K-Romulus Chronicles

NYC = POLICE STATE

2009-10-20T22:32:00.003-04:00

You can forget about me ever moving back to that hell hole. Analysis after the jump.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091008/ap_on_re_us/us_stop_and_frisk/print

Police stop more than 1 million people on street
By COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press Writer Colleen Long, Associated Press Writer Thu Oct 8, 7:32 pm ET

NEW YORK – A teenager trying to get into his apartment after school is confronted by police. A man leaving his workplace chooses a different route back home to avoid officers who roam a particular street.

These and hundreds of thousands of other Americans in big cities have been stopped on the street by police using a law-enforcement practice called stop-and-frisk that alarms civil libertarians but is credited by authorities with helping reduce crime.

Police in major U.S. cities stop and question more than a million people each year — a sharply higher number than just a few years ago. Most are black and Hispanic men. Many are frisked, and nearly all are innocent of any crime, according to figures gathered by The Associated Press.

And the numbers are rising at the same time crime rates are dropping.

Ronnie Carr's experience was typical: He was fumbling with his apartment door after school in Brooklyn when plainclothes officers flashed their badges.

"What are you doing here?" one asked, as they rifled through his backpack and then his pockets. The black teenager stood there, quiet and nervous, and waited.

Carr said the officers told him they stopped him because he looked suspicious peeking in the windows. He explained that he had lost his keys. Twenty minutes later, the officers left. Carr was not arrested or cited with any offense.

"I felt bad, like I did something wrong," he said.

Civil liberties groups say the practice is racist and fails to deter crime. Police departments maintain it is a necessary tool that turns up illegal weapons and drugs and prevents more serious crime.

Police records indicate that officers are drawn to suspicious behavior: furtive movements, actions that indicate someone may be serving as a lookout, anything that suggests a drug deal, or a person carrying burglary tools such as a slim jim or pry bar.

The New York Police Department is among the most vocal defenders of the practice. Commissioner Raymond Kelly said recently that officers may stop as many as 600,000 people this year. About 10 percent are arrested.

"This is a proven law enforcement tactic to fight and deter crime, one that is authorized by criminal procedure law," he said.

The practice is perfectly legal. A 1968 Supreme Court decision established the benchmark of "reasonable suspicion" — a standard that is lower than the "probable cause" needed to justify an arrest.

But in the mid-1990s, then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani and NYPD Commissioner William Bratton made stop-and-frisk an integral part of the city's law enforcement, relying on the "broken windows" theory that targeting low-level offenses helps prevent bigger ones.

Street stops started to go up, and overall crime dropped dramatically in a once-dangerous city.

Last year, New York police stopped 531,159 people, more than five times the number in 2002. Fifty-one percent of those stopped were black, 32 percent Hispanic and 11 percent white.

Not all stops are the same. Some people are just stopped and questioned. Others have their bag or backpack searched. And sometimes police conduct a full pat-down.

David Harris, a law professor at the University of Pittsburgh and an expert on street stops, said few searches yield weapons or drugs. And the more people are searched, the more innocent people are hassled.

"The hit rate goes down because you're being less selective about how you're doing this. That has a cost. It's not free," Harris said.

When officers make a stop, they are required to fill out a form, including the time and location of the stop and why police were suspicious. Age, race and whether the person was frisked are also recorded.

In Philadelphia, stops nearly doubled to more than 200,000 from 2007 to 2008. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter deployed an "aggressive" stop-and-frisk policy in the year since his election in November 2007 and overall crime has dropped.

In Los Angeles, where Bratton recently stepped down as police commissioner, pedestrian stops have doubled in the past six years to 244,038 in 2008. The number of people stopped in cars is higher.

About 15 percent of the stops resulted in arrests in 2002, compared with about 30 percent in 2008, according to an analysis of the data by Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.

Several other major police departments do not keep street-stop statistics or do not release them. Chicago police refused to release numbers to the AP. Boston police say they do not keep the records. The New Orleans department is not required to keep statistics on race and pedestrian stops.

RAND, an independent research agency hired by the New York Police Department to analyze street-stop data in 2007 after public outcry, found little racial profiling. It said the raw statistics "distorted the magnitude and, at times, the existence of racially biased policing."

The NYPD continues to monitor the issue, but after the RAND analysis, officials agreed that large-scale restructuring was unnecessary.

Kelly has warned against more simplistic data reviews.

"There are 8.4 million people in New York City. That number swells to more than 10 million every work day. Police are responsible for more than 800,000 summonses and arrests annually based on the higher standard of probable cause," Kelly said.

"Under the circumstances, it's not surprising that we make 500,000 or even 600,000 stops based on the less stringent standard of reasonable suspicion."

Civil liberties groups also complain because New York police keep a database of everyone stopped — innocent or not. That makes them targets for future investigations, said Christopher Dunn, associate legal director of the New York Civil Liberties Union.

Los Angeles was forced by federal mandate to release data on street stops — including the race of those stopped — starting in 2000 after a series of scandals. The city government promised to adopt scores of reform measures under federal court supervision.

The LAPD was released from the federal decree in July, but a report last year by the ACLU in Southern California showed that blacks were still nearly three times more likely to be stopped by police than whites.

"The initial defense was: 'Because we're over-policing higher crime neighborhoods, they're predominantly populated by people of color, and that's why,'" said Peter Bibring, an ACLU attorney in Los Angeles.

