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From the City’s website:

Friday, December 21, 2007

Armed Robbery

On 12/21/07 at approximately 10:12 p.m., police responded to the unit block of Honey Brook Lane for the report of a robbery that had just occurred. The victim reports being approached from behind by three suspects, who obtained items of his property after threatening him with a weapon.

Suspects:
three black males, 18-20 years of age, wearing dark colored jackets with hoods.

On 12/21/07 at approximately 10:38 p.m., police responded to the area of Prairie Rose Lane and Hyacinth Court for the report of a robbery that had just occurred. The two victims report being approached by three suspects who produced a weapon and demanded money. The two victims resisted, and the suspects fled without obtaining any property. One victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Suspects:
two black males, 18-20 years of age, wearing dark colored jackets with hoods;
one white male, 18-20 years of age, wearing a dark colored jacket with hood;
one unknown description subject, operating a light colored vehicle, possibly a Honda Accord.

On 12/21/07 at approximately 11:00 p.m., police responded to the 300 block of Muddy Branch Road for the report of a robbery that had just occurred. The victim reports being approached by three suspects, who produced a weapon and demanded money. When the victim did not comply, he was struck in the head and the suspects fled.

Suspects:
three black males, 18-20 years of age, wearing dark colored jackets with hoods.

The first of these addresses is not particularly close to the other two, which are at most a half mile apart. Honey Brook Lane is near Game Preserve Road, north of Clopper. Prairie Rose Lane and Hyacinth Court are off School Drive, between Muddy Branch and Sam Eig Hwy. The 300 block of Muddy Branch is just south of West Side Drive.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Burglary

On 12/18/07 at approximately 6:40 a.m. police responded to 619 S. Frederick Ave for a burglary that occurred earlier. Suspects unknown removed cash from an office.

Note that, in recent months, the County Police appear to be uninterested in releasing photographs (and even some whole press releases) to anyone but the mainstream media, and thus I had to pull this picture from Channel 7’s website — Channel 7 being, as far as I can tell, the only media outlet that bothered to post it. One does begin to wonder what could be the point of this restrictive policy, and how many crimes the public never learns about because the media finds them insufficiently interesting.

From the County’s website:

12/19/2007

Detectives Seek Public’s Help in Identifying Robbery Suspects

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Major Crimes Division – Robbery Section are investigating the armed robbery of a Rite Aide store in Gaithersburg that occurred on December 11. They now have surveillance photos of the suspects to release.

At approximately 9:30 p.m., on Tuesday, December 11, 6th District officers responded to 662 Quince Orchard Road in Gaithersburg for the report of an armed robbery that had just occurred.

The preliminary investigation revealed that one suspect entered the Rite Aide at closing time and stayed in the store to help a second suspect gain access to the store. An 18-year-old male employee was in the rear storage area when he was accosted by both masked suspects. Cash was obtained from the store, and the male employee and a 43-year-old female employee were tied-up prior to the suspects leaving the store. Both suspects were armed with handguns, and were last seen running toward the Shell gas station at 600 Quince Orchard Road.

Both suspects are described as males of uncertain ethnicity, between the ages of 20 and 25, 5’10” to 6’0” tall. One wore blue jeans, a black jacket, and carried a red back pack. The other wore glasses and dressed in all black clothing.

Anyone who has information about the identity of the suspects or about the robbery is asked to call the Robbery Section at 240-773-5100. Callers may remain anonymous.

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Contact: Media Services Division Phone: 240.773.5030