Thursday, September 4, 2008
Montgomery County
These were among incidents recorded by the Montgomery County Police Department's Media Services Division. For information, call 240-773-5030.
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District 1 Rockville Station Telephone: 240-773-6070PEEPING TOM
HALPINE RD.,5500 block, 12:41 a.m. Aug. 17. A male outside a residence was seen peeking through the blinds of a female resident's sliding-glass door. The door was locked, and there was no attempt to make entry.
THEFTS/BREAK-INSANITA CT., Aug. 13 to Aug. 15. A residence was entered. Nothing was reported missing.
BALD CYPRESS DR.,10000 block, Aug. 18. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.
BALTIMORE RD.,2100 block, 10 p.m. Aug. 17. Officers responding to an alarm found two youths inside a high school.
CONGRESSIONAL LANE,200 block, Aug. 14 to Aug. 15. A fender, headlights, a dashboard and a stereo were stolen from a vehicle.
CRABBS BRANCH WAY,15700 block, Aug. 15 to Aug. 18. An air-conditioning business was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.
CROYDON AVE.,300 block, Aug. 18. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.
DODIE TERR.,14600 block, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 15. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.
EAST WEST HWY.,1700 block, Aug. 18. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.
GINGKO TERR.,13700 block, 12:30 a.m. Aug. 17. Property was stolen from a garage at a residence.
HUNGERFORD DR.,900 block, 5 p.m. Aug. 13 to 11:40 a.m. Aug. 14. Property was stolen from an office entered by force.
JEFFERSON ST. E,1600 block, Aug. 14 to Aug. 15. A digital music player and a satellite radio were stolen from a vehicle that someone entered by prying open a door.
KENTSDALE DR.,9900 block, 3:12 a.m. Aug. 13. A garage at a residence was entered. Nothing was reported missing.
LAKEWINDS WAY,14400 block, Aug. 13 to Aug. 14. Property was stolen from a residence's garage.
LOFSTRAND LANE,600 block, Aug. 18. A rug-cleaning business was entered.
LYTTONSVILLE RD.,2400 block, 10 p.m. Aug. 13 to 9 a.m. Aug. 14. A Global Positioning System device was stolen from a vehicle entered by force.
MAPLE AVE.,700 block, Aug. 12 to Aug. 14. A Global Positioning System device was stolen from a vehicle.
MONTGOMERY AVE.,8900 block, Aug. 18. An attempt was made to enter a residence.
RESEARCH BLVD.,1500 block, Aug. 19. A research facility was entered.
ROCKVILLE PIKE,700 block, Aug. 14 to Aug. 15. A Global Positioning System device was stolen from a vehicle that someone entered by breaking a window.
TAFT CT.,1 to 100 block, Aug. 11 to Aug. 14. Property was stolen from a health insurance business entered by force.
TOBYTOWN DR.,12600 block, Aug. 18. A residence was entered.
WOODMONT AVE.,4:30 p.m. Aug. 12 to 8:30 a.m. Aug. 13. Property was stolen from a business entered by force.
FIRST ST.,400 block, Aug. 12 to Aug. 13. CDs were stolen from a vehicle.
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFTSMARYLAND AVE.,7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 18. A vehicle was stolen.
MONROE ST.,100 block, Aug. 15 to Aug. 16. A vehicle lock was tampered with, but the perpetrators were unable to start the car and fled.
MONTROSE RD.,6100 block, 6:43 p.m. Aug. 15. A vehicle was stolen from a community center parking lot. Officers recovered the vehicle and arrested one youth.
District 2 Bethesda Station Telephone: 301-652-9200ASSAULTS
EDGEMOOR LANE,4800 block, 2:30 p.m. Aug. 16. Someone with a BB gun shot an elderly man who was walking in front of the Montgomery County Regional Services Center.
HURST ST.,10000 block, 5:50 p.m. Aug. 16. An aggravated assault occurred between a landlord and tenant. A man, 50, was arrested.
