MoCo Home invasion update 8/23/07

Here's the latest:

WashPost

Crime Report
Thursday, August 23, 2007; GZ19
Montgomery County

District 1 Rockville Station

WYACONDA RD.,4700 block, 6:32 p.m. Aug. 6. Four males entered a residence. Nothing was reported missing.


District 3 Silver Spring Station

GREEN HOLLY TERR.,13300 block, 11:25 p.m. July 31. A male was seen attempting to break into a residence.

HIGHLAND DR.,1200 block, 9:32 p.m. Aug. 1. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.


District 4 Wheaton

BERET LANE,3500 block, 8:26 to 8:45 p.m. Aug. 2. An attempt was made to break into a residence. Nothing was reported missing.

SPARTAN RD.,3200 block, 8:26 to 8:45 p.m. Aug. 2. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.


District 5 Germantown Station

FOUNTAIN HILLS DR.,18900 block, 5:25 a.m. Aug. 2. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

SCOTTSBURY TERR.,11500 block, 9:10 a.m. Aug. 6. Two males attempted to break into a residence.

SPATES HILL RD.,17100 block, 7:49 p.m. Aug. 1. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

District 6 Gaithersburg Station

WEST SIDE DR.,600 to 1000 block, 5 a.m. Aug. 5. A man sexually assaulted a woman who awoke and found the man lying on top of her and fondling her. The woman screamed, and the assailant fled.

Brady Campaign tips hand (yet again)

Though no surprise to many, the Brady Campaign has explicitly endorsed the view that firearms should be banned for self defense.


Brady Campaign press release

News Release

Renowned Oscar-Winning Actress Makes Case For Common-Sense Gun Laws

For Immediate Release:
08-20-2007

Contact Communications:
(202) 898-0792 Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence

New York, NY – Jodie Foster, winner of two Academy Awards and one of the most respected actresses in the world, says in the September issue of More magazine that she believes it makes common sense to place reasonable restrictions on access to firearms.

She told More Contributor Margy Rochlin “Isn’t it possible that we all have that bit of insanity in us? That’s why I’m for gun control. Absolutely. Hunting, I get that – let’s protect hunting. But I don’t believe that people should have access to life-or-death situations at any emotional time in their life. I don’t really believe that a human being who feels [things] should have the option at their fingertips.”

There you have it, the reason the Brady Crowd supports DC's "common sense" self-defense-firearms ban (though they duck and weave a direct answer to the question) - is that using a firearm in a life-or-death situation is "too emotional."

This must be the same reason they support the recently enacted SanFran self-defense firearm ban.

Yet another data point against them.

MoCo Home invasions update 7/26/07

This should be the last out-of-date-order posting (unless I get the bug to dig back past June 2007).

WashPost

Crime Report
Thursday, July 26, 2007; GZ16
Montgomery County

Dist.1 (Rockville)

NORMAN DR.,15500 block, 12:30 to 1 a.m. July 5. A residence was entered. Nothing was reported missing.
. . .

Dist.2 (Bethesda)

MASSACHUSETTES AVE.,5700 block, 4:40 to 4:47 a.m. July 1. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.
. ..

Dist. 3 (Silver Spring)

BRUCE DR.,4400 block, 5:45 a.m. June 29. A residence was entered. An arrest was made.
. . .

Dist. 4 (Wheaton)

DEAN RD.,12800 block, midnight to 12:20 a.m. June 18. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.
...
HOLLY GROVE RD.,15300 block, 1 p.m. June 15. An attempt was made to break into a residence. Nothing was reported missing.
...
WESTCHESTER DR.,2000 block, 12:30 to 12:35 a.m. June 5. Property was vandalized at a residence entered by force.
...

Dist. 5 (Germantown)

QUEENSTOWN LANE,13400 block, 11:20 p.m. June 14. A residence was entered.

TRIMFIELD LANE,13200 block, 5:25 to 5:35 a.m. June 29. A residence was entered.

WONDERLAND WAY,134100 block, 10 p.m. June 20. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.
. . .