But an analysis done for the ACLU in 2008 by Yale law professor Ian Ayres accounts for differences in crime rates and still shows minorities are stopped much more.

Some people who are stopped file lawsuits against the city and speak out publicly. Most just accept it.

In Harlem, George Lucas changed his route home from work to avoid a stretch of Seventh Avenue, because he kept being stopped by the police.

"The inconvenience of walking out of my way still saves me the worry and frustration about being stopped," said Lucas, 28, director of a nonprofit.

It's so common in some areas that community groups have begun offering classes on how to behave when stopped.

Courtney Bennett of the nonprofit New York City Mission Society says he regularly hosts groups of 30 men, of all ages, who feel powerless because they are stopped routinely for what they say is no reason. Carr recently attended a similar meeting for teens at another nonprofit called The Door.

Bennett is also a member of the Order of the Feather, a black fraternity that mentors young men and promotes community service. At a recent initiation ceremony in Harlem, it did not take long to find dozens of people who said they were stopped by police.

"You see these guys? They're normal guys, you know? Regular dudes," said Paul Hawkins, 22. "They've all been affected by it somehow. They were stopped, or someone they knew, or their dad or whatever. And they're not, you know, criminals."

NYC population = 8.4M

Assuming 550,000 NYC "stop and frisks" per year as a good average.

10% of those stop-and-frisks get arrested = 55,000 arrests/495,000 no arrests

Assuming 800,000 NYC arrests per year total (including those 55000 stop-and-frisk arrests).

You wind up with:
495,000 stop and frisks with no arrest
+ 800,000 total arrests
= 1,295,000 police "contacts" per year in NYC.

That means that one in seven NYC residents is either stopped and frisked by the police or outright arrested or charged for some crime or other.

One in TEN is arrested or charged with a crime.

Or, one out of 17 NYC residents is stopped on the street and frisked/searched/interrogated without being charged with any crime and their info is put into a police database.

Let that sink in for a moment.

AU:Guns Hold Sydney Hostage

2009-10-11T21:30:00.001-04:00

How's that gun control working out?

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/guns-hold-sydney-hostage/story-e6freuy9-1225782701247

Guns hold Sydney hostage

* Exclusive by Gemma Jones, Political Reporter
* From: The Daily Telegraph
* October 05, 2009 12:00AM

GUN violence is so out of control there are three shootings a week in Sydney and neighbourhoods are living in fear.

The city's shooting capital is Fairfield, with 34 shootings and drive-bys in just two years to the end of June.

Exclusive statistics from the Bureau of Crime Statistics show there were 157 drive-by and illegal shootings between July 2008 and the end of June, up from 129 the year before.

Police investigated 29 shootings in the Blacktown local government area, 25 in Bankstown, 24 in Auburn and 20 in Liverpool. There were even 11 shootings in the heart of the city.

Opposition police spokesman Mike Gallacher said NSW was awash with handguns, which were being imported from overseas and then traded on Sydney streets.

"Criminals are getting their hands on illegally imported firearms," he said last night.

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A frightening array of guns have been seized in the past month, including a .357 Magnum handgun and a .22 shortened rifle with silencer.

In one raid on September 9, police officers managed to seize five Colt M16 assault rifles, three Colt AR15 assault rifles, three 9mm assault rifles, a tactical assault rifle and seven 9mm handguns at Rosebery.

The last shooting victim was a 34-year-old Auburn man wounded in the shoulder six days ago in Sydney.

Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research chief Don Weatherburn blamed the spike in shootings on a sudden rise in bikie-related drive-bys towards the end of late last year.

He added that the number of shootings had since stabilised.

The latest drive-by shooting was just two weeks ago at Smithfield, with a family at home when their house was shot at.

Truck driver Bob Knight was an innocent victim caught in the crossfire in June when shot dead by a stray bullet from a gunfight that took place in Milperra.

"I actually feel sorry for people that live in Sydney, people that lived near it wrote to us saying `It could have been my house'," Mr Knight's son David said yesterday.

"I like to hope if something comes out of this for Dad that the Government or the police actually realise what is going on."

MoCO Home Invasions Update 8-1-09

2009-10-11T21:29:00.001-04:00

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/30/AR2009093002427_pf.html

Crime Report

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Montgomery County

These were among incidents reported by Montgomery County police. For information, call 240-773-5030.

District 1 Rockville Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

BRADLEY AVE., 300 block, Sept. 15. An attempt was made to break into a residence.

INDIGO RD., 11800 block, 11:08 p.m. Sept. 8. A break-in occurred at a residence. A man, 41, of no fixed address was arrested.

ORCHARD WAY N., 1-100 block, 10:19 p.m. Sept. 12. A break-in occurred at a residence. A man, 44, was arrested.

VAN BUREN ST. N., 100 block, 6:30 a.m. Sept. 10. Property was stolen from a residence.

District 3 Silver Spring Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

GEORGIA AVE., 8700 block, 4:30 p.m. Sept. 7. Property was stolen from a residence. There was no sign of forced entry.

GUILDFORD RUN LANE, 13400 block, 3:43 a.m. Sept. 11. A man broke into an acquaintance's home and tried to leave with property. A man, 24, was arrested.

PLYMOUTH ST., 8700 block, 9:20 a.m. Sept. 11. Property was stolen from a residence.

