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June 13th, 2007

Gazette articles this week

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For some reason the Gazette didn’t have the Gaithersburg stories up all day; they finally were posted around 7:30 pm. Here are links to a few I found interesting:

  • Chris Robinson writes, Budget strife raises specter of veto:

    As tensions heated at a city work session Monday night and it appeared the council would vote 3-2 in favor of the funding, Katz said he would consider vetoing the budget.

    However, he also said, ‘‘It’ll be my sincerest desire to avoid that.”

    Councilman John B. Schlichting said he didn’t understand why the proposal could stall a $50.4 million budget, especially with the $5.3 million slated in fiscal 2008 to support development of the $25 million Aquatic and Recreation Center.

    ‘‘I would just like to put this in perspective here,” Schlichting said. ‘‘… The mayor is threatening to veto the budget over a $250,000 line item.”

  • Sebastian Montes writes, Airgun crimes on the rise in upcounty“:

    Montgomery County’s 6th District police station, which includes Gaithersburg and the Village, has reported 18 airgun incidents so far this year — 14 in the last two months — a 50 percent increase over the same time last year, according to data from Montgomery County Police. The 18 incidents more than doubles the total number reported so far this year in the county’s five other districts combined.

  • Chris Robinson writes, Weekend sees spate of Olde Towne robberies:

    Five robberies occurred near Olde Towne Gaithersburg over the weekend, but city police say it’s too early to determine if this is a trend.

    Times when there are multiple robberies don’t necessarily indicate a crime wave, said Gaithersburg police spokesman Sgt. Rudy Wagner.

    ‘‘If we had several weekends going on where this occurs, that might be different,” he said.

  • Chris Robinson writes, 7-Eleven again denied alcohol license:

    Thursday’s ruling follows what neighbors describe as years of efforts by community and city leaders to stem the tide of alcohol-related nuisances, such as public urination and littering by vagrants they say were attracted to the 7-Eleven’s early morning alcohol sales, which began at 6 a.m.

  • Janel Davis writes, Casa gets $50,000 for Derwood day-laborer center:

    Norman M. Dreyfuss, an executive with the company that developed Leisure World in Silver Spring, said he is impressed with Casa’s work in securing employment for immigrants and the English language classes it hosts.

    ‘‘If I make a contribution, I like to have it targeted at something that I feel actually gets done,” said Dreyfuss, whose parents immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1937.

  • Chris Robinson writes, Lakelands skateboard park sparks concerns:

    A plan to develop Gaithersburg’s second skateboard facility has drawn ire from some neighbors who worry the park will bring noise and safety issues to the proposed site at Lakelands Park.

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June 13th, 2007

District 6 Crime Report for 06/06/07

By gaithersblog

From the County’s website. Several of these are repeats from the City reports.

  • An aggravated assault occurred at Shady Grove Road and Route 270 on Thursday 5/31 at 1309 hours. The incident started as a traffic dispute with the suspect and the victim exchanging rude gestures. The suspect then drove alongside the victim, reached under his seat and pulled out what looked like a black 9mm or .45 handgun. The suspect just held the gun and never pointed it directly at the victim.

    Suspect: Suspect, H/M, 18-32 yrs. old, black hair, glasses, black short-sleeved shirt,

    Vehicle: black ’01 BMW, MD/tags

  • An armed robbery occurred at 8 W. Deer Park Road on Monday 6/4 at 0206 hours. The suspect possibly had a knife and beat the victim. The report has not been turned in yet; information is via the CAD.

    Suspect: B/M, corn rowed hair, stocking cap, beige shirt, black pants

  • A strong-armed robbery occurred near Stedwick Road and Watkins Mill Road on Monday 6/4 at 0730 hours. The victim was walking through a wooded area when the suspects approached and demanded money. One suspect hit the victim from behind and attempted to take his wallet. The victim managed to fight the suspects off and fled; nothing was taken.

    Suspect: B/M, 17-19 yrs. old, 5’10”, red jacket

    Suspect: B/M, 17-19 yrs. old, 5’7”, black hooded sweatshirt

    Suspects: three other B/M’s, all 17-19 yrs. old, NFD

  • An aggravated assault by a known suspect occurred outside the beer & wine store at 531 Girard Street on Tuesday 5/29 at 1130 hours. The suspect displayed a gun from his waistband and threatened to shoot the victim. The victim realized it was a BB gun and the suspect said he was going to go home and get a ‘real gun’. The suspect is well known to 6th District officers and was arrested at his residence later that day.

    Suspect: Lynnard Slaughter, B/M, 23 yrs. old, 5’7”/150 lbs., of 16 Grantchester Place

  • A strong-armed robbery occurred at Girard Street & Victory Farm Road on Wednesday 5/30 at 1350 hours. The officer had seen the four suspects walking on Victory Farm just prior to being flagged down by the victim. The last two suspects were detained, but the first suspect and another B/M (NFD) fled. The detained suspects stated that the first suspect actually did the robbery and he was arrested nearby.

