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Reports from the County’s website. Note that, because of the July 4th holiday, this report covers a two-week period from 06/26/07 to 07/11/07. Some of these are repeats from City reports.

• A strong-armed robbery occurred at 9701 Fields Road on Saturday 6/30 at 2230 hours. The victim claimed he was walking when the first suspect walked past him, then turned around and hit the victim in the head with an unknown object, before taking the victim’s wallet, cell phone and $100. The victim’s friends claimed to have witnessed the attack and said the suspect came from a vehicle with the other suspect in the driver’s seat. There were inconsistencies in the victim’s stories and the officer noted the victim’s injuries were more serious than what would occur if he was only hit one time.

  Suspect: H/M, long black hair, black tank top

  Vehicle: black or dark blue Toyota Matrix 4D, unknown driver

• A strong-armed robbery occurred at 200 Muddy Branch Road by the Festival Shopping Center, on Wednesday 7/4 at 1300 hours. The victim was walking down the rear stairwell to the parking lot when the suspects approached, grabbed the victim around the neck and knocked him down. They beat and kicked the victim and took his wallet with $50. The suspects fled towards Muddy Branch Road.

  Suspect: W/M, 20-25 yrs. old, 6’-6’1”, NFD

  Suspect: W/M, 20-25 yrs. old, 5’4”-5’5”, NFD

  Suspect: W/M, 20-25 yrs. old, 5’5”, NFD

• An armed robbery occurred at the Chevron, 100 N. Frederick Avenue on Wednesday 7/4 at 2033 hours. The suspect took a bag of Cheetos to the counter but waited until all the other customers left the store. He put the bag in his mouth and when the employee opened up the register, he removed a silver revolver from the small of his back and demanded money. He went behind the counter and took approximately $848 from the register. He fled on foot out the front door.

  Suspect: B/M, 25-30 yrs. old, 5’10”/160 lbs., beard, white baseball cap, black shortsleeved shirt, blue shorts, black shoes

• A strong-armed robbery occurred at 1200 block of Knoll Mist Lane on Sunday 7/8 at 0001 hours. The suspects jumped the victim and hit him in the head. He claimed he was knocked unconscious and when he woke up he was completely naked.

  Suspects: one B/M, and one W/M, NFD
  

  Knoll Mist Lane is near Watkins Mill Road & Travis Ave.

• There was an armed robbery at 400 Victory Farm Drive on Wednesday 7/6 at 2030 hours. The victim got off the bus on Girard Street and the suspect approached and demanded money. He hit the victim in the head with a black semi-automatic gun and demanded his cell phone. The victim fled and was stabbed in the back twice.

  Suspect: B/M, 18-20 yrs. old, dark complexion, white hat, white shirt, black ‘shiney’ pants

  Suspect: B/F, 18-20 yrs. old, 5’6”-5’8”/150-160 lbs., blue flowered print shirt, jeans

  Suspect: B/M, 18-20 yrs. old, 6’/150-160 lbs., red bandana, purple shirt, blue shorts

  Suspect: B/M, 18-20 yrs. old, dark complexion, red bandana, black sweatshirt & pants
  

• A strong-armed robbery occurred at Deer Park Road and Brighton Drive on Wednesday 7/4 at 2135 hours. The victim was walking when the suspect grabbed her and attempted to put his hand down her pocket. The victim gave conflicting stories of the incident.

  Suspect: B/M, 5’8”, NFD
  

• An armed robbery occurred at Muddy Branch Road and Frederick Avenue on Thursday 7/5 at an unknown time. The victim was walking when the suspects approached and grabbed him from behind. They cut the victim with a broken glass bottle and fled on foot. The victim flagged down a passing citizen and went to the hospital to report the incident.

  Suspect: B/M, 6’/190 lbs., white T-shirt with blue stripes, blue jeans, with another suspect, NFD
  

• An aggravated assault occurred on State Court on Tuesday 7/10 at 0420 hours. The suspects forced their way into the residence and beat the victim. One suspect fired a shot into the wall and one shot may have grazed the victim’s head.

  Suspect: three B/M’s, all with bandanas on their faces, NFD
  

  State Court is near Girard & East Diamond.

• A strong-armed robbery occurred on 42 Brighton Terrace on Wednesday 7/11 at 0115 hours. The victim was in front of her residence when the suspects drove up and offered her a ride. She told the suspects to bring her to a friend’s house on W Deer Park Road. They drove to Deer Park Road and Brighton Drive. The victim told them she didn’t want to go there and got out of the vehicle. They demanded her purse, hit the victim, and then drove off.

