Gaithersburg Couple Charged in Chipotle Burglaries

Lamont Alexander Bonds and Marvel Alegria were charged in connection with robberies at Chipotle restaurants in Gaithersburg and Damascus.

Gaithersburg Couple Charged in Chipotle Burglaries

Lamont Alexander Bonds and Marvel Alegria were charged in connection with robberies at Chipotle restaurants in Gaithersburg and Damascus.

Montgomery County police announced Friday the arrest of a Gaithersburg couple in connection to an Oct. 21, robbery of a Gaithersburg Chipotle Restaurant and a Nov. 25 robbery of the same restaurant chain in Damascus. During the investigation of the Oct. 21 robbery, a former employee of a Mount Airy Chipotle, identified as Marvel Alegria, was developed as a possible suspect, police said. Alegria, 22, had been terminated from her job and subsequently made threats to retaliate. Alegria had also spoken to others about committing a robbery, police said. Lamont Alexander Bonds, Alegria’s boyfriend, was suspected of entering the restaurant and committing the robbery. Bonds, 26, of the 1000 block of Knoll Mist Lane in Gaithersburg, was arrested in…

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WATCH: Police Release Surveillance Video of Gaithersburg Chipotle Robbery

The Chipotle restaurant located at 564 North Frederick Avenue (in the Gaithersburg Square Shopping Center) was robbed on Oct. 21.

WATCH: Police Release Surveillance Video of Gaithersburg Chipotle Robbery

The Chipotle restaurant located at 564 North Frederick Avenue (in the Gaithersburg Square Shopping Center) was robbed on Oct. 21.

Seeking help from the public, Montgomery County Police Friday released video surveillance of the Oct. 21 armed robbery of the Chipotle restaurant at 564 North Frederick Avenue in Gaithersburg. Detectives said the suspect entered the rear door of the business at night as an employee was using the door to dispose of trash. The suspect displayed a handgun and forced employees into an office where the suspect then ordered the manager to open the restaurant safe and removed an undisclosed amount of cash, police said. The suspect fled on foot toward the Montgomery County fairgrounds. Police describe the suspect as a black male, approximately 6 feet 1 to 6 feet 3 inches tall, weighing approximately 250 to 270 pounds, and wearing a plaid shirt and…

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Healthy Lunches: Local Blogger Highlights Two Kentlands Restaurants

Yoyogi Sushi and Chipotle are among two of Amanda Webb's favorites for a quick, healthy lunch.