Crime & Safety

Silver Spring Crime: Assault at Highland View E.S., Robbery Near Silver Spring E.S.

Crimes in Silver Spring included in recent county crime summaries.

The following information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police Department in its summary of major crimes occurring in the county between Aug. 26 and Sept. 3, and in its summary for Sept. 2 through 10. The mention of an arrest or charge does not indicate a conviction.

Assaults:

  • An aggravated assault occurred at Highland View Elementary School, 9010 Providence Ave. in Silver Spring, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 5:31 p.m. A 52-year-old man from Silver Spring was arrested.
  • An aggravated assault occurred in the 13900 block of Castle Boulevard in Silver Spring on Monday, Aug. 26, at 10:20 a.m. The suspect is known to the victim.
  • An attempted sexual assault occurred on the path between the Amherst Avenue 7-Eleven and Bucknell Drive in Silver Spring on Sunday, Sept. 1, around 2:45 a.m. The suspect physically assaulted the victim, who fought back.
  • An aggravated assault occurred in the 12000 block of Dewey Road in Silver Spring on Monday, Aug. 26, at 5:45 p.m. The suspect is known to the victim. A 45-year-old man from Silver Spring was arrested.
  • An aggravated assault occurred in the 1700 block of Poplar Run Drive in Silver Spring on Monday, Sept. 9, around 8 p.m.

Armed robberies:

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  • An armed robbery occurred in the 9000 block of Piney Branch Road in Silver Spring on 
  • Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 1:50 p.m. No forced entry; property taken.
  • An armed robbery occurred in the 8800 block of Piney Branch Road in Silver Spring on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 8:45 p.m. The suspect threatened the victim with a weapon and obtained property.
  • An armed robbery occurred in the 9200 block of New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring on Saturday, Aug. 31, at 1 a.m. The suspects threatened the victim with a weapon and obtained property.
  • An armed robbery occurred in the 400 block of Southampton Drive in Silver Spring on Sunday, Sept. 1, at 12:12 a.m. The suspect threatened the victim with a weapon and obtained property.
  • An armed robbery occurred at the Shell Gas Station located at 11150 New Hampshire Ave. in Silver Spring on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 8:42 p.m. The suspect threatened the victim with a weapon and obtained property.
  • An attempted armed robbery occurred in the 11500 block of Stewart Lane in Silver Spring on Saturday, Aug. 31, at 2:40 p.m. The suspect threatened the victim with a weapon and obtained property.
  • An armed robbery occurred in the 11500 block of Elkin Street in Silver Spring on Friday, Aug. 30, at 5:12 a.m. The suspects threatened the victims with a weapon and obtained property. 
  • An armed robbery occurred in the 1600 block of Tree Top View Terrace in Silver Spring on Wednesday, Sept. 4, at 8:27 p.m. The suspects threatened the victim with a weapon and obtained property. 
  • An armed robbery occurred in the 12300 block of Featherwood Drive in Silver Spring on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 12:13 a.m. The suspect threatened the victim with a weapon and obtained property.
  • An armed robbery occurred at the rear of the Glenmont Shopping Center, located at 12345 Georgia Ave. in Silver Spring, on Monday, Sept 9, at 10:50 p.m. The suspects assaulted the victim and obtained property. A 29-year-old man from Wheaton was arrested.
  • An armed robbery occurred in the 11300 block of Grandview Avenue in Silver Spring on Saturday, Sept. 7, at 11:11 p.m. The suspect is known to the victim. A North Bethesda man of unknown age was arrested.

Robberies:

  • A robbery occurred in the 800 block of Sligo Avenue in Silver Spring on Thursday, Aug. 29, at 5:20 p.m. The suspects assaulted the victim and obtained property.
  • A robbery occurred in the 2000 block of Harlequinn Terrace in Silver Spring on Wednesday, Aug 28, at 3:24 p.m. The suspect assaulted the victim and obtained property. The suspect is known to the victim.
  • A robbery occurred in the 11600 block of Lockwood Drive in Silver Spring on Sunday, Sept. 1, at 6:01 a.m. The suspects threatened the victim with a weapon and obtained property.
  • A robbery occurred in the 600 block of University Boulevard East in Silver Spring on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 5:19 p.m. The suspect assaulted the victim and obtained property.

School robbery:

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  • A robbery occurred near the Silver Spring Elementary School, at 631 Silver Spring Ave., on Friday, Sept. 6, at 4:13 p.m. The suspects assaulted the victim and obtained property.

Commercial robbery:

  • A commercial robbery occurred at the 7-Eleven located at 13880 Old Columbia Pike in Silver Spring on Saturday, Aug. 31, at 2:02 a.m. The suspects threatened the victims with a weapon and obtained property.

Commercial burglaries:

  • A commercial burglary occurred at the Sunoco located at 8225 Piney Branch Rd. in Silver Spring on Friday, Aug. 30, at 6:09 a.m. Forced entry; nothing taken.
  • A commercial burglary occurred at the Midas business located at 3241 Automobile Blvd., Silver Spring, on Sunday, Sept. 8, at 10 p.m. Forced entry; unknown what was taken.
  • A commercial burglary occurred at American Landscaping, 15530 Peach Orchard Rd. in Silver Spring, between Saturday, Sept. 7, at 5 p.m. and Monday, Sept. 9, at 6 a.m. Forced entry; property taken.  