ROBBERIESSEVEN LOCKS RD. AND SCOTLAND DR.,12:30 a.m. to 1:40 a.m. Aug. 13. Nine males wearing white tank tops and with their faces covered knocked a male pedestrian, 17, to the ground and tried to rob him. The youth fought back, and the assailants fled empty-handed.
THEFTS/BREAK-INSANTIGUA TERR.,10800 block, 4 p.m. Aug. 16 to 7:40 a.m. Aug. 18. A digital music player, electronic equipment and sunglasses were stolen from a vehicle that someone entered by breaking a window.
ANTIGUA TERR.,10800 block, 2:30 to 11 a.m. Aug. 17. Cash, computer software, a laptop computer and a wallet were stolen from a vehicle that someone entered by breaking a window.
ANTIGUA TERR.,10800 block, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 17 to 8 a.m. Aug. 18. Electronic equipment and a digital music player were stolen from a vehicle that someone entered by breaking a window.
ANTIGUA TERR.,10800 block, 7 p.m. Aug. 17 to 7:45 a.m. Aug. 18. Electronic equipment, a digital music player and sunglasses were stolen from a vehicle that someone entered by breaking a window.
ANTIGUA TERR.,10800 block, 8 p.m. Aug. 17 to 6:30 a.m. Aug. 18. A stereo was stolen from a vehicle that someone entered by breaking a window.
ANTIGUA TERR.,10800 block, 8 p.m. Aug. 17 to 7:45 a.m. Aug. 18. A digital music player, sunglasses and chargers for a cellphone were stolen from a vehicle.
ANTIGUA TERR.,10800 block, 9 p.m. Aug. 17 to 8 a.m. Aug. 18. Electronic equipment and a digital music player were stolen from a vehicle that someone entered by breaking a window.
BARBADOS PL.,5900 block, 9:30 p.m. Aug. 17 to 7:15 a.m. Aug. 18. Electronic equipment and a digital music player were stolen from a vehicle entered by breaking a window.
BREWER HOUSE CIR.,5700 block, 9:30 p.m. Aug. 17 to 11 a.m. Aug. 18. Two Global Positioning System device units and electronic equipment were stolen from a vehicle that someone entered by breaking a window.
BRIXTON LANE,9900 block, 4:30 p.m. Aug. 12 to 3 p.m. Aug. 13. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.
DECATUR AVE.,3900 block, Aug. 14 to Aug. 15. Tools were stolen from a vehicle.
DECATUR AVE.,3900 block, Aug. 14 to Aug. 15. Property was stolen from a vehicle.
GROSVENOR PL.,11 p.m. Aug. 16 to 3 p.m. Aug. 17. A Global Positioning System device, electronic equipment and an air bag were stolen from a vehicle that someone entered by breaking a window.
KINGS RIDING WAY,10700 block, 2 p.m. Aug. 17 to 7:30 a.m. Aug. 18. A Global Positioning System device, electronic equipment and cables were stolen from a vehicle that someone entered by breaking a window.
NICHOLSON LANE,5100 block, 1:42 a.m. Aug. 19. Property was stolen from an international market entered by force.
ROCKVILLE PIKE,11800 block, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. Aug. 13. Someone attempted to enter a vehicle by breaking a window. Nothing was reported missing.
ROOSEVELT ST.,5400 block, Aug. 18. A residence was entered.
WEXFORD DR.,4100 block, Aug. 14 to Aug. 15. An attempt was made to enter a vehicle.
District 3 Silver Spring Station Telephone: 301-565-7740RAPE
HEATHER HOLLOW CIR.,1500 block, 10:30 a.m. to 11:20 p.m. Aug. 14. A female was raped by a male acquaintance after an argument.
LOCKWOOD DR.,11200 block, 3:48 a.m. Aug. 16. A man, 19, raped a female acquaintance, 16, in an apartment complex's fitness center closet.
ASSAULTSGEORGIA AVE.,7900 block, 3:12 a.m. Aug. 17. Three males, one armed with a razor, accosted and slashed a person in a parking lot. A relative came to the person's aid, and the assailants fled in a black Lincoln Navigator. The car was recovered in Prince George's County.