VALLEY STREAM AVE., 4300 block, 9:30 p.m. Sept. 11. Property was taken from a residence entered by force. Three males and a female were seen fleeing with the property.

District 4 Wheaton Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

GOLD MINE RD., 1800 block, 3:45 a.m. Sept. 11. An attempt was made to break into a residence.

District 5 Germantown Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

BAYBERRY DR., 13200 block, Sept. 15. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

GROTTO LANE, 19000 block, 11:20 p.m. Sept. 10. A residence was entered. A man, 22, was arrested.

SCEPTRE RIDGE TERR., 11100 block, 2:55 a.m. Sept. 15. A man entered an occupied residence and tried to flee with a purse. An 18-year-old Germantown man was arrested.

THYME CT., 13000 block, Sept. 15. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

District 6 Gaithersburg Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

ROUNDLEAF WAY, 8900 block, 3:30 a.m. Sept. 14. An attempt was made to break into a residence by removing an air-conditioning unit from a window. A neighbor confronted the intruder, who fled on foot.

-- Compiled by LISA M. BOLTON

MoCO Home Invasions Update 9-24-09

2009-10-11T21:28:00.000-04:00

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/23/AR2009092302467_pf.html

Crime Report

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Montgomery County

These were among incidents reported by Montgomery County police. For information, call 240-773-5030.

District 1 Rockville Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

ESWORTHY RD., 13900 block, 5:40 p.m. Sept. 8. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

HIGHVIEW DR., 4000 block, 8:29 p.m. Sept. 6. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

District 2 Bethesda Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

OLD GEORGETOWN RD., 8500 block, 11 a.m. Sept. 3. A residence was entered by force. A male was seen fleeing the premises.

District 3 Silver Spring Station

SEXUAL ASSAULTS

PLYMOUTH ST., 8700 block, 5:50 a.m. Sept. 2. A man seen looking through a window at a residence fled when confronted.

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

COLGATE WAY, 13600 block, 12:45 p.m. Aug. 31. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

GEORGIA AVE., 8700 block, 8:05 a.m. Sept. 1. A man was seen entering a residence. Nothing was reported missing.

District 4 Wheaton Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

GEORGIA AVE., 11100 block, 6:33 p.m. Sept. 3. Property was taken from a residence entered by force. Two male youths were seen leaving with the property.

LAYHILL RD., 14500 block, 4:15 p.m. Sept. 5. A male tried to break into a house through a rear window, then fled empty-handed when confronted.

NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE., 6:30 a.m. Aug. 30. An attempt was made to break into a home through the roof. Two boys, ages 15 and 17, were arrested. Police said a third male fled.

POSTGATE TERR., 4000 block, 5:50 a.m. Sept. 3. A man tried to break into an occupied residence. He fled empty-handed when confronted.

Rockville

These were among incidents reported by the Rockville Police Department. For information, call 240-314-8922.

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

VAN BUREN ST. N., 100 block, 10:30 p.m. Sept. 9 to 6:30 a.m. Sept. 10. Two wallets, two driver's licenses, credit cards, a cellphone and a laptop computer were stolen from a residence entered through an unlocked back door.

-- Compiled by LISA M. BOLTON

MoCO Home Invasions Update 9-17-09

2009-10-11T21:27:00.000-04:00

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/16/AR2009091601838_pf.html

Crime Report

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Montgomery County

These were among incidents reported by Montgomery County police. For information, call 240-773-5030.

DISTRICT 1 ROCKVILLE STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

MONTROSE RD., 5900 block, 10:30 to 10:40 a.m. Aug. 26. A man broke into an occupied residence, then fled empty-handed when confronted.

NEEDWOOD RD., 7300 block, 2 to 2:33 a.m. Aug. 30. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

DISTRICT 2 BETHESDA STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

FRIENDSHIP BLVD., 5500 block, 1:05 p.m. Aug. 24. A residence was entered. Nothing was reported missing.

DISTRICT 3 SILVER SPRING STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

BLACKBURN RD., 14700 block, 9:50 a.m. Aug. 26. An attempt was made to break into a residence.

COLGATE WAY, 13600 block, 12:45 p.m. Aug. 31. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force. Two men carrying black backpacks were seen leaving the premises.

COLGATE WAY, 13600 block, 12:45 p.m. Aug. 31. Property was stolen from an apartment entered by force.

HAMPTON POINT DR., 3300 block, 2:45 p.m. Aug. 30. An attempt was made to break into a residence. A man was seen fleeing the area.

WAYNE AVE., 3:39 a.m. Aug. 26. Property was stolen from a residence. Seven men, ages 18 to 21, and two females, ages 15 and 17, were arrested.
DISTRICT 4 WHEATON STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

BUCKNELL DR., 11500 block, 11:40 p.m. Aug. 30. A man broke into an occupied residence, then fled when confronted. Nothing was reported missing.

SADDLEROCK RD., 11700 block, 11:45 to 11:59 p.m. Aug. 28. An attempt was made to break into a residence.

SPOTSWOOD DR., 1120 block, 12:15 a.m. Aug. 30. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.

DISTRICT 5 GERMANTOWN STATION

SEXUAL ASSAULTS

DAMASCUS AREA, 11 p.m. Aug. 24 to 7 a.m. Aug. 25. A woman was sexually assaulted at a residence.