Residential burglaries:

  • A residential burglary occurred in the 2200 block of Osborn Drive in Silver Spring between 2 
  • p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, and 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3. Forced entry; nothing taken.
  • A residential burglary occurred in the 400 block of University Boulevard East in Silver Spring on 
  • Tuesday, Sept. 3, between 9:49 a.m. and 2:35 p.m. Forced entry; property taken.
  • Two residential burglaries occurred in the 9300 block of Piney Branch Road in Silver Spring between midnight on Friday, Aug. 30, and 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31. Forced entry; property taken.
  • A residential burglary occurred on Tuesday, Aug. 27, between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. in the 500 block of Stirling Road in Silver Spring. Forced entry; property taken.
  • A residential burglary occurred on Thursday, Aug. 29, between 9:30 a.m. and 4:42 p.m. in the 10400 block of Sweetbriar Parkway in Silver Spring. Forced entry; property taken.
  • A residential burglary occurred on Tuesday, Sept. 3, between 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. in the 10400 block of Royal Road in Silver Spring. Forced entry; property taken.
  • A residential burglary occurred on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 1:09 p.m. in the 10500 block of Royal Road in Silver Spring. Attempted forced entry; nothing taken.
  • A residential burglary occurred on Thursday, Aug. 29, between 1:30 and 3 p.m. in the 1000 block of Tracy Drive in Silver Spring. Forced entry; nothing taken.
  • A residential burglary occurred on Thursday, Aug. 29, between 7:10 a.m. and 9 p.m. in the 11400 block of Columbia Pike in Silver Spring. Forced entry; property taken.
  • A residential burglary occurred on Tuesday, Aug. 27, between 4:40 and 5:38 p.m. in the 3600 block of Van Horn Way in Silver Spring. Forced entry; nothing taken.
  • A residential burglary occurred on Thursday, Aug. 29, between 4:30 and 7:45 p.m. in the 12800 
  • block of Big Horn Drive in Silver Spring. Forced entry; property taken.
  • A residential burglary occurred on Thursday, Aug. 29, between 7:30 and 9 p.m. in the 3900 block of Blackburn Lane in Silver Spring. Forced entry; property taken.
  • A residential burglary occurred on Thursday, Aug. 29, between 10 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. in the 14800 block of Perrywood Drive in Silver Spring. Forced entry; nothing taken.
  • A residential burglary occurred on Thursday, Aug. 29, at 9:30 p.m. in the 4300 block of Regalwood Terrace in Silver Spring. Unknown entry. Four young men—ages 15 to 17, all from Burtonsville—were arrested.
  • A residential burglary occurred in the 15100 block of Interlachen Drive in Silver Spring at an unknown time on Tuesday, Aug. 27. No forced entry; property taken. 
  • A residential burglary occurred in the 2600 block of Cory Terrace in Silver Spring on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 3:12 p.m. Unknown entry; unknown what was taken. An 18-year-old man from Wheaton was arrested.
  • A residential burglary occurred on Friday, Sept. 6, between 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. in the 2400 block of Darrow Street in Silver Spring. Unknown entry; property taken.
  • A residential burglary occurred in the 2500 block of Forest Glen Road in Silver Spring on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 1:50 p.m. Forced entry; nothing taken.
  • A residential burglary occurred on Tuesday, Sept. 10, between 7:50 p.m. and 10:37 p.m. in the 10600 block of Pinedale Road in Silver Spring. Unknown entry; nothing taken. 
  • Four residential burglaries occurred in the 3100 block of Castleleigh Road in Silver Spring between the late evening hours on Thursday, Sept. 5, and the early morning hours Friday, Sept. 6. Four sheds were broken into in rear yards in the 3100 block of Castleleigh Road. In three of the incidents the entry was forced; property was taken in two incidents. 
  • A residential burglary occurred in the 11400 block of Stewart Lane in Silver Spring on Wednesday, Sept. 4, between 7 a.m. and 2:40 p.m. Forced entry; property taken.
  • A residential burglary occurred in the 11500 block of Stewart Lane in Silver Spring on Tuesday, Sept. 10, between 1:13 and 5:34 p.m. Unknown entry; property taken.
  • A residential burglary occurred in the 13600 block of Colgate Way in Silver Spring on Thursday, Sept. 5, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Unknown entry; property taken.
  • A residential burglary occurred in the 13600 block of Colgate Way in Silver Spring on Saturday, Sept. 7, between 4 and 11 p.m. No forced entry; property taken.
  • A residential burglary occurred in the 1900 block of Mayflower Drive in Silver Spring between Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 9 p.m. and Wednesday, Sept. 4, at 2 p.m. Unknown entry; property taken. 
  • A residential burglary occurred in the 800 block of Notley Road in Silver Spring on Monday, Sept. 9, between 9 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. No forced entry; property taken. 
  • A residential burglary occurred in the 3600 block of Kayson Street in Silver Spring on Thursday, Sept. 5, between 4 and 9 p.m. Forced entry; property taken. 
  • An attempted burglary occurred in the 12200 block of Bushey Drive in Silver Spring between Monday, Sept. 2, at 2 p.m. and Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 8:10 a.m. Attempted forced entry; nothing taken. 

Thefts from vehicles:

  • Twelve thefts from vehicles occurred between Monday, Aug. 27, and Monday, Sept. 3. Seven were entered by force. Computers, cell phones, iPods, clothing, cash and luggage were taken. Streets affected included Roeder Road, King Street, Georgia Avenue, Wayne Avenue, East West Highway, Fenton Street, Bonifant Street, Cameron Street and Wessex Road. A 19-year-old woman from Silver Spring and a 24-year-old man from Bowie were arrested. 

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