ROBBERIESAVENEL RD. AND NORTHAMPTON DR.,9:20 p.m. Aug. 16. Six men near a bus stop accosted a male waiting for a bus and asked for cash. The male refused, and the assailants knocked him to the ground, took property and fled.
BRIGGS CHANEY RD.,3000 block, 5:25 a.m. Aug. 17. Two men in a gas station parking lot grabbed a female by the shoulder and slammed her to the ground. One of the assailants took her purse and other property, and both fled.
FEATHERWOOD DR.,12300 block, 12:20 a.m. Aug. 20. Seven males accosted a male pedestrian in a parking lot, struck him with a rock, knocked him to the ground and assaulted him. The assailants took property and fled. The property was recovered.
FENTON ST. AND WAYNE AVE.,9:40 p.m. Aug. 16. Three males accosted a male pedestrian, 49, assaulted him, knocked him to the ground, took property and fled.
LOCKWOOD DR.,11500 block, 1:45 a.m. Aug. 14. Two males accosted a male pedestrian in a parking lot and demanded cash. When the pedestrian said he had no cash, one of the assailants hit him with a handgun and searched his pockets. The assailants fled empty-handed.
MT. PISGAH RD.,2 p.m. Aug. 16. A man accosted a female in a parking lot at gunpoint and demanded her keys. She threw her keys and purse on the ground, and the assailant tried to enter the vehicle but pushed the panic alarm and fled. An Adelphi man, 19, with two loaded guns was arrested in the incident.
THEFTS/BREAK-INSBLAKE RD.,12500 block, 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. Aug. 13. de Someone attempted to enter a residence's garage. Nothing was reported missing.
CHERRY HILL RD., FEATHERWOOD, LOCKWOOD AND DECEMBER DRIVES AND MILL CIR., Aug. 11 to Aug. 17. Property, including Global Positioning System device units, cellphones, computer equipment, cash and jewelry, was stolen from vehicles.
FOREST GLEN AND MYRTLE ROADS, EAST FRANKLIN, BREWSTER, JULEP AND MOSS AVENUES, AND TILTON, DALE, PERSHING AND KINGSBURY DRIVES, Aug. 11 to Aug. 15. Property, including Global Positioning System device units, computer equipment, jewelry and cash was stolen from vehicles.
MCKNEW RD.,15100 block, 10 p.m. Aug. 12 to 6:50 a.m. Aug. 13. Property was stolen from a residence's garage.
QUEEN ANNES DR.,8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Aug. 13. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.
TEAGARDEN CIR., CASTLE BLVD., SIR THOMAS WAY AND SHEFFIELD MANOR AND LEATHERWOOD TERRACES, Aug. 11 to Aug. 16. Property was stolen from vehicles. In four incidents, airbags were stolen from Honda and Acura vehicles.
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFTSBONIFANT ST.,1100 block, Aug. 12. A 1999 Honda Civic was stolen.
BRADFORD RD.,85200 block, Aug. 15 to Aug. 16. A 2008 Lexus sport-utility vehicle was stolen.
CAMERON ST.,8600 block, Aug. 12. A 2007 Ford Mustang was stolen.
CASTLE BLVD.,13800 and 13900 blocks, Aug. 13 to Aug. 17. A 1998 Dodge Caravan and a 1998 Ford Concord were stolen.
CHERRY HILL RD.,12000 block, Aug. 18. A 1999 Chrysler Van was stolen.
DEVON CT.,100 block, Aug. 10 to Aug. 11. A 2006 Subaru Outback was stolen.
EASTMOOR DR.,100 block, Aug. 13 to Aug. 14. A 2005 Honda CRV was stolen.
FORSTON AVE.,1 to 100 block, Aug. 17 to Aug. 18. A 1993 Acura Legend was stolen.
GEORGIA AVE.,10000 block, Aug. 5 to Aug. 6. A 1996 Honda Accord was stolen.