  
  Suspect: W/M, 21-23 yrs. old, 5’10”-6/fair complexion, “Justin” tattooed on his left arm

  Suspect: B/M, long braided hair, (driver)

  Vehicle: light colored sedan, NFD

  Brighton Terrace is between Summit Hall Park and I-270.

• A possible rape occurred at the Motel 6, between Saturday 6/30 and Sunday 7/1. The victim and her friends were drinking in a room and then met up with residents of another hotel room to continue their drinking. The victim recalls being in her room then nothing else until she woke up the next day. Her underwear had been removed and she believes she had intercourse.

  Suspect: B/M, 40’s, thin build, ‘with a weird voice’

  The Motel 6 is on Quince Orchard Road, just west of I-270.

• A suspect was arrested for impersonating a police officer at Stedwick Road and Montgomery Village Avenue on Friday 7/6 at 1030 hours. The suspect was involved in an accident and originally told officers he was a police officer. He then changed his story to being a special police officer, then he was starting his own security company. He had a realistic-looking BB gun in a holster on his waistband. He has priors for the same offense in Baltimore and Montgomery County.

  Defendant: Eric Grant, B/M, 33 yrs. old, 6’2”/192 lbs., mustache, has priors for theft, concealed weapon and impersonating police, of 2049 Foxwood Terrace (5D)

  Vehicle: white ’07 Dodge Charger 4D, MD/3DCC76
  

• Officers responded for an assault on West Side Drive on Saturday 6/30 at 2105 hours. The victim and a friend were walking home when the suspects started following them. The victims went inside the house and the suspects threw a brick through the sliding glass door. The suspects fled and one suspect shot some type of gun in the air. One victim thinks they saw a muzzle flash but no shells were found.

• A strong-armed robbery occurred at 8800 block of Thomas Lea Terrace on Friday 7/6 at 2230 hours. The victim got out of her vehicle and the suspect demanded her purse. She resisted but the strap broke and the suspect fled on foot. MCP K9 tracked to the Welbeck area. The second subject was seen driving out of the area at a high rate of speed and was stopped. The show-up by the victim was negative.

  Suspect: B/M, 30-35 yrs. old, 6’1”-6’2”/190 lbs., beard, muscular, black ‘bucket’ hat, blue short-sleeved shirt, tan shorts

  Thomas Lea Terrace is southeast of the corner of Goshen & Warfied Roads.

• Officers responded to Lakeworth Drive on Sunday 7/8 at 1030 hours for a domestic dispute. The suspect had fled before officers arrived. He had made suicidal statements and rifle rounds were found in the residence, leading officers to believe the suspect could possibly be armed. They found him nearby and the suspect repeatedly told officers to shoot him. He resisted arrest and struck one officer in the face, causing a large laceration. He was EEP’d and charges will be placed when he is released.

  Suspect: Elgin Etchison, 2/M, 40 yrs. old, 6’4”/250 lbs.

  Lakeworth Drive is near Muddy Branch Road, between School & West Side Drives.

• A lock was pried off of a construction trailer at 9707 Key West Avenue between 1715 hours on Tuesday 6/16 and 0630 hours on Wednesday 6/27. They searched the trailer and cooked a can of chili in the microwave.

• Three vehicles were broken into sometime between midnight and 1100 hours on Tuesday 7/3 on West Side Drive. All three had a window broken and only loose property was taken.

  • 300 block West Side Drive Took a GPS and cell phone charger
  • 300 block West Side Drive took a radar detector, GPS and a cell phone charger
  • 300 block West Side Drive First attempted to pry the window, then broke it, took a cell phone and a flashlight

• A ’03 Ford Escape was taken from Palmspring Drive on Tuesday 7/3 between 0240 and 0340 hours. The victim left a set of keys inside the vehicle. He had seen the vehicle on Muddy Branch Road at 0230 but didn’t realize the vehicle was his until he arrived at his residence. Officers saw the suspect in the vehicle at 0330 hours on Muddy Branch and the suspects bailed out at 299 Muddy Branch Road. One suspect fled into the woods and the other fled to the shopping center. The suspects left soda, a jacket, diapers and a bicycle behind in the vehicle.

  Suspect: B/M, 5’6”-5’7”, shaved head, black skull cap, black jacket, jeans, black tennis shoes

  Suspect: B/M, 5’8”-5’10”, black T -shirt

  Palmspring Drive is near Lakeworth Drive, mentioned above.

• There were two vehicles stolen on Muddy Branch Road. A Honda that was stolen from the R2 beat on 6/26 was found on 6/29 at 423 Muddy Branch Road.

