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For Immediate Release: Monday, September 12, 2016

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police-Fourth District Patrol Investigation Unit and Rockville City Police Department are investigating five thefts from cellular phone stores that they believe were committed by the same group of suspects. During these thefts, the suspects have stolen electronics worth a total of approximately $18,200.

Investigators are releasing video surveillance (links below) and photographs of three of the suspects and are asking for the public’s help in identifying them.

In each of these thefts, two to three suspects enter a wireless communications store (in these cases either AT&T or T-Mobile) during normal business hours. Often, there are customers in the store when the suspects commit the thefts. The suspects pull the display electronics (cellular phones and tablets) from the security cords that hold the items to the display counters. The suspects are in the store for a short time (less than 30 seconds in the surveillance video released today). The suspects then flee with the electronics and according to some witnesses, enter a vehicle waiting for them. During the July 30 theft, as the two suspects fled, they assaulted employees. The victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

A Summary of These Five Thefts:

June 25, 2016, AT&T Store, 11427 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton, 2:00 p.m.

June 27, 2016, T-Mobile Store, 2800 University Boulevard West, Wheaton, 10:51 a.m.

July 19, 2016 – AT&T Store, 11427 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton, 10:37 a.m. (videos below)

July 21, 2016, AT&T Store, 1600 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 11:17 a.m. – Rockville City Police investigation

July 30, 2016 – AT&T Store, 1304 E Gude Drive, Rockville, 12:19 p.m. – Rockville City Police investigation

Anyone with information about these thefts or the suspects involved is asked to call the 4th District Patrol Investigation Unit at 240-773-5476. Crime Solvers will pay a cash reward of up to $10,000 for information provided to them that leads to an arrest in this case. To be eligible for a reward, tipsters must call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). Callers to Crime Solvers will remain anonymous.

Three Surveillance Videos from July 19 Theft: (Click on Individual Videos)

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Suspect Photos from Thefts:

July 19 Theft