HILLTOP RD.,100 block, Aug. 5 to Aug. 6. A 2004 Toyota Rav4 was stolen.
LOCKWOOD DR.,11200 block, Aug. 18. A 2008 Ford Mustang was stolen.
NORTHAMPTON DR.,700 block, Aug. 14 to Aug. 15. A 1997 Honda Accord was stolen.
OAKVIEW DR.,1500 block, Aug. 11 to Aug. 12. A 2008 moped was stolen.
OAKVIEW DR. AND MOUNT PISGAH RD., Aug. 16. A 1994 Dodge van was stolen.
OLD COLUMBIA PIKE,15400 block, Aug. 12 to Aug. 13. A 1979 Honda motorcycle was stolen.
ROBEY TERR.,3400 block, Aug. 18 to Aug. 19. A 1994 Jeep Cherokee was stolen.
SHEFFIELD MANOR TERR.,3500 block, Aug. 11 to Aug. 12. A 1998 Jeep Cherokee was stolen.
TEAGARDEN CIR.,3300 block, Aug. 11 to Aug. 12. A 1997 Dodge Caravan was stolen.
WAYNE AVE.,900 block, Aug. 16 to Aug. 17. A 1999 Kia Sephia was stolen.
District 4 Wheaton Station Telephone: 240-773-5500ASSAULTS
GLENALLEN AVE.,2300 block, 9 p.m. Aug. 15. A man shot an acquaintance in the leg with a shotgun and fled. A man, 50, was arrested in the incident.
UNIVERSITY BLVD.,2300 block, 10:50 p.m. Aug. 18. Four males with a knife accosted a person, took property and fled.
UNIVERSITY BLVD.,2500 block, 2 a.m. Aug. 17. Two males in a vehicle approached a male pedestrian, hit him with a handgun, took property and fled in a black Hyundai Sonata.
ROBBERIESCALDWELL AND FALCON STREETS,10 p.m. Aug. 17. A male accosted a male pedestrian at gunpoint, took property and fled.
FRANWALL AVENUE AND NAIRN ROAD,11:45 p.m. Aug. 17. A masked man accosted a person and tried to take property. A struggle ensued, and the assailant fled empty-handed in a black Nissan Sentra occupied by two other people.
GEORGIA AVE.,13500 block, 9:30 p.m. Aug. 12. Two men ran up behind a male pedestrian, pushed him to the ground, took property and fled.
HEWITT AVE.,3000 block, Aug. 12. A male forcibly took property that he had previously given to a female acquaintance.
LAYHILL RD.,14300 block, 8:30 p.m. Aug. 14. Two men outside a convenience store accosted a person, grabbed a bag off the person's shoulder and fled.
VEIRS MILL RD.,11100 block, 7:51 p.m. Aug. 15. A group of five or six males attacked a man, took property and fled.
THEFTS/BREAK-INSBLUHAVEN CT.,2600 block, 10:06 a.m. Aug. 12. Someone attempted to enter a residence by force.
CANNES LANE,4500 block, 6:30 to 7:25 p.m. Aug. 11. A person entered a residence, rifled through some property and fled. Nothing was reported missing.
GLENMONT CIR.,2300 block, 3:30 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 11. A person entered an acquaintance's residence.
HEWITT AVE.,3400 block, 6:31 p.m. Aug. 12. A person entered an apartment through an unlocked window but fled when the resident returned. Nothing was reported missing.
POSTGATE TERR.,4100 block, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 13. Someone attempted to enter a residence by force.
ROSECROFT RD.,15000 block, 12:46 a.m. Aug. 15. A person attempted to enter a residence. When the occupant investigated the sound of someone trying to open the door, the person ran away.
WHIMSEY CT., BILNEY AND HEADWATERS DRIVES, QUEEN ELIZABETH AND MARKET STREETS, AND ROLLING MEADOW WAY, Aug. 11 to Aug. 19. Cash and property were stolen from vehicles.
