Crime & Safety

Two Young Women Arrested, Charged With Strong Arm Robbery

A 17-year-old and a 22-year-old were arrested and charged in a robbery Sunday, June 24 in Gaithersburg.

Two young women were arrested and charged with strong arm robbery Sunday night in Gaithersburg.

Shortly after 9 p.m., the victim was approached by known suspects, a 17-year-old Gaithersburg girl and 22-year-old Jessica Yamileth Delgado Castellanos, no fixed address, in the 800 block of Quince Orchard Boulevard, according to police.

The suspects engaged the victim in a verbal argument which escalated into a physical altercation, Gaithersburg police said. The suspects then took property from the victim and fled.

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Police said the victim did not require medical attention.


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