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For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 26, 2022

Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 3rd District Investigative Section have arrested and charged 19-year-old Mavi Mouusimi of Silver Spring and 21-year-old Jose Saquic-Castro of Silver Spring with the April 23, 2022 commercial burglary of the liquor store in the 8700 block of Flower Avenue in Silver Spring.

On Saturday, April 23, 2022, at approximately 7:30 p.m., 3rd District officers responded to the location for the report of a commercial burglary.

The investigation by detectives has determined that Mouusimi broke a window and entered the business. Once inside, Mouusimi began to steal property. Saquic-Castro and a juvenile female reached through the broken window and stole additional property. The suspects then fled the scene with the stolen property.

Probable cause was developed to identify Mavi Mouusimi as a suspect. On Thursday, May 12, 2022, he was arrested and transported to the Central Processing Unit, where he was charged with second-degree burglary. He was released on a $3000 percentage bond.

Through further investigation, Jose Saquic-Castro was identified as the additional male suspect. Detectives applied for and received an arrest warrant, charging Saquic-Castro with second-degree burglary. On Wednesday, May 25, 2022, Saquic-Castro was arrested at his residence where officers also located a juvenile female who was subsequently identified as the female suspect involved in the burglary.

The juvenile female was arrested, transported to the 3rd District Station and charged with second-degree burglary. She was then released to her guardian.

Saquic-Castro was transported to the Central Processing Unit, where he is currently held without bond, pending a bond review.