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For Immediate Release: Monday, November 29, 2021

Gaithersburg, MD - Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Major Crimes Division are investigating the November 19 armed robbery of a convenience store in the 12300 block of Middlebrook Rd. in Germantown. Detectives have released surveillance photos of the male suspects and asking for the public’s assistance in identifying them.

On November 19, at approximately 3:13 a.m., 5th District officers responded to the location for the report of an armed robbery of a store that just occurred.

The investigation by detectives determined that the employee was working behind the counter when the two suspects entered the store. One of the suspects brandished a silver handgun and ordered the employee to open the cash registers. The employee complied, and the suspect removed cash from the cash registers. The other suspect searched the employee and took away some of his personal belongings. The suspects then grabbed cigarette packs, exited the store with the stolen items and fled the scene.

Detectives reviewed the surveillance footage of the store and obtained surveillance photographs of the suspects.

Anyone with information regarding these suspects or this crime is asked to call the Major Crimes Division at 240-773-5070.