Montgomery County police are seeking the public's help in identifying and locating a suspect in a burglary rampage across commercial properties in Derwood and Montgomery Village earlier this month. The suspect is accused of attempting to burglarize an ATM at the Bank of America in the 17500 block of Redland Road by smashing it with a rock at 10:58 PM on Sunday, March 3, 2024; forcing his way into and stealing cash from Spice Lanka on the same block moments later; and then trying and failing to force entry into Derwood Beer & Wine in the 17600 block of Redland Road.
On Wednesday, March 6, police say the same suspect tried his luck in Montgomery Village, breaking into Vida Hair Salon at 19122 Montgomery Village Avenue at 11:02 PM. He allegedly took cash from the cash register and fled. A few hours later, at 3:21 AM on March 7, the suspect allegedly broke into Dollar Tree, Moe's Southwest Grill, Ledo Pizza and The Joint - all at the Montgomery Village Center. He is accused of stealing money from Moe's. The suspect then broke into the Metro by T-Mobile store at 9989 Stedwick Road in Montgomery Village.
Detectives are working with all of the business owners who were affected to determine if any other property or cash was stolen from their spaces. Police describe the suspect as an adult Black male, approximately 5-feet, 10-inches in height, with a slim build. He was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. Detectives have released a photo of the suspect, shown above.
Anyone with information regarding this suspect or these crimes is asked to visit the Crime Solvers of Montgomery County, MD website at www.crimesolversmcmd.org, and click on the “www.p3tips.com” link at the top of the page, or call 1-866-411-8477. Tips with information leading to an arrest may be eligible for a reward from $250 up to $10,000. Tipsters may remain anonymous.
Did none of these businesses have burglar alarms? And if so, was there no response from MCPD? These criminals today have no fear. Thank you Montgomery County Council.
ReplyDeleteI was in 7-Eleven last week when I saw a guy exiting the store with a gallon of milk in one hand and snacks in the other, before he made it out of the door the cashier told him quietly that he had to pay for the items, the person looked at the cashier and said,I have to pay for this stuff? And then he walked out without paying.
ReplyDeletePittsburgh Police Dept recently announced they no longer respond to burglary calls (and others) between 300A and 700A daily. I wonder if MCPD has a similar policy?
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ReplyDeleteLooks like Dollar Tree is closing over 1,000 Family Dollar and Dollar Tree stores. They have lost over one billion dollars. I wonder why.
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