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5th District Detectives Arrest Three Juveniles in Connection with Germantown Robberies

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 5th District Investigative Section have made arrests in connection with two robberies that occurred in Germantown in March 2026.

 

On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at approximately 2:26 p.m., 5th District officers responded to the area of Great Seneca Highway and Richter Farm Road after a robbery was reported. A teenaged male had been followed from a nearby business by a group of suspects who confronted him near the intersection, displayed a knife, and demanded his property. The victim handed over his belongings, and the suspects left the scene.

 

On Thursday, March 5, 2026, at approximately 3:53 p.m., officers responded to the area of Great Seneca Highway and Mateny Road after another robbery was reported. Two suspects approached a teenaged male at a park near the intersection of Dairymaid Drive and Chalet Drive, grabbed him, and threatened him unless he handed over his property. Fearing for his safety, the victim complied. The suspects left the scene.

 

On Wednesday, April 8, 2026, detectives charged three juveniles, all of Germantown, in connection with these offenses.

 

For the March 4 armed robbery, a 16-year-old male and a 16-year-old female were each charged as adults with armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, and theft. A 14-year-old male was charged as a juvenile with the same offenses. Charges against the 14-year-old were forwarded to the Department of Juvenile Services.

 

The 16-year-old male was additionally charged as a juvenile with robbery, second-degree assault, and theft in connection with the March 5 strong-arm robbery. The 14-year-old male was also charged as a juvenile in connection with that offense.

 

The 16-year-old female was arrested on April 7, 2026, on an active warrant and is being held at the Central Processing Unit. The 16-year-old male was already in custody at the Central Processing Unit on a separate charge when the warrant stemming from these offenses was served on April 8, 2026. He remains held at the Central Processing Unit.

 

The 16-year-old female was also charged in connection with a separate armed robbery that occurred on March 11, 2026, at a business in the 18200 block of Flower Hill Way in Gaithersburg. That investigation is being conducted by the 6th District Investigative Section.

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Release ID: 26-167
Media Contact: DBartels 
Categories: arrest , robbery