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

CIRCLEGATE DR., 19300 block, 5:30 p.m. Aug. 29. An attempt was made to break into a residence.

District 6 Gaithersburg Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

KING JAMES WAY, 17000 block, 9:40 p.m. Aug. 29. An attempt was made to break into a residence through a sliding-glass door. An 18-year-old man of no fixed address was arrested.

MERUST LANE, 9400 block, 12:35 a.m. Aug. 28. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

Takoma Park

These were among incidents reported by the Takoma Park Police Department. For information, call 301-891-7102.

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

TAKOMA AVE., 7600 block, 6:53 to 7:37 a.m. Sept. 7. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

-- Compiled by LISA M. BOLTON

(PA) Upper Darby Home Invasion (YES, it CAN happen to YOU)

2009-09-15T23:03:00.000-04:00

http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/58388987.html

3 charged in Upper Darby home invasion

By WILLIAM BENDER
Philadelphia Daily News

benderw@phillynews.com 215-854-5255

Jonelle Tomosky thought she was going to die.

Early yesterday morning, she said, a 16-year-old boy climbed into her parents' Drexel Hill home through the bay window and stood over her with a revolver in his hand. He told her to lie on her stomach.

Tomosky, 23, who is seven months pregnant, got on top of her 5-year-old daughter, hoping that her body would stop the bullet.

"I thought there was a good chance he was going to kill me," she said.

The teenage gunman, identified by Upper Darby police as Nasir Cameron, didn't pull the trigger. He just wanted the family's flat-screen TV and all the cash in the house, police said.

But Cameron and two alleged accomplices didn't get far. They were arrested following a foot pursuit after Tomosky used a cordless phone to call 9-1-1, and her sister ran to a neighbor's house for help while the home invasion was still under way.

Police said that Cameron was being charged as an adult with robbery, assault and related offenses, along with John Wade and Keith Morris, both 22. Police said they broke into the Marshall Road home about 3 a.m., armed with a sawed-off shotgun, a handgun and a knife.

All three are from Philadelphia.

"These guys are like pack rats running around in a maze, looking to see who they can rip off, who they can hurt," said Upper Darby police Superintendent Michael Chitwood Sr. "These guys are dangerous, violent individuals."

Morris has also been charged in Monday's home invasion on Kirks Lane, where he and three other men allegedly terrorized an 88-year-old man and 77-year-old woman and stole their BMW.

"Apparently, what these guys are doing is patrolling the areas," Chitwood said. "They're looking to see who's got lights on early in the morning; they're staking out the houses to see the movement inside."

Police believe that one or more of the men might be responsible for a series of home invasions in Delaware County and Northeast Philadelphia. Police were planning to search several Philadelphia locations late yesterday.

Tomosky couldn't believe how young Cameron was when, she said, he woke her up and demanded money.

"He looked like a baby, a little freakin' kid," she said. "It's pretty traumatizing. My 5-year-old was looking down the barrel of a gun."

"You never think it's going to happen to you," said Tomosky's fiance, John Blake, "until it does."

MoCO Home Invasions 9-10-09

2009-09-15T22:48:00.000-04:00

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/09/AR2009090901752_pf.html

Crime Report

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Montgomery County

These were among incidents reported by Montgomery County police. For information, call 240-773-5030.

DISTRICT 1 ROCKVILLE STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

FALLSGROVE BLVD., 100 block, 3 to 3:30 a.m. Aug. 17. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

RAYMOND LANE, 8300 block, 6:54 a.m. Aug. 20. An attempt was made to break into a residence. Nothing was reported missing.

DISTRICT 2 BETHESDA STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

WADSWORTH DR., 9500 block, 3 p.m. Aug. 23. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

WILLARD AVE., 4500 block, 1:05 p.m. Aug. 24. A man broke into an occupied residence. When confronted, he fled with property.

DISTRICT 3 SILVER SPRING STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

ASTON MANOR DR., 13800 block, 9:54 p.m. Aug. 25. A break-in occurred at a residence. Nothing was reported missing.

LUDLOW ST., 700 block, 2:03 p.m. Aug. 17. A residence was entered through a basement window. An occupant recognized the intruder. A 29-year-old who used to live at this address was arrested.

MUSICMASTER DR., 13100 block, 2 to 4 a.m. Aug. 20. An attempt was made to break into an occupied residence. The intruder fled empty-handed when confronted.

DISTRICT 4 WHEATON STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

BANTRY WAY, 3400 block, 3:30 p.m. Aug. 20. Police responding to a call about suspicious activities tried to detain two men, who entered an occupied house through a back door. A Rockville man, 28, and a man of no fixed address were arrested.

DISTRICT 5 GERMANTOWN STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

SLIDELL RD., 23700 block, 4:30 p.m. Aug. 21. A man knocked on the door of an occupied residence, then jiggled the doorknob. As he walked around the house, an occupant called police. A 27-year-old Illinois man was arrested.

DISTRICT 6 GAITHERSBURG STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

BOARDWALK PL., 100 block, 4:45 a.m. Aug. 24. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

BROOKRIDGE CT., 9800 block, 2 to 6:20 a.m. Aug. 22. A residence was entered through an unlocked door. An arrest was made.

KILDONAN DR., 19600 block, 10:05 p.m. Aug. 21. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

STRATH HAVEN DR., 20500 block, 2 to 5:45 p.m. Aug. 21. Property was stolen from a residence entered through an unlocked door.

