Crime Report

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

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KERRY RD.,8100 block, 1:30 a.m. May 16. A residence was entered by force and property was damaged.

RIVER RD.,5100 block, 11 a.m. May 15 to 10 a.m. May 16. A construction business was entered by force and property was damaged.

District 3 Silver Spring Station Telephone: 301-565-7740

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SEXUAL ASSAULTS

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DECEMBER WAY AREA,3 a.m. May 15. A 20-year-old woman went with a female acquaintance to a man's home. The male homeowner reportedly raped her when the woman went to sleep. The man's identity is not known and an investigation was continuing.

ROBBERIES

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ATHERTON ROAD AND ILFORD STREET,2:30 a.m. May 13. A man tripped an adult male pedestrian, 39, and apparently placed a knife to the pedestrian's chest. The assailant and another man took cash, a watch and a cellphone and ran toward Connecticut Avenue.

BLACKBURN ROAD AREA,6:15 p.m. May 17. Three men at a park chased a 14-year-old boy they were accompanying, forced him to the ground and punched him in the face. The men shot the boy with a BB gun, slashed him with a knife and dragged him to a creek, where the men put his head under water for a second. Afterward, the men took the boy's jeans and threw rocks at him. The boy was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries. Police said they think the men are members of a gang.

GEORGIA AVENUE AND HATHAWAY DRIVE,3 p.m. May 3. Two men in a van pulled over to the side of the road and drew knives on a 19-year-old pedestrian. They demanded cash and took the pedestrian's wallet and cellphone. The robbers got back into the vehicle, a small, light brown van, and drove south on Georgia Avenue.

GILMORE ROAD AND KERWIN ROAD,4:20 p.m. May 14. Two females and two males followed a 19-year-old woman who had gotten off a bus at the above location. One of the females struck the woman with a stick three times on the back of the head. A struggle ensued and the other female grabbed the woman's backpack and cellphone. The first assailant snatched the woman's purse and fled. The woman chased the robbers and got her purse back.

GRAND PRE ROAD AREA,9:20 p.m. May 9. A man robbed a taxi driver of company cash and a wallet after the driver brought him from the Glenmont Metro station to the above location. After receiving the cash, the robber fled in an unknown direction.

HAMPSHIRE WEST COURT AREA,2:30 p.m. May 10. Two men forced their way into the apartment of a 19-year-old woman who was entering her home holding her 2-year-old son and 4-month-old daughter. One of the men held a knife to the boy's head and told the mother not to make any noise. The assailants tied up the woman with duct tape, ransacked the apartment and took cash and jewelry. They fled in an unknown direction.

NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE.,15500 block, 8:50 p.m. May 8. A male youth and two male acquaintances in a wine-and-beer store unsuccessfully attempted to buy beer, left the store, then returned 30 minutes later, jumped over a counter, assaulted a clerk, and took cash. A 15-year-old male was arrested and charged with robbery of a business, theft over $500, theft under $500, and second-degree assault in connection with the incident.

PINEY BRANCH ROAD AREA,8 p.m. May 2. Three men accosted a man in an alley behind a library, forced him to the ground and took his wallet. One of the men carried a baseball bat. The men then fled on foot.