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Police Ask for Public’s Help to Identify Theft from Auto Suspects – Remind Residents to Lock Vehicle Doors

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department – 4th District Patrol Investigations Unit are investigating a series of thefts from vehicles that are believed to have been committed by the same suspects.  Credit cards that were stolen from the vehicles were later fraudulently used by suspects.  Today, investigators are releasing surveillance photographs of the suspects and are asking for the public’s help to identify them.

The following thefts from vehicles were reported to police and are believed to have been committed by the same suspects:

• During the overnight hours of March 31 into April 1 in the 300 block of Soapstone Lane in the Colesville area. Property was stolen.

• On April 3 at approximately 2:49 a.m. on Brick Manor Circle in the Norbeck area. Three suspects were seen on surveillance video attempting to break into vehicles.  No property was stolen.

• On April 3 at approximately 4:00 a.m. in the 3200 block of Sandburg Terrace in the Olney area. Credit cards were stolen from a vehicle.  A suspect used one of the stolen credit cards at the 7-Eleven located at 711 Baltimore Road in Rockville. A suspect also used a stolen credit card in the Lakeforest Mall located at 701 Russell Avenue in Gaithersburg.

• On April 3 at approximately 4:02 a.m. in the 16000 block of Fox Valley Terrace in the Derwood area. The suspects were seen on surveillance video attempting to break into vehicles.  No property was stolen.

• During the overnight hours of April 9 in the 1400 block of Myer Terrace in a neighborhood surrounding the Norbeck Road and Baur Drive area. A credit card was stolen from the victim’s vehicle and was used by one of the suspects at an Exxon gas station located at 5500 Norbeck Road.

Anyone with information regarding these suspects is asked to call the 4th District Patrol Investigations Unit at 240-773-5500. Those who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). Crime Solvers will pay a cash reward of up to $10,000 for information provided that leads to an arrest in this case.

Thefts from unlocked vehicles continue to be a high-volume crime in Montgomery County. The Police Department urges all residents to take a role in preventing this type of crime by removing valuables from vehicles and locking all doors.

RLG

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Release ID: 18-166
Media Contact: mcpnews 
Categories: theft