, police said. According to police, 40 incidents involving 45 vehicles have been reported since June 1 in neighborhoods south of River Road between Goldsboro Road and Little Falls Parkway. All the thefts happened overnight, according to the report, and items were stolen from unlocked vehicles. In the early morning hours of June 11, a homeowner noticed three men wearing black clothing looking into cars with flashlights along Bryn Mawr Avenue, police said. The men fled, possibly in a van. Less than two hours later, two vehicles…
Sunday, April 22, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police Department. The mention of arrests or charges does not indicate a conviction.
The Montgomery County Police Department has released a summary of major crimes occurring in the second district between April 2 and April 10. The following crimes in Bethesda were included in the summary: April 4 April 5 April 9
Saturday, February 11, 2012
In Chevy Chase, two thefts from vehicles, the theft of a vehicle, a residential burglary and an attempted commercial burglary were included in the blotter.
The Montgomery County Police Department has released a summary of major crimes occurring in the county between Jan. 23 and 31. The following crimes in Chevy Chase were included in the summary:
Saturday, June 25, 2011
More vehicle thefts dominate the blotter for the Chevy Chase zip code.
Montgomery County Police released a summary of major crimes occurring between June 6 and 14. An attempted residential burglary and several vehicle thefts in the Chevy Chase zip code were included in the summary:
Laura L Thornton
3:31 pm on Tuesday, September 4, 2012
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