VEHICLE BREAK-INS IN WEST BETHESDA, ASHBURTON; ASSAULT AT MEDICAL CTR. METRO - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on October 15, according to crime data:

Theft. 1 Bethesda Metro Center.

Assault. Medical Center Metro station.

Vehicle burglary. 5500 block Parkston Road (Springfield).

Theft. 5300 block Westbard Avenue.

Theft from vehicle. 5000 block Fort Sumner Drive (Sumner).

Vehicle burglary. 5800 block Augusta Lane (Glen Mar Park [not far from Ft. Sumner Dr.]).

Drug arrest. Beach Drive at Grosvenor Lane.

Vehicle burglary. 6400 block Earlham Drive (Ashburton).

Vehicle burglary. 6400 block Earlham Drive (Ashburton).

Theft. 10400 block Old Georgetown Road.

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

Theft. 7100 block Democracy Boulevard.

Drug arrest. Montrose Parkway at E. Jefferson Street.

Vehicle burglary. Congressional Country Club.

Vehicle burglary. 8500 block River Road (near Congressional Country Club).

ASSAULTS ON BATTERY LANE, KIRKWOOD DRIVE + MORE - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on September 9-10, according to crime data:

September 9

Assault. 4900 block Battery Lane at 8:21 PM.

Assault. 5400 block Kirkwood Drive (Springfield).

Theft. 5200 block Carlton Street.

Theft. 5100 block Scarsdale Road.

Theft from vehicle. 5800 block Plainview Road.

Theft from vehicle. 9500 block Kingsley Avenue.

Theft from vehicle. 5400 block Linden Court.

Burglary. 8700 block Burdette Road.

September 10

Vehicle burglary. 4500 block Montgomery Avenue.

Theft. 10200 block Old Georgetown Road.

Theft. Macy's at Westfield Montgomery Mall.

RASH OF AUTO BREAK-INS IN WEST BETHESDA - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

If you live in the west Bethesda area along Massachusetts Avenue and River Road, you may want to double check that all valuables are removed from your vehicle(s). One or more criminals are working neighborhoods between those roads, breaking into multiple vehicles over a three day period.

The neighborhoods targeted this week were Wood Acres and Springfield.

Watch for suspicious activity or vehicles in your neighborhood, and report them to the Montgomery County Police immediately.

Here is the list of vehicle incidents so far:

Monday, August 18

5400 block Kirkwood Drive (Springfield).

6000 block Woodacres Drive (Wood Acres).

5900 block Harwick Road (Wood Acres).

Tuesday, August 19

5600 block Ogden Road (Springfield).

5900 block Woodacres Drive (Wood Acres).

Wednesday, August 20

6000 block Milo Drive (Wood Acres).

6000 block Gloster Road (Wood Acres).

6000 block Gloster Road (Wood Acres).

CRIME SPIKE CONTINUES IN W. BETHESDA - BETHESDA CRIME UPDATE

I'm continuing to follow a crime spike in the Massachusetts Avenue corridor of west Bethesda. A theft and stolen car on Saturday are the latest two incidents, as well as a theft on Duvall Drive on July 4.

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across Bethesda on July 5, according to crime data:

Theft. 5500 block Christy Drive (Springfield).

Stolen car. 5200 block Farrington Road (Spring Hill).

Theft. 10700 block Mist Haven Terrace.

Burglary. 3900 block Woodlawn Road (North Chevy Chase).

Theft. 5400 block McGrath Boulevard.