District 5 Germantown Station Telephone: 301-840-2650ASSAULTS
GUNNERS BRANCH RD.,19600 block, 1:20 a.m. Aug. 16. Two males with a knife and a gun accosted several people at a playground. One of the assailants struck a person in the face and fled.
ROBBERIESLOCBURY AND CLUB HILL DRIVES,12:01 to 12:15 a.m. Aug. 15. Three men accosted a male pedestrian and demanded cash. The male complied, and the assailants fled.
THEFTS/BREAK-INSDARNESTOWN RD.,20700 block, 2:30 p.m. Aug. 12 to 2 p.m. Aug. 13. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.
FOREST BROOK RD.,19200 block, 7 p.m. Aug. 17. Two male youths were seen taking property from a garage at a residence.
FREDERICK RD.,23100 block, 4:30 p.m. Aug. 13 to 9 a.m. Aug. 14. Construction materials were stolen from a construction site.
HARRIS RD. W,22900 block, 2 to 10 p.m. Aug. 15. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.
METZ DR.,18200 block, 9 p.m. Aug. 12 to 7:30 a.m. Aug. 13. A Global Positioning System device was stolen from a vehicle entered by force.
PINE RIDGE LANE,18900 block, 2 a.m. Aug. 12 to 7:50 a.m. Aug. 13. A stereo was stolen from a vehicle entered by force.
SCHOLL MANOR WAY,23200 block, Aug. 11 to Aug. 12. Lumber was stolen from a construction site.
SPARKLING WATER DR.,18100 block, 8:30 p.m. Aug. 12 to 10:30 a.m. Aug. 13. A Global Positioning System device was stolen from a vehicle entered by force.
SPARKLING WATER DR.,18700 block, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 12 to 6:45 a.m. Aug. 12. A Global Positioning System device was stolen from a vehicle entered by force.
WINGED ELM DR.,23000 block, 4 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 11. Property was stolen from a residence's garage.
WONDERLAND WAY,13100 block, 8 p.m. Aug. 14 to 7:30 a.m. Aug. 15. Someone attempted to enter a residence.
District 6 Gaithersburg Station Telephone: 240-773-5700RAPE
WASHINGTON GROVE LANE AND EMORY GROVE RD.,9:40 p.m. Aug. 19. A female jogger reported being raped by a man near a footpath.
SHOOTINGRIDGELINE DR.,9900 block, 10:10 p.m. Aug. 19. A shooting occurred in a parking lot. A man was taken to a hospital for treatment.
ASSAULTSFREDERICK AVE. S,300 block, 8 p.m. Aug. 14. A man on a bus threatened the bus driver at knifepoint. The driver pulled over, and the assailant was arrested nearby.
MONTGOMERY VILLAGE AVE.,1 to 100 block, 12:50 a.m. Aug. 18. Two men in a restaurant instigated a fight. Four men joined in and attacked two employees with knives.
ROBBERIESFREDERICK AVE. S,500 block, 9 p.m. Aug. 17. Four masked men attacked three people near a park. The assailants threatened them with baseball bats, took property and fled.
GIRARD ST. AND GOSHEN RD.,7 p.m. Aug. 11. A male at the Shady Grove Metro bus stop followed a person onto the bus, got off when the person did, robbed him of property at knifepoint and fled.
LOST KNIFE CIR.,18400 block, 10 p.m. Aug. 13. Two males accosted a male, struck him in the head, took property and fled.
NORTH SUMMIT AVE. AND BELTS PL.,8:20 p.m. Aug. 16. A man grabbed a man, physically assaulted him, took property and fled.
THEFTS/BREAK-INSBILLINGS CT.,19800 block, 11 p.m. Aug. 12 to 8 a.m. Aug. 13. A Global Positioning System device was stolen from a vehicle entered by force.
BILLINGS CT.,19800 block, 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 14. A digital music player was stolen from a vehicle entered by breaking a window.
BITTERFIELD CT.,8600 block, 1:45 a.m. Aug. 14. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.