-- Compiled by LISA M. BOLTON

MoCO Home Invasions 9-2-09 Special

2009-09-15T22:45:00.002-04:00

A telling admission by the MoCO PD that it intentionally downgrades "hot burglaries" out of the "home invasion" category unless certain narrow circumstances are present. One must wonder who told them to do that????

Once again, this validates my classifying "police-identified burglaries" as suspected "home invasions" if there are (1) pinpointed offense times or (2) they take place during peak "at home" hours.

http://www.gazette.net/stories/09022009/olnenew231304_32521.shtml

Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009
Man injured confronting burglars in his home
Police say investigation continues
by Terri Hogan | Staff Writer

While the injuries Mike Bonhag sustained during a confrontation with five men who broke into his Olney Mill home have healed, his anger remains.

Bonhag, 47, was awakened at 12:45 a.m. Aug. 3 by three loud booms coming from downstairs.

Because all the lights were out, he knew his wife and three children were asleep. As he turned the corner and flipped on the light in the family room, he saw five men who had entered through a shattered sliding-glass door.

"I yelled and they scrambled to get out, but I grabbed the last one," he said. "I wanted to hold on to him until the police got there, but the other four guys came back and started to kick and punch me, and he squirmed out of his shirt."

Bonhag suffered cuts on his feet from the broken glass and needed stitches in his right hand and staples in his head. He also suffered minor cuts on the right side of his face.

"They seemed scared," he said of the burglars. "When they saw me they were knocking each other down trying to get out the door."

Police were able to get partial fingerprints and sent the T-shirt to a laboratory to check the DNA.

Montgomery County Police crime analyst John Desoulis said police are still investigating and awaiting lab results.

"That's a slow process and there is a big backlog," he said. "Unfortunately, burglaries are down pretty far on the list."

Bonhag, who grew up in Ashton, has lived in the house on Falling Green Road for 19 years and said has never had any trouble before this incident.

"We had our five cars plus a company car in the driveway, so I am still baffled why someone would try to break in," he said. "We had just got back from vacation, so maybe they had noticed that the lights had been out all week."

Bonhag's home backs up to Olney Mill Park and is not particularly isolated.

In talking to neighbors, Bonhag said he learned of another recent incident on a nearby street where burglars entered through a sliding-glass door, but no one was home at the time.

Desoulis confirmed that there were two other incidents in Olney that same weekend where burglars entered homes through sliding-glass doors. In one case the homeowners were home and in the other no one was home.

Those incidents, however, were not in Olney Mill, he said.

"One was in the southwest quadrant of Olney and the other was in the southeast quadrant, so they're all pretty spread out," Desoulis said.

That news is unsettling to some area residents, including Bonhag.

"It's just disturbing, because Olney Mill is a nice neighborhood," he said.

Since the incident, Bonhag now leaves outdoor lights on at night and has installed motion detector lights.

Although the police classified the incident as a burglary, Bonhag said he considers it a home invasion.

"They came in while we were home and invaded our house and our property," he said.

Desoulis said the police consider a home invasion to be a robbery when the intruders force their way in past the homeowners and usually tie them up and rob them.

"In this case, the suspects were on their way out when the homeowner tried to detain them," he said. "If he had not done that, it would be a straight-up burglary."

Regardless of the label, Desoulis said police still consider it a serious crime.

He advises homeowners to secure their doors and not to detain a burglar if faced with a similar situation.

"These suspects were trying to get away, so we don't think their plan was to confront someone," he said. "No property was taken."

Bonhag said that he would react the same way if faced with the situation again.

"I would absolutely go after them again," he said. "They had no business being there."

MoCO Home Invasions Update 9-3-09

2009-09-15T22:44:00.000-04:00

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/02/AR2009090201957_pf.html

Crime Report

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Montgomery County

These were among incidents reported by Montgomery County police. For information, call 240-773-5030.

DISTRICT 1 ROCKVILLE STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

MANOR STONE DR., 13300 block, 6:13 p.m. Aug. 17. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

NOLAN DR., 10400 block, 6:51 a.m. Aug. 18. An attempt was made to break into a residence. Nothing was reported missing.

OWENS GLEN WAY, 11700 block, 6:45 p.m. Aug. 15. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

DISTRICT 4 WHEATON STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

MONITOR PL., 3700 block, 1:06 a.m. Aug. 13. An attempt was made to break into a residence. Nothing was reported missing.

SHERATON ST., 2400 block, 4 p.m. Aug. 15. Property was stolen from a residence. A 24-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman, both of Glenmont, were arrested.

DISTRICT 5 GERMANTOWN STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

RIDGE RD., 25700 block, 7:14 a.m. Aug. 17. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.

DISTRICT 6 GAITHERSBURG STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

SOLITAIRE CT., 1 to 100 block, 10 p.m. Aug. 13. An attempt was made to break into a residence. Nothing was reported missing. Two men were seen leaving the area in vehicles

Takoma Park

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

MYRTLE AVE., 1200 block, 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Aug. 23. An attempt was made to break into an occupied residence by cutting a window screen. The intruder fled empty-handed when confronted.

