Crime & Safety
Police Arrest Montgomery Village Man for Burglary
The 35-year-old man was charged with burglary for a Feb. 17 break in.
Gaithersburg Police today announced they have charged a 35-year-old Montgomery Village man in connection with a February break in.
Eric Carnevale of Watkins Mill Road in Montgomery Village has been charged with first-degree burglary, theft under $10,000, theft under $1,000, six counts of credit card theft, six counts of obtaining property by theft, unauthorized use of a credit card and three counts of identity fraud.
The burglary that led to these charges happened on the evening of Feb. 17 on Oak Avenue in Gaithersburg, police said.
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According to online court records, Carnevale has a long rap sheet that includes several charges of attempted credit card fraud as recently as February, auto theft charges in 2011 which were not pursued, and a guilty plea to a first-degree burglary charge in 2006.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 13 in District Court.
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Carnevale is currently being held on $15,000 bond at the Montgomery County Detention Center.
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