Crime & Safety
Alleged Park Avenue Burglar Arrested
Police: 18-year-old Gaithersburg resident was charged with first-degree burglary.
Gaithersburg police arrested an 18-year-old Gaithersburg resident following reports of three burglaries on Park Avenue last month.
Manuel Deputy, 18, was arrested Wednesday, police said in a news release. He was charged with several counts of first-degree burglary, theft and related conspiracy charges tied to a string of incidents on Park Avenue between Aug. 12 and Aug. 22, according to police and Montgomery County District Court records accessed online.
Police named Deputy as a suspect after he was identified by a resident who walked in on an apparent burglary in progress Aug. 22 at his home in the 200 block of Park Avenue.
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Police said they’ve since linked Deputy to three other incidents.
On Aug. 12, two burglaries were reported within a half hour of each other in the 200 block of Park Avenue and Lee Street. Another burglary was reported Aug. 20 on the same street, police said.
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Police said Deputy was released on a $15,000 bond. A court hearing was scheduled for Sept. 20, according to online court records.
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