-- Compiled by GERRI MARMER and LISA M. BOLTON

MoCO Home Invasions Update 8-27-09

2009-09-15T22:43:00.000-04:00

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/26/AR2009082602003_pf.html

Crime Report

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Montgomery County

These were among incidents reported by the Montgomery County Police Department. For information, call 240-773-5030.

DISTRICT 1 ROCKVILLE STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

FOXDEN DR., 13200 block, 2:57 p.m. Aug. 6. Two men broke into an occupied residence and fled when confronted. Two 18-year-old men, one from Gaithersburg, were arrested.

RUTGERS ST., 300 block, 3:50 a.m. Aug. 8. A break-in occurred at a residence. A 22-year-old D.C. man was arrested.

TWINBROOK PKWY., 12400 block, 4:10 to 4:14 a.m. Aug. 10. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

DISTRICT 3 SILVER SPRING STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

LANSDALE CT., 3800 block, 1:48 p.m. Aug. 4. A man tried to break into an occupied residence. When confronted, he fled in a white vehicle.

LIVE OAK DR., 1500 block, 10:45 a.m. Aug. 3. Someone tried to break into a residence.

LORAIN AVE., 10000 block, 4 to 5 a.m. Aug. 4. Someone tried to break into a residence.

DISTRICT 4 WHEATON STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

GEORGIA AVE., 11500 block, 1:05 a.m. Aug. 9. A residential burglary occurred. A 26-year-old man of no fixed address was arrested.

WINEXBURG MANOR DR., 12500 block, 12:20 a.m. Aug. 8. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.

DISTRICT 5 GERMANTOWN STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

HIGHSTREAM DR., 18900 block, 10:23 p.m. Aug. 6. A male broke into a residence and fled empty-handed.

MILL POND TERR., 20300 block, 5:40 a.m. Aug. 6. A person broke into an occupied home and then fled empty-handed when he was confronted.

DISTRICT 6 GAITHERSBURG STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

FLOWER HILL WAY, 18400 block, 3:55 a.m. Aug. 6. A person broke into a residence and fled when confronted by an occupant. Nothing was reported missing.

TAKOMA PARK

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

BALTIMORE AVE., 7400 block, 3:18 a.m. Aug. 16. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

BOYD AVE., 300 block, 2:37 a.m. Aug. 16. An occupied residence was entered. When confronted, the intruder fled empty-handed.

MAPLE AVE., 8000 block, 2 a.m. Aug. 16. A male tried to break into an occupied residence and fled empty-handed when confronted.

-- Compiled by LISA M. BOLTON

MoCO Home Invasions Update 8-20-09

2009-09-15T22:42:00.000-04:00

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/19/AR2009081901932_pf.html

Crime Report

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Montgomery County

These were among incidents reported by the Montgomery County Police Department. For information, call 240-773-5030.

DISTRICT 1 ROCKVILLE STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

BLUEGRASS DR., 9900 block, 3:12 a.m. Aug. 2. Someone attempted to break into a residence. Nothing was reported missing.

DISTRICT 2 BETHESDA STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

ANGLETON CT., 3700 block, 2:47 p.m. July 28. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force. Three males were seen on the premises.

KINSMAN VIEW CIR., 1 to 100 block, 4:35 p.m. Aug. 2. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

DISTRICT 4 WHEATON STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

COATBRIDGE CT., 1 to 100 block, 3:16 a.m. Aug. 2. A residence was entered. Nothing was reported missing. There was no sign of forced entry.

FALLING GREEN RD., 3500 block, 12:30 a.m. Aug. 3. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing. Five males were seen fleeing the area in a large vehicle.

NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE., 16600 block, 2 to 3 p.m. July 31. A break-in occurred at a residence. Nothing was reported missing. There was no sign of forced entry.

DISTRICT 5 GERMANTOWN STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

APPLEDOWRE CIR., 20000 block, 8:06 a.m. Aug. 2. A break-in occurred at a residence. There was no sign of forced entry. Nothing was reported missing.

CRYSTAL ROCK TERR., 12500 block, 6 p.m. Aug. 3. Property was stolen from a residence. There was no sign of forced entry. Four teenagers were seen fleeing the premises.

DRAGONFIRE WAY, 11500 block, 12:18 a.m. Aug. 1. Someone attempted to break into a residence. Nothing was reported missing.

ISLAND VIEW CIR., 12100 block, 2 to 3:33 a.m. July 30. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

MILL POND TERR., 20400 block, 9:45 p.m. July 27. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.

DISTRICT 6 GAITHERSBURG STATION

ROBBERIES

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

ENGLEFIELD DR., 100 block, 2:20 p.m. July 30. Property was stolen from a residence. There was no sign of forced entry.

GIANTSTEP TERR., 20000 block, 3:20 a.m. July 29. An attempt was made to break into an occupied residence. Nothing was reported missing.

KESTREL CT., 100 block, 6:35 p.m. July 29. Property was stolen from a residence. A 24-year-old man who lives in the neighborhood was arrested.

ROCKVILLE

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

YALE PL., 1700 block, 6 p.m. Aug. 7. A residence was entered through a front door. Nothing was reported missing.

-- Compiled by GERRI MARMER

(GA) Wild dog attack kills 2

2009-09-15T22:41:00.001-04:00

Remember, "no one but the police needs a self-defense firearm"

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hHe0yPEj-xK3ivpuVizDHTSLQP5wD9A4V00G1

Sheriff: Ga. couple likely killed in dog attack

By KATE BRUMBACK (AP) – 14 hours ago

ATLANTA — A former college professor and his wife were apparently attacked and killed by nearly a dozen dogs along a rural northeast Georgia road where their bodies were found mutilated, authorities said Monday.