Dist. 6 (Gaithersburg)

WALNUT HILL RD.,16000 block, 1:55 to 2 a.m. June 19. A residence was entered.
. . .
WALKERS CHOICE RD.,18000 block, 12:01 a.m. June 15. Property was stolen from a residence.

Takoma Park

ETHAN ALLEN AND CARROLL AVENUES AREA,11:40 p.m. July 13. A muscular man entered a woman's home through an unlocked back door, then bound her and assaulted her, then robbed the woman of a credit card and other property. The robber used the woman's credit card at three locations shortly after the robbery. His photograph was captured on a bank surveillance video. Four days later, a man was arrested by Takoma Park and Riverdale Park police in the 5400 block of Kenilworth Ave., Riverdale, and charged with a home invasion robbery and sexual assault.

MoCo Home invasions update 8/2/07

Another backfill post; date out of order with others

WashPost

Crime Report
Thursday, August 2, 2007; Page GZ16
Montgomery County

Dist. 2 (Bethesda)

ELLINGSON DR.,8000 block, 6:58 a.m. July 15. A residence was entered. Nothing was reported missing.

. . .

Dist. 3 (Silver Spring)

HARLEQUIN TERR.,2000 block, 4 a.m. July 12. Three masked gunmen entered a residence through a front door. They assaulted four males, ages 23, 15, 17 and 19, tied them up, took cash and property, and fled.
. . .

FALLSTON AVE.,3000 block, 11:17 a.m. July 6. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.
. . .
HEDIN DR.,9700 block, 8 p.m. July 7. A residence was entered.

HUNTERS GATE TERR.,2700 block, 4:30 to 4:44 p.m. July 4. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

RUATAN ST.,1000 block, 2:40 to 2:45 p.m. July 1. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

SWEET CLOVER CT.,2700 block, 3 p.m. July 4. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.
. . .

Dist. 6 (Gaithersburg)

DESELLUM AVE.,1 to 100 block, 4:45 to 4:59 a.m. July 15. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.

WHEAT FALL DR.,17500 block, 10:44 p.m. July 16. A residence was entered. Nothing was reported missing.

MoCo Home invasions update 8/9/07

The date is out of order, but I am backfilling these reports as I can.

WashPost

Crime Report
Thursday, August 9, 2007; Page GZ18
Montgomery County

Dist. 3 (Silver Spring)

CAMERON ST.,8700 block, 6 to 11:30 p.m. July 13. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.
. . .
TRAUSS TERR.,2900 block, 3 p.m. July 11. A residence was entered. Nothing was reported missing.

TREETOP LANE,1900 block, 11:18 a.m. July 11. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.
...

Dist. 4 (Wheaton)

CARMODY DR.,1900 block, 11:30 p.m. July 12. A man on a stepladder attempted to break into a residence through a bedroom window. He fled on foot when a resident arrived.

MoCO Home Invasion roundup (update 8/16/07)

I have been tracking the crime reports and noted something interesting. Unless a homeowner is actually confronted by an intruder, the incident is classified as a "theft/break-in" rather than a "robbery."

Two examples from this week:

WashPost

Crime Report

Thursday, August 16, 2007; GZ16

Dist. 1 (Rockville)
THEFTS/BREAK-INS

GRINNELL DR.,7300 block, 1:05 a.m. July 29. Property was stolen from a residence. A man was seen fleeing the area on foot.
. .. .
SERENITY LANE,5900 block, 2:50 a.m. July 30. A man forced his way into a residence, then fled in a gold Jeep Grand Cherokee. Nothing was reported missing.

But see from the same weekly report:

Dist. 3 (Silver Spring)

ROBBERIES

CARROLL AVE.,8700 block, 12:01 a.m. July 20. Two males were seen trying to break into a residence. Nothing was reported missing.

What is the difference between the three cases? Answer: none.

I don't know about you, but if someone comes into my house at 3AM "by force"," I consider that to be a home invasion, whether or not she/he demands that I hand over my wallet.

