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Crime Solvers of Montgomery County
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RECENT CRIME SUMMARY

May 17, 2005

ATTEMPT ARMED ROBBERY 

            -On 05-10-05, at 11:08 p.m., a 19-year-old Montgomery Village man and two black males exited a bus at Stedwick Rd. and Watkins Mill Rd. in Gaithersburg and walked in opposite directions.  Suspect #1 (one of the passengers who exited the bus behind the victim) then ran toward the victim and pointed a black handgun at him.  The victim ran away and the suspect left the area without obtaining property. 

Suspect #1 – B/M, late teens, dark complexion, bushy afro, 5’6”, medium build, black sweatshirt, blue jeans. 

            -On 05-12-05, at 9:00 p.m., a lone suspect entered the Hunan Gaithersburg Restaurant, located at 7601 Airpark Rd. in Gaithersburg, and asked for change. The suspect then produced a knife and demanded money.  When the female victim called for help from another employee, the suspect fled the store on foot, without obtaining money.

Suspect #1 – B/M, 16-20, 5’9”-5’11”, corn rows/braids, thin, white shirt, blue pants, red hat.

STRONG ARM ROBBERY 

            -On 05-12-05, at 5:00 a.m., a 38-year-old Beltsville woman was in the 12200 block of Galway Dr. in the Deer Park area of Silver Spring when a green Nissan Altima pulled up behind her. The suspect exited the vehicle and demanded money from the victim.  The victim ran away and the suspect fled without obtaining money.

Suspect #1 – Hispanic/M, 16-20, 5’7”, 150 lbs., black jacket. 

STRONG ARMED ROBBERY ARREST 

            -On 05-11-05, a 17-year-old male from Lignum, Virginia, was arrested and charged with Attempt Theft Under $500, Robbery, and 2^nd Degree Assault.  The arrest was the result of an incident that had just occurred at Woodmont Avenue and Elm Street in Bethesda.

SEX OFFENSE 

            -On 04-12-05, the mother of a 14 year-old Gaithersburg girl reported that her daughter had sexually relations with a 28-year-old Germantown man who she was dating.  The suspect’s identity is known and the investigation is continuing. 

PEEPING TOM 

            -On 05-09-05, at 10:00 p.m., a 23-year-old Silver Spring woman reported that she and two other people had seen a man outside sitting in a tree looking in their windows.  The suspect climbed down the tree when he was seen and then met up with two other males.

Suspect #1 – W/M, 18-20, 5’6”-5’10”, very short hair, blue jeans, blue/white plaid shirt, white sneakers.

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ARREST

            -On 05-02-05, Junita E. Thompson, 31, of the 1300 block of 1^st Street in Rockville, was arrested and charged with 1^st Degree Assault.  The arrest was the result of an incident that occurred that day in the parking lot at Shady Grove Hospital in Rockville. 

            -On 05-09-05, Petal Tricia Melena Anderson, 29, of no fixed address, was arrested and charged with 1^st and 2^nd Degree Assault, Trespassing, Disorderly Conduct, Reckless Endangerment, and Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon.  The arrest was the result of an incident that occurred that day at the Exxon at 8384 Colesville Road in Silver Spring. 

            -On 05-11-05, Edward Jaume, 26, from the 12200 block of Veirs Mill Road in Silver Spring, was arrested and charged with 1^st Degree Assault, 2^nd Degree Assault, Resisting Arrest and Possession of CDS.  Jaume was also issued three traffic citations, two for eluding the police and one for the operator not being restrained by a seatbelt.  The arrest was the result of an incident that just occurred on Veirs Mill Road at Gaynor Road.

BURGLARY 

2^nd DISTRICT 

RESIDENTIAL 

            -3800 block of Williams Lane in Chevy Chase, between 7:50 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on 05-11-05.  Entry made, no force, property taken.

            -7600 block of Kenwood Forest Lane in Bethesda, between 8:00 a.m. on 05-09-05 and 9:33 p.m. on 05-11-05.  Entry made, no force, property taken. 

6^th DISTRICT 

COMMERCIAL 

            -WATKINS MILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 19001 Watkins Mill Road in Gaithersburg, between 1:01 a.m. on 05-10-05 and 7:00 a.m. on 05-11-05.  Attempt only.

            -STEDWICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 10631 Stedwick Road in Gaithersburg, between 1:01 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. on 05-09-05.  Attempt only. 

RESIDENTIAL 

            -Unit block of N. Summit Avenue in Gaithersburg, between 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on 04-26-05.  Forced entry, property taken.

            -19300 block of Keymar Way in Montgomery Village, between 12:30 p.m. and 12:39 p.m. on 05-12-05.   Forced entry, property taken.

            -19300 block of Keymar Way in Montgomery Village, between 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on 05-10-05.  Forced entry, property taken.

            -19100 block of Kindly Court in Gaithersburg, between 2:30 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. on 05-02-05.  Forced entry, property taken.

            -9700 block of Lake Shore Drive in Gaithersburg, at 12:59 a.m. on 05-12-05.  Forced entry, property taken. 

            -9400 block of Hickory View Place in Gaithersburg, between 11:10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on 04-28-05.  Attempt only.