Preliminary autopsy results from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation showed Sherry Schweder, 65, likely died of injuries from a dog attack, Oglethorpe County Sheriff Mike Smith said. Autopsy results for her husband, Lothar Karl Schweder, 77, were not yet available, but Smith said it's likely he was also attacked by dogs because the scene was so grisly.

Smith said officials were going to round up at least 11 dogs seen in the area where the couple's bodies were found Saturday morning by five passers-by.

It wasn't immediately clear whether the mixed-breed dogs were feral or someone's pets. There had been no recent complaints about vicious dogs in the area, Smith said.

Stephanie Shain, a spokeswoman for the Humane Society of the United States, said it was "uncommon" for people to be bitten to death by dogs, citing federal figures that the average number of fatal dog bites each year is 16.

The bodies were found along a dirt road near the couple's home in Lexington and had been there for at least 24 hours before they were found, said Madison County Coroner James Mathews.

A family friend told the Athens Banner-Herald that Lothar Karl Schweder was a retired professor who had taught German at the University of Georgia, which is about 20 miles away in Athens. German Department head Martin Kagel said it might be possible he worked there part time or more than 20 years ago.

Sherry Schweder was a bibliographer at the university's library, where she had worked since 1974, selecting books and journals for the school's humanities collection, said librarian William Potter.

"She was one of my favorite colleagues here," said Nan McMurry, Sherry Schweder's supervisor who had worked with her for about 20 years. "She was really a kind of quiet and self-effacing person, but she was one of the most intelligent and most well-educated people here."

McMurry said Sherry Schweder had many dogs and cats, though authorities don't think her own animals attacked her.

York Schweder, one of the couple's two sons, had left for Georgia after hearing about his parents' death, said his mother-in-law, Toni Mora, who answered the phone at his home in Hutchinson, Kan. York Schweder did not immediately return a message left Monday on his cell phone.

MoCO Home Invasions Update 8-13-09

2009-09-15T22:40:00.000-04:00

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/12/AR2009081201890_pf.html

Crime Report

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Montgomery County

These were among incidents reported by the Montgomery County Police Department. For information, call 240-773-5030.

DISTRICT 1 ROCKVILLE STATION

ROBBERIES

TWEED ST., 1700 block, 2:55 a.m. July 27. Three males entered a residence and demanded property from an occupant, who fled the premises. The occupant said he saw the intruders speed away in two vehicles.

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

FALLSGROVE DR., 300 block, 11:33 p.m. July 25. Someone tried to break into an occupied residence by kicking in the front door. Nothing was reported missing.

REDLAND RD., 17600 block, 7:49 a.m. July 29. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

DISTRICT 3 SILVER SPRING STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

FAIRDALE RD., 14300 block, 11:40 a.m. July 21. An attempt was made to break into an occupied residence. Nothing was reported missing.

FENWICK LANE, 1400 block, 11 a.m. July 22. A residence was entered. Nothing was reported missing.

TENBROOK DR., 10000 block, 11 p.m. July 25 to 9 a.m. July 26. An attempt was made to break into a residence. Nothing was reported missing.

DISTRICT 4 WHEATON STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

GLOBE THEATRE CIR., 17700 block, 1:30 p.m. July 21. Property was taken from a residence entered by force. Two males were seen leaving the premises with the property and getting into a black VW Jetta driven by a male.

HATHAWAY DR., 13300 block, 2 a.m. July 23. A person broken into an occupied residence, then fled empty-handed when confronted.

MCMAHON RD., 1200 block, 8 a.m. July 20. Property was taken from a residence. Three males, ages 14, 15, and 15, were arrested.

DISTRICT 5 GERMANTOWN STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

HARTZ POND CT., 19500 block, 7:33 p.m. July 23. A residence was entered. Nothing was reported missing.

MILL POND TERR., 20400 block, 10:48 p.m. July 27. A door handle was cracked during an attempt to break into an occupied residence. Nothing was reported missing.

DISTRICT 6 GAITHERSBURG STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

BOYSENBERRY WAY, 9900 block, 6:15 p.m. July 24. Three males tried to break into an occupied residence. When confronted, they fled empty-handed.

HIBISCUS CT., 1 to 100 block, 8:30 a.m. July 26. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.

ROCKVILLE

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

FALLSGROVE DR., 300 block, 11:33 p.m. July 25. An attempt was made to break into a residence by kicking in the front door.

TAKOMA PARK

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

ELSON ST., 1300 block, 1:15 a.m. July 30. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.

MAPLE AVE., 8000 block, 11:45 p.m. July 30. Someone tried to break into an occupied home. Nothing was reported missing.

SHERMAN AVE., 100 block, 12:55 a.m. Aug. 5. A male tried to break into an occupied home. Nothing was reported missing.

WILDWOOD DR., 7600 block, 2:30 to 2:45 p.m. Aug. 3. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

-- Compiled by LISA M. BOLTON and GERRI MARMER

MoCO Home Invasion Update 8/6/09

2009-08-12T07:55:00.001-04:00

WashPost Crime Report

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Montgomery County

These were among incidents reported by the Montgomery County Police Department. For information, call 240-773-5030.