As such, anytime I see a "entered by force" report with pinpointed time during the 7pm to 8AM time frame I am coding it as a home invasion. "Pinpointed" means narrowing down the crime time to 15min period or less. I am doing this because I think there is a reasonable liklihood that someone called the cops at that time and the 911 records allow an accurate time of crime. Daytime burglaries seem to have a crime time of an 8 hour period, which is reasonably due to the victim leaving home for work and discovering the crime when they come home.

Here are others for this week:

Dist. 3 (Silver Spring)

ALPENHORN WAY, 13000 block, 5:30 p.m. July 19. Property was taken from a residence entered by force. Two male youths were seen leaving the scene.

MOUNT PISGAH RD.,9600 block, 4:20 a.m. July 23. A man was seen trying to break into a residence. Nothing was reported missing.

TUFA CT.,1800 block, 1:15 to 1:25 p.m. July 24. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

TURQUOISE TERR.,12700 block, 2 p.m. July 24. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.
. . .

Dist. 6 (Gaithersburg)

CINNABAR TERR.,7400 block, 2:45 p.m. July 24. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force. Two males were seen leaving the scene.

SUMMIT AVE. N.,400 block, 4:30 a.m. July 24. Property was stolen from a residence.

Notice that the 8/11/07 home invasion and attempted rape on Lost Knife Circle was NOT included in this WashPost crime summary.

King gets Dist. 39 seat

Well, it looks like King is the winner. Ali almost won, but for some back room maneuvering by Mike Miller. I have to hand it to Ali: for a newcomer he sure is making a name for himself. Not knowing the guy, I am not sure what to think about all this beyond the 2A issues.

But the appearance of unbridled ambition brings to mind the ruthlessness of Hillary Clinton, Charles Schumer, or GWB.

Translation: Not good.

Latest big-time MoCo Home Invasion

By "big time" I mean reported in detail. My analysis of the crime reports shows that many more happen than are given press like this story. Weekly updates on the home invasion tally to follow now that I have a reliable source for the crime reports.

Here are the details of the latest shocker:

From WTOP News

Md. Burglar and Assault Suspect Picture Released

August 18, 2007 - 6:45am

WASHINGTON - A composite sketch has been released for Gaithersburg residents to help police track down a man who is charged for burglary and sexual assault.

On Saturday August 11 a man entered an apartment on Lost Knife Circle in Gaithersburg. After forcing himself in through the sliding glass door, the man went into the bedroom where a woman was sleeping.

The suspect made sexual demands. After a short struggle, the suspect fled the apartment.

He was last seen running towards the rear of the apartment complex. The suspect is described as a black male, 18 to 21-years-old, 5'6" to 5'7" and 160 pounds. He had a close-shaved head and no facial hair. He was wearing blue jeans and was carrying a white t-shirt.

If you have any information, please contact Montgomery County Police Department's Homicide/Sex Section at 240-773-5070.

Brady Blog replacement

So, the news of the Brady Blog folding up is making the rounds. Up to fill the void is Bryan Miller's blog. Miller is the director of Ceasefire-NJ and -PA. Unlike Paul Helmke, Miller seems to like wrestling in the dirt with his commenters. He is also totally over the top with PSH. . . definitely the hardest of the hard-core anti-gun-owners. Since I can't link with mobile posting, you'll have to look it up on NJ.com.

Stuck

So the train is still stuck. Wife is mad - we are supposed to be at a restaurant in Phila where she is waiting right now. Like it's my fault the train is stopped because of the heat? Hmmm. .. . .Don't these things have a bar car around somewhere? . . . .

Mobile blogging

Thanks to the wonders of technology, I type this from Amtrak coach class somewhere between Philly and Bodymore. Woohoo!

Anyway, I find it interesting that Obama is imploding. Invade Pakistan? That's crazy talk, may-unn!

The MD Dist 39 thing is heating up big time. Ali is out swinging the bat in that social-climber way. King was out, then is now back in. What a circus.

Great, now we are stopped due to weather restrictions (Amtrak can't run at normal speed during excessive heat - something about the tracks). Gotta call my PA ride . . .