BAZZELLTON PL.,19800 block, 3 to 3:10 a.m. Aug. 12. Two DVD screens were stolen from a vehicle that someone entered by breaking a window.
DIAMOND AVE. W,700 block, Aug. 15 to Aug. 17. Property was stolen from a business.
FERN HOLLOW WAY,9400 block, 4 p.m. Aug. 11 to 6:30 a.m. Aug. 12. Someone entered a vehicle by breaking a window. Nothing was reported missing.
FERN HOLLOW WAY,9400 block, 2:30 to 6:30 a.m. Aug. 13. Cash was stolen from a vehicle that someone entered by breaking a window.
HICKORY VIEW PL.,9400 block, 9:30 p.m. Aug. 12 to 7 a.m. Aug. 13. A purse was stolen from a vehicle that someone entered by breaking a window.
HICKORY VIEW PL.,9400 block, 3 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 15. Someone attempted to enter a residence by force.
SHIPWRIGHT CT.,7:45 a.m. to 7:20 p.m. Aug. 13. Two bicycles were stolen from a residence's garage.
STEDWICK RD.,19100 block, 1 to 7:05 a.m. Aug. 15. A Global Positioning System device was stolen from a vehicle that someone entered by breaking a window.
WEATHERVANE PL.,9300 block, 11 p.m. Aug. 12 to 8:15 p.m. Aug. 13. A digital music player, cash and a briefcase were stolen from a vehicle entered by prying open a door.
WEATHERVANE PL.,9300 block, 11:30 p.m. Aug. 12 to 1:10 p.m. Aug. 13. A Global Positioning System device was stolen from a vehicle that someone entered by breaking a window.
WESTLAND DR. S,16500 block, 9:47 a.m. Aug. 11 to 6 a.m. Aug. 12. A vehicle was entered. Nothing was reported missing.
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFTSCEDAR AVE.,200 block, 10:30 p.m. Aug. 12. A vehicle was stolen.
DIAMOND AVE. E,700 block, 6 to 9:50 p.m. Aug. 15. A male took a Honda motorcycle from an equipment business, dropped the bike when police arrived and fled.
RockvilleThese were among incidents reported recently by the Rockville Police Department. For information, call 240-314-8922.
ASSAULTSCEDAR LANE,300 block, 12:01 a.m. Aug. 22. A girl, 14, was arrested for first- and second-degree aggravated domestic assault.
THEFTS/BREAK-INSATLANTIC AVE.,13000 block, 9:20 a.m. to 5:35 p.m. Aug. 20. A video game system was stolen from a residence entered through an unlocked front window.
BLACKWELL RD.,9400 block, 1:30 to 8:30 a.m. Aug. 24. Jewelry, cash, a flat-screen television, a laptop computer and a cellphone were stolen from an apartment.
CHURCH ST.,1 to 100 block, 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Aug. 21. A laptop computer and two books were stolen from a vehicle.
CONGRESSIONAL LANE,200 block, 2 a.m. to noon Aug. 24. A Global Positioning System device and a video game console were stolen from a vehicle.
COVE LANE,14000 block, 5:30 to 8:40 a.m. Aug. 19. Two computer monitors, two video-game systems, several video games and a key were stolen from a residence that someone entered through a rear sliding-glass door.
CROYDEN AVE.,300 block, 7 a.m. Aug. 12 to 11:26 p.m. Aug. 18. Someone entered a residence by cutting a screen and opening a rear window.
EDMONSTON DR. W,200 block, 3 to 3:15 p.m. Aug. 25. A Silver Spring man, 19, was arrested and charged with burglary.
GRANDIN AVE.,700 block, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 23. Property, including a flat-screen television, a video recorder, a digital music player, a backpack and cash, was stolen from a residence entered through a window.
GREENPLACE TERR.,1800 block, 7:10 to 10 a.m. Aug. 21. A cellphone was stolen from a classroom.
GRUENTHER AVE.,1600 block, 6 p.m. Aug. 19. A man, 28, of no fixed address, was arrested and charged with fourth-degree burglary.