  • 7/5 THU 1955 hrs. 828 Muddy Branch Road behind Manhattan Pizza The victim left the vehicle running unattended. Blue ’99 Saturn SL 4D, MD/tags
  • 6/28-6/29 THU-FRI 1700-1100 hrs. 279 Muddy Branch Road Festival SC ’92 Honda Accord

• Graffiti vandalism was found on a vehicle on King James Way between 1800 hours on Wednesday 7/4 and 0550 hours on Thursday 7/5. Black spray paint was used to spray the entire side of the vehicle in a circular pattern. The victim said she has a protective order against her husband but does not believe he is responsible.

  King James Way is in the triangle formed by Muddy Branch, W. Diamond and I-270.

• Officers responded to the woods in the area of W. Diamond Avenue and Bureau Drive on Tuesday 7/3 at 2248 hours for a check-the-welfare call. A friend of the suspect was concerned due to the suspect’s intoxication level and the fact that the suspect is diabetic. The suspect had wandered into the woods and officers found him with a knife in his hand. He lunged towards the officers but eventually was arrested. A marijuana pipe was also found on the suspect.

  Defendant: Harvey Springer, W/M, 40 yrs. old, 5’10”/150 lbs., of 18033 Cottage Garden Drive (5D)

• A residential burglary occurred on E. Darby Court on Tuesday 7/10 at 0242 hours. The resident was asleep inside the residence at the time.

  Suspect: B/M, 5’10”5’11”, corn rowed hair, red baseball cap, red shirt over a white Tshirt, blue jeans

  Suspect: B/M, white tank top undershirt, jean shorts or pants, **armed with a baseball bat
  

  E. Darby Court is off Longdraft Road, near Game Preserve & Clopper Roads.

• A theft occurred at Panera Bread, 498 N. Frederick Avenue on Sunday 7/1 between 1250 and 1301 hours. The victim was eating when the first suspect bumped into her and excused himself. The victim felt a tugging at her purse but didn’t think anything of it at the time. She realized later her wallet, with cash, was taken.

  Suspect: B/M, 20-30 yrs. old, 6’-6’2”/200 lbs.,

  Suspect: B/M, 20-30 yrs. old, 5’4”-5’6”, heavy build
  

• A ’95 Honda Accord was taken from 9 Wicker Place on Saturday 7/7 at 2330 hours. The vehicle was recovered following a hit-and-run accident on Lakeworth Drive in the P1 beat on Sunday 7/8 at about midnight. A witness saw a B/M, with a white shirt, NFD fleeing the scene.

  Wicker Place is near E. Darby Court, mentioned above.

• A citizen saw juveniles spray painting his vehicle in the 900 block of Clopper Road on Tuesday 6/26 at 2200 hours. The suspects fled on foot but all three were identified by the victim. Investigation is continuing.

• Seven kiosks were broken into at Lakeforest Mall on Friday 6/29 at 0700 hours. Security arrested the suspects in the mall after observing them on the surveillance video. The suspects also admitted committing several similar burglaries on 6/24.

  Defendant: Juvenile, B/M, 15 yrs. old, 5’4”/120 lbs., dredlocks, beard, tattoo “RSP Mora 1963-1993” on his right arm, of Suitland, MD

  Defendant: Juvenile, B/M, 16 yrs. old, 5’7”/135 lbs., dredlocks, of NW DC
  

• A residential burglary occurred at 18200 block of Willow Creek Way on Monday 7/2 at 1536 hours. According to the CAD, an arrest was made but no report has been turned in yet.

  Willow Creek Way is southwest of the corner of Midcounty Hwy & Goshen Road.

• A residential attempted burglary occurred at 4 Maryland Avenue on Wednesday 7/4 at 0050 hours. The suspect was very intoxicated and kept jiggling the victim’s front door handle. He was arrested nearby in the cemetery.

  Defendant: Thomas Tarloy, W/M, 43 yrs. old, 5’9”/198 lbs., homeless

  Maryland Ave is in Oldetowne, between MD355 & Russell Ave.

• A suspect attempted to pass a counterfeit $100 bill at the Central News Stand at Lakeforest Mall on Monday 7/9 at 2130 hours. When the employee questioned it, he attempted to use a real $20 bill but security arrested the suspect. He had four other counterfeit bills on him.

  Defendant: Fernando Sanchez, 6/M, 38 yrs. old, 5’7”/150 lbs., mustache, homeless
  

• A residential burglary was reported on Sunday 7/8 at 10000 block of Wedge Way. The victim’s son claimed he came home and found a broken window and video game systems and a wedding ring taken.

  Wedge Way is near Watkins Mill & Steadwick.

