Crime & Safety

Silver Spring Police Blotter: Summary of Crimes Week of Jan. 9 - 17, 2012

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Residential burglaries and armed robberies dominate the Montgomery County Police weekly major crimes summary for the downtown Silver Spring area. Crimes reported for the week of Jan. 9 to Jan. 17 are as follows:

Eastern Avenue and King Street: An armed robbery/aggravated assault occurred on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 9:30 p.m. The suspects threatened the victim with a weapon, assaulted the victim and obtained property.

2300 block of Churchill Road: An aggravated assault occurred on Thursday, Jan. 12 at 2 a.m. The suspect assaulted the victim with a weapon and fled. A 25-year-old Takoma Park man was arrested.

801 Wayne Avenue: Two commercial burglaries occurred between noon on Saturday, Jan. 14 and 6:42 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15. There was a forced entry and property was taken.

9500 block of Lawnsberry Terrace: A residential burglary occurred in this area on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 7:49 p.m. There was an unknown entry and nothing was taken. A 53-year-old Silver Spring man was arrested.

500 block of Dale Drive: A residential burglary occurred in this area on Sunday, Jan. 15 at 3:36 p.m. There was an unknown entry and nothing was taken.

8500 block of Glenview Avenue: An armed robbery occurred in this area on Thursday, Jan. 12 at 7:48 p.m. The suspect threatened the victim with a weapon and obtained property. A 33-year-old Silver Spring man was arrested.

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600 block of Buckingham Drive: A residential burglary occurred on Tuesday, Jan. 10 between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. in this area. There was a forced entry and property was taken.

In the unit block of University Boulevard East: A robbery/assault occurred at a bus stop in Silver Spring on Thursday, Jan. 12 at 2:27 p.m. The suspect assaulted the victim and obtained property.

Northampton Drive and Beacon Road: An armed robbery/aggravated assault occurred in this area on Friday, Jan. 13 at 9:38 p.m.

800 block of Forest Glen Road: A residential burglary occurred in this area on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 6:45 p.m. There was a forced entry, but nothing was taken.

The Luther Rice Baptist Church located on 801 University Boulevard West: A burglary occurred on Monday, Jan. 16 between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. There was an unknown entry, but nothing was taken.


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