News Releases

For Immediate Release: Thursday, August 20, 2015

Officers from the Montgomery County Police – 2nd District are asking the public for help to identify a suspect of two thefts from the Bloomingdale’s Friendship

Heights store.

On August 10 at approximately 7:32 p.m., a 2nd District officer was in his marked police car at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and Western Avenue when he was notified by a Bloomingdale’s loss prevention officer that a theft had just occurred. The loss prevention officer told the police officer that a male suspect had removed twelve pair of sunglasses and fled the store. The loss prevention officer added that the same suspect had committed a similar offense on August 5. Store representatives had not reported that theft to police.

The suspect is described as a white male in his mid-to-late forties. He has brown hair that is graying and a white mustache.

Anyone who has information about the suspect or the thefts is asked to call the Montgomery County Police – 2nd District Station at 240-773-6700. Those who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County at 240-773-TIPS (8477) or Text-A-Tip to: CRIMES (274637), text MCPD and your crime tip. Crime Solvers will pay a cash reward of up to $10,000 for information provided to them that leads to an arrest and/or indictment for this crime.