HUNGERFORD DR.,300 block, 1:01 a.m. Aug. 10. Three flashlights were stolen from a fire station.
LOFSTRAND LANE,600 block, 2 to 8 a.m. Aug. 18. An attempt was made to enter a business by prying open a front door.
MARTINS LANE,300 block, 5:05 to 6 p.m. Aug. 23. Cash and driver's licenses were stolen from two secured lockers at a swimming facility.
MARTINS LANE,300 block, 7:45 to 8 p.m. Aug. 18. A cellphone was stolen at a swimming facility.
RESEARCH BLVD.,1500 block, 9:30 p.m. Aug. 18 to 9 a.m. Aug. 19. A laptop computer was stolen from an office building entered through a rear door.
ROCK FALLS CT.,1 to 100 block, 4:30 p.m. Aug. 18 to 10:30 a.m. Aug. 19. Cash was stolen from a vehicle.
ROCKVILLE PIKE,1600 block, noon to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 24. A pair of shoes, a pair of jeans, a Social Security card and a driver's license were stolen from an unattended vehicle.
ROCKVILLE PIKE,1700 block, 4:25 to 4:40 p.m. Aug. 20. A camera was stolen from a store.
ROCKVILLE PIKE,1700 block, 5 p.m. Aug. 20 to 9 a.m. Aug. 21. Two laptops were stolen from a business.
SOUTHLAWN LANE,14600 block, 7:45 to 8 p.m. Aug. 18. A gate was stolen from a storage facility.
WASHINGTON ST. N,1 to 100 block, 3:30 p.m. Aug. 23 to 11 a.m. Aug. 24. A television was stolen from an office suite that someone entered by prying open a front door.
WASHINGTON ST. N,200 block, noon Aug. 16 to noon Aug. 23. Cash and two checks were stolen from a customer at a bank.
FIRST ST.,1000 block, 3:45 p.m. Aug. 24. Someone entered a school by climbing through an unlocked side window.
FIRST ST.,1300 block, 8:30 to 9 p.m. Aug. 21. Two cellphones were stolen from a residence.
Takoma ParkThese were among incidents reported recently by the Takoma Park Police Department. For information, call 301-891-7102.
ASSAULTSROANOKE AVE.,8200 block, 4 a.m. Aug. 23. A person entered an apartment and assaulted a resident and her daughter and then fled. A man was arrested in the incident.
ROBBERIESUNIVERSITY BLVD.,1100 block, 2:05 to 2:15 p.m. Aug. 22. A man wearing an orange visor and an orange-and-white shirt asked a woman for a dollar. When the woman opened her purse, the man grabbed her cash and fled.
THEFTS/BREAK-INSCARROLL AVE.,7600 block, 2:30 to 3 p.m. Aug. 22. took another person's unattended property off a chair and fled.
EAST WEST HWY.,900 block, 3:30 to 3:41 a.m. Aug. 26. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.
NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE.,6300 block, Aug. 27. A man was arrested and charged with theft over $500, theft of a credit card, obtaining property exceeding $500 by using a stolen credit card, obtaining property exceeding $500 by false representation, unauthorized use of signature and identity fraud.
ROANOKE AVE.,8300 block, 5 to 5:10 a.m. Aug. 23. Someone attempted to enter a residence by force. Police say the matter is linked to a domestic dispute.
TAKOMA AVE.,7600 block, 11:39 a.m. to 4:05 p.m. Aug. 24. A business was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.
UNIVERSITY BLVD.,1100 block, 10:30 to 10:40 a.m. Aug. 27. A female left a store without paying for merchandise.
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFTSLOCKNEY AVE.,7800 block, 3 to 11:30 p.m. Aug. 26. A 2000 Mitsubishi Mirage was stolen. D.C. police recovered the car at 6:16 a.m. the next day.
WILDWOOD DR.,7400 block, 7 p.m. Aug. 21 to 3:30 a.m. Aug. 22. A 1997 Honda Accord was stolen.
-- Compiled by LISA M. BOLTON
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