18 CARS BROKEN INTO IN BETHESDA, ROBBERY IN PARKSIDE, BURGLARY AT BETHESDA METRO CENTER

Why make sure your car doors are locked, and all valuables removed from the interior? A good reminder of why came this past Thursday, when at least 18 vehicles were burglarized in multiple neighborhoods in Bethesda. Hardest hit were west Bethesda (Glen Echo, Wood Acres, Crestview, Glen Mar Park), and neighborhoods north of Cedar Lane. Two more break-ins were reported in Chevy Chase Section 3.

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on October 16, according to crime data:

Burglary. Bethesda Metro Center.

Vehicle burglary. 4700 block Bradley Boulevard.

Vehicle burglary. 5500 block Glenwood Road.

Vehicle burglary. 7100 block Georgia Street (Chevy Chase Section 3).

Vehicle burglary. 7100 block Georgia Street (Chevy Chase Section 3).

Theft. 5400 block Wisconsin Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. 5600 block Johnson Avenue.

Vehicle burglary. 5900 block Woodacres Drive (Wood Acres).

Vehicle burglary. 6000 block Gloster Road (Wood Acres).

Vehicle burglary. 4900 block Crescent Street (Crestview).

Vehicle burglary. 9100 block Ewing Drive.

Vehicle burglary. 9500 block Nowell Drive.

Assault. 5200 block Grosvenor Lane.

Vehicle burglary. 5200 block Augusta Street (Glen Mar Park).

Vehicle burglary. 6600 block Rannoch Road (Fairway Hills/Merrimack Park).

Robbery. 10600 block Montrose Avenue (Parkside area).

Vehicle burglary. 6000 block Cairn Terrace (Fairway Hills/Merrimack Park).

Vehicle burglary. 6200 block Yorkshire Terrace (Grosvenor).

Vehicle burglary. 10900 block Clermont Avenue (Garrett Park).

Vehicle burglary. Unit block of Wellesley Circle (Glen Echo).

Vehicle burglary. Unit block of Wellesley Circle (Glen Echo).

Vehicle burglary. 10500 block Aubinoe Farm Drive (Wildwood Manor).

Assault. 5100 block Nicholson Lane.