    Defendant: Juvenile, B/M, 16 yrs. old, 5’11”/175 lbs., muscular, of Mandolin Court

  • Two of the robberies occurred within minutes of each other on Sunday 6/3 and were most likely committed by the same suspect. Suspect: B/M, 20-25 yrs. old, 5’5”-5’7”/150-160 lbs., black baseball cap, light weight brown jacket, blue jeans

    • 2116 hrs. State Court: The victim was walking from his vehicle to his residence when the suspect knocked him down, beat him and demanded his wallet, which the victim gave. He put a black semi-automatic handgun to the victim’s head and threatened to kill him before fleeing on foot.
    • 2125 hrs. Nina Court: The suspect came from behind and attempted to grab the victim’s purse. He put the gun to the victim’s side and demanded her ‘bag’. MCP K9 tracked from the first robbery to this area and then towards Fallbrook Street & Bowsprit Court. He obtained the purse and cash.

    State Court and Nina Court are off Girard, near East Diamond.

  • An aggravated assault occurred on Jarrett Court on Tuesday, 5/29 at 1729 hours. There was a call for disorderly males shooting pellet or BB guns. The victim told officers he had been shot by the suspect. The suspect was arrested at his residence.

    Defendant: Juvenile, B/M, 13 yrs. old, 5’6”/150 lbs., of Chadburn Place

    Jarrett Court is west of Wightman, near the end of Montgomery Village Ave

  • A residential burglary occurred at 415 W. Diamond Avenue on Wednesday, 5/30 between 0800 and 1408 hours. Officers received an anonymous call that the apartment door was open and found the front door lock pried, with no one inside the apartment. Multiple gallon plastic bags, baggies, and a digital scale with possible marijuana residue were in plain view. The house was completely ransacked. The anonymous caller told ECC that this house is a ‘drug house’. Investigation to continue.

  • A victim on Benji Court came home on Wednesday 5/30 and found a severed pig’s head in a plastic bag on her sidewalk. The victim claimed not to have any idea why it was left there.

    Benji Court is in the same area is State and Nina Courts.

  • A peeping tom occurred on Crossbow Lane on Tuesday 6/5 at 2330 hours. The victim was sitting in her vehicle out front talking on the phone. She saw the suspect go to her 1st floor window and look inside for about two minutes. He got up and the victim saw him adjusting his clothes. The suspect fled on foot to the rear of the town homes.

    Suspect: B/M, 30-35 yrs. old, 5’10”/200 lbs., thin mustache, light blue dress shirt with horizontal stripes, black pants, black shoes

    Crossbow lane is near Muddy Branch & Diamondback.

  • Officers responded to Grace United Methodist Church, 119 N. Frederick Avenue, on Wednesday 5/30 at 0800 hours, for a subject passed out on the stairs. The subject had over 500 foreign coins in his pockets and in pouches. He also had an envelope of paper currency and a binder with coins in paper sleeves. He claimed he bought them in coin shops from Maine to Delaware. The suspect is similar to the description of a recent robbery on N. Frederick

    Subject: B/M, 30 yrs. old, 6’3”/140 lbs., gave a PA address but is most likely homeless

  • An indecent exposure occurred in the hallway of an apartment building in the 700 block of Clopper Road on Tuesday 6/5 at 2345 hours. The suspect is the victim’s neighbor and encountered her in the hallway while he was completely nude. The victim said it occurs all the time.

  • There were a variety of methods of entry into the thefts from vehicles. Except for a Honda airbag being taken from 415 Russell Avenue between Tuesday 5/29 and Wednesday 5/30, only loose items were taken from the vehicles.

  • The other aggravated assault was at 20203 Spring Haven Court on Tuesday 6/5 at 1625 hours. The victim’s roommate threatened to kill the victim with a knife. An arrest was made but the report has not been turned in yet; information is via the CAD.

    Sprint Haven Court is s east of Wightman, near the end of Montgomery Village Ave.

  • A commercial burglary occurred at Stix N Phrases, 1 Maryland Avenue, on Tuesday 5/29 at 0525 hours. The suspect(s) used the dumpster to climb over a fence and cut a lock on an inside gate. The window to a stock room where items are kept was broken, but no entry was gained. Officers responded here for an alarm at 0528 hours but since the outside gate was locked, they were unable to fully check the building.

    Maryland Ave is near MD355, a couple of blocks north of Cuddy Bridge.

  • A burglary of a vacant apartment on Park Avenue occurred on Thursday 5/31 at 1530 hours. An employee walked into the apartment and the suspects fled out the rear door. They returned later to ask for their property that they left in the apartment. Instead, the employee detained them until the police arrived.

    Defendant: Juvneile, B/M, 15 yrs. old, 5’8”/117 lbs

    Defendant: Juvenile, male, NFD

    Defendant: Juvenile, female, NFD

    Park Avenue is in Olde Towne; it runs from North Summit to East Diamond, crossing Brookes.

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