• A residential burglary occurred in the 8000 block of Exodus Drive on Sunday 7/8 between 2030 and 2130 hours. The second suspect is an acquaintance of the victim’s son. They asked the victim about his dirt bike and the son offered to sell it to them. They declined and the victim saw the suspects cutting through their yard an hour later.

  Suspect: B/M, 16-18 yrs. old, 5’11”/145-150 lbs., black ‘Compton’ hat, black T-shirt, blue jeans, carrying a black backpack

  Suspect: Nathan, B/M, 16-18 yrs. old, 5’3”/115 lbs., thin build, carrying a black backpack
  

  Exodus Drive is off Woodfield Rd, south of Brink.

• A theft from a vehicle occurred at the Lake Marion Community Center on Wednesday 6/27 between 0900 and 1030 hours. A witness saw the suspect in the suspect vehicle parked beside the victim’s vehicle. The suspect drove off when he saw the witness looking at him. The victim’s vehicle window was broken and a purse was taken.

  Suspect: B/M, NFD
  Vehicle: red SUV, possibly a Ford Explorer
  

  Lake Marion Community Center is on East Village Ave.

• A ’04 Honda Accord was stolen from 9400 block of Chadburn Place between 2100 hours on Tuesday 6/26 and 0900 hours on Wednesday 6/27. The vehicle was recovered with a punched ignition at 423 Muddy Branch Road on 6/29, near where another Honda was taken on the same date.

  Chadburn Place is between Wightman & Warfield Roads, west of Goshen.

• A residential burglary occurred on Sternwheeler Court on Thursday 6/28 at 1210 hours. The victim was in the basement when the suspects broke the sliding glass door and started to come in. The victim yelled and they fled on foot.

  Suspect: H/M, 5’3”/180 lbs., chubby build, bandana on his face, no shirt, blue jeans

  Suspect: H/M, 17-20 yrs. old, 5’5”-5’6”/145-155 lbs,. tan khaki shorts
  

  Sternwheeler Court is near Gaithersburg Middle School.

• The Gaithersburg High School had an attempted burglary on Saturday 6/30 at 1525 hours. School security saw the suspects on video entering the school, with one suspect carrying bolt cutters. Officers were unable to find any sign of entry. The suspects were later seen by security leaving the school.

  Suspect: five suspects, one W/M, one with a pink shirt, NFD in report
  

• There were two different burglaries of the same apartment on Crestwood Drive by homeless suspects. Both suspects were found asleep inside the apartments by maintenance

  • 7/2 0730 hrs. Robert Burks, B/M, 43 yrs. old, has priors for aggravated assault, theft, stolen vehicle and CDS
  • 7/3 0550 hrs. John Collins, B/M, 45 yrs. old, 6’3”/240 lbs., priors for armed robbery, theft, CDS and resisting arrest

  Crestwood Drive is off N. Summit Ave, south of Girard.

• A burglary occurred at Old Siam, 108 E. Diamond Avenue between 2200 hours on Monday 7/2 and 1030 hours on Tuesday 7/3. A window was broken and only coins were taken from the cash register.

• An aggravated assault occurred at 8519 Snouffer School Road on Monday 7/9 at 1921 hours. The suspect was arrested but information is via the CAD; no report was available.

  Defendant: Rico Custis, Unknown race M, 36 yrs. old, NFD
  

• A burglary occurred at 8137 Morning View Drive on Sunday 7/1 at 0410 hours. The adult female victim was asleep in a chair when she woke up to the suspect fondling and kissing her breast. The victim screamed and the suspect fled. Other residents in the house chased the suspect and he was arrested nearby. There was a recent similar case in the 5th District.

  Defendant: Sidney Smith, B/M, 46 yrs. old, 6’3”/175 lbs., light complexion, of 12150 Flag Harbor Drive

  Morning View Drive is near Midcounty Hwy and Washington Grove Lane.

• There were two burglaries and possibly one attempted burglary on Snouffer School Road this week. All of them had a front door or window broken. 7/4 WED 0219 hrs. 8441 Snouffer School Road 6-12 Only beer was taken.

  • 7/7-7/8 SAT-SUN 2330-0930 hrs. 8403 Snouffer School Road B&B Beer & Wine Only took a display case of lottery tickets.
  • 7/7 2030-2052 hrs. 8097 Snouffer School Road Absolute Furniture Possible attempted burglary, employee found the front window broken.

• A ’00 Yamaha scooter was taken from 18200 Flower Hill Way, the Flower Hill Shopping Center on Sunday 7/15 between 1515 and 1730 hours. A witness saw the suspects unloading the scooter from the suspect vehicle at 7900 Spiceberry Circle on 7/3. The ignition wires had been cut.

  Suspects: An unknown number of 1BM’s

  Vehicle: dark colored mini-van