Friday, February 8, 2013
Burglars stole $100,000 worth of goods from 30 homes, according to Montgomery County Police.
Two Rockville teens and a 21-year-old Rockville man were among six people charged in a North Potomac burglary spree that netted more than $100,000 worth of items, Montgomery County Police said Thursday. According to District Court records accessed online, Tita Ntemgwa Fontava, 21, of the 14000 block of Pellita Terrace, has been charged with 56 counts of burglary, theft, property destruction and related conspiracy charges. Fontava is being held on $20,000 bail and is awaiting a March 1 court hearing. His bail was initially $85,000, the court records show. A 16-year-old male and a 17-year-old male were charged with numerous counts of first-degree burglary, fourth-degree burglary, conspiracy, malicious destruction of property and the …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Kristin Ashley Delmar, 24, is charged with theft at Boscov's department store in Frederick, The Frederick News Post reports.
A Gaithersburg woman faces charges of theft between $1,000 and $10,000 for allegedly shoplifting from a Frederick department store last week, The Frederick News-Post reports. Police said Kristin Ashley Delmar, 24, of the first block of Hilton Court, stole more than $1,600 worth of merchandise from Boscov's deparment store, according to the report. Store employees stopped Delmar in the parking lot as she was trying to leave. She allegedly was found to have 6 rings, 26 necklaces, 17 watches, 5 pairs of earrings and 9 pieces of clothing in her purse, according to the report. Delmar was released from the Frederick County Adult Detention Center after posting $5,000 bail. Read the full story on The Frederick News-Post.
Monday, October 15, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Montgomery County Police released a crime summary for Sept. 24 through Oct. 2. The following incidents were reported in Gaithersburg: For questions about this blotter, email greg.cohen@patch.com.A map of the recent crime summary in Montgomery County can be viewed here.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Gaithersburg announces an "Anti-Theft Vehicle” program.
Burglars be warned, the city of Gaithersburg has a new tool to catch you in the act. The city announced Tuesday the launch of its "Anti-Theft Vehicle" program, featuring a vehicle operated by the police and containing valuable items to draw attention to it. The "bait car" is equipped to immediately notify officers when a theft or attempted theft is made, and the criminal activity of the suspect is video recorded, according to the city. It will frequently be left unlocked and in locations identified as a high theft from vehicle area. The most common occurring crime in Gaithersburg is theft, city police spokesperson Dan Lane told Patch. "The trend of thefts from vehicles over the last two years has averaged about 20 a month and is spread …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
The following arrest information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police department. It does not indicate a conviction.
P1 Beat: No significant events. P2 Beat: Suspect: B/M 20-30 years, 5’8’ to 5’9”, 160-180, black mask, all black clothing R1 Beat: Arrested: Male, age 23, from Germantown Arrested: Male, age 20, from DC R2 Beat: Suspect: B/M 5’6”, 160, all black clothing Suspect: B/M 20-30 years, 5’9” to 5’10”, red sweatshirt under a dark grey coat S1 Beat: Suspect: Male, green ball cap, green sweatshirt, blue jeans S2 Beat: Suspect: B/M 30 years, 5’8” to 5’9”, 160-180, mustache & beard, grey sweater, dark blue pajama-type pants
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Thief was bitten by victim's dog.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
The following arrest information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police department. It does not indicate a conviction.
P1 Beat: P2 Beat: R1 Beat: Suspect: “Lennox”, B/M, 5’07” Suspect: B/M, 30-35, 5’06”-5’08”, 185-200, balding Defendant: M, 18 years of Silver Spring R2 Beat: S1 Beat: S2 Beat:
Friday, June 24, 2011
Jason Elliot Thomas, 31, has been arrested for a series of thefts in Germantown.
A 31-year-old Gaithersburg man has been arrested for a series of vehicle thefts outside Kindercare Daycare Center that took place between Dec. 30 and Feb. 24. Police say Jason Elliot Thomas, 31, of the unit block of County Court in Gaithersburg, is responsible for several thefts from vehicles outside the daycare facility, located at 13230 Clopper Mill Rd. in Germantown, between these dates. According to a press statement released by police, the "Investigation revealed that parents/guardians would leave their vehicles unlocked while they picked up their children. Upon returning to their vehicles, they would discover that personal items, including credit cards, were missing. In several of the incidents, the stolen credit cards were …
Mike G
9:41 am on Thursday, August 2, 2012
For some reason that makes me feel good that theft is the most common crime and not something more serious. more ›