District 1 Rockville Station Telephone: 240-773-6070

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

RIVER BEND CT., 10600 block, noon July 19. A residence was entered. A man, 54, was arrested.

District 3 Silver Spring Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

CANON RD., 500 block, 2:30 to 3 a.m. July 15. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

COLGATE WAY, 13600 block, 11 to 11:20 a.m. July 14. A residence was entered. Nothing was reported missing.

District 4 Wheaton Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

HATHAWAY DR., 13100 block, 2:17 a.m. July 15. An attempt was made to break into a residence.

MCMAHON RD., 1200 block, 8 a.m. July 20. A residence was entered. Three males, ages 14, 14, and 15, were arrested.

District 5 Germantown Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

BETHESDA CHURCH RD., 9800 block, 7 p.m. July 18. Property was stolen from a residence.

FREDERICK RD., 22900 block, 7:15 p.m. July 14. Property was stolen from a residence. There was no sign of forced entry. A man was seen leaving the premises with the property.

MUSTARD SEED CT., 18600 block, 6:42 a.m. July 21. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force. An arrest was made.

District 6 Gaithersburg Station

ROBBERIES

RIDGELINE DR., 10100 block, 3 to 4:30 a.m. July 18. Six people attacked an acquaintance inside his residence and fled with property.

Takoma Park

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

JACKSON AVE., 900 block, 9:05 to 9:20 a.m. July 28. An attempt was made to break into a residence. Nothing was reported missing.

-- Compiled by LISA M. BOLTON

MoCO Home Invasion Update 7/30/09

2009-08-12T07:54:00.001-04:00

WashPost Crime Report

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Montgomery County

These were among incidents reported by the Montgomery County Police Department. For information, call 240-773-5030.

District 1 Rockville Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

MARTINS LANE, 7:35 a.m. to 8 a.m. July 9. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.

SUNFLOWER DR., 5000 block, 7:12 p.m. July 10. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.

TUCKERMAN LANE, 8500 block, 6 p.m. July 13. An attempt was made to break into a residence.

District 2 Bethesda Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

DEMOCRACY BLVD., 7100 block, 11:30 p.m. July 10. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

GREYSTONE ST., 5500 block, 2:30 to 4:40 a.m. July 7. Property was stolen from a residence.

LAWRENCE AVE., 3700 block, 4:30 p.m. July 9. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

District 3 Silver Spring Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

TAPESTRY CIR., 3200 block, 8:39 p.m. July 9. Property was taken from a residence entered by force. Three Burtonsville men are suspected.

District 4 Wheaton Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

BROOKE RD., 18700 block, 12:46 to 1 a.m. July 9. A residence was entered. Nothing was reported missing.

District 5 Germantown Station

ROBBERIES

BETHESDA CHURCH RD., 9800 block, 7:05 a.m. July 11. A man armed with a bat entered an apartment and attacked a man inside. The victim was able to escape the apartment and call police.

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

BRUNDIDGE TERR., 11:55 a.m. to 12:06 p.m. July 7. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

PRICES DISTILLERY RD., 12100 block, 10:30 to 11:10 a.m. July 8. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

WOODFIELD RD., 23800 block, 8:35 to 9:35 p.m. July 6. A residence was entered.

District 6 Gaithersburg Station

ASSAULTS

LOST KNIFE CIR., 18300 block, 1 a.m. July 12. Two men attacked a man, who broke free and ran to his apartment. The assailants then broke a sliding-glass door and continued the assault. Two Montgomery Village men, ages 19 and 20, were arrested.

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

CLOPPER RD., 900 block, 4 p.m. July 7. Two males broke into a residence, then fought with an occupant when confronted. Two males, ages 17 and 19, were arrested.

CLUB LAKE RD., 19600 block, 11:30 p.m. July 7. A break-in occurred at a residence. Three men, ages 18, 20 and 23, were arrested.

MARATHON CIR., 9600 block, 8 to 9 p.m. July 10. A break-in occurred at a residence. Four Montgomery Village men were arrested.

-- Compiled by LISA M. BOLTON

MoCO Home Invasion Update 7/23/09

2009-08-12T07:53:00.000-04:00

Crime Report

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Montgomery County

These were among incidents reported by the Montgomery County Police Department. For information, call 240-773-5030.

District 1 Rockville Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

MILLS FARM RD., 13500 block, 11:55 a.m. July 7. Property was taken from a residence. There was no sign of forced entry.

RIVER RD., 8100 block, 1:26 to 2:19 a.m. July 5. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

ROCKVILLE PIKE, 12200 block, 4 p.m. July 1. A restaurant was entered by force. An intruder, found asleep on the floor, was arrested.

District 2 Bethesda Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

ARKWOOD DR., 9800 block, 3:30 a.m. July 2. Property was stolen from a residence. A man was seen fleeing with the property.

VILLAGE PARK DR., 3700 block, 2:55 a.m. June 29. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.

District 4 Wheaton Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

BEAVER TERR., 13100 block, 12:10 to 12:30 p.m. July 2. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.

WHISPERING PINES DR., 3200 block, 7:45 p.m. July 5. An occupied residence was entered. The intruder fled when confronted by a resident.

District 5 Germantown Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

PERRONE DR., 18900 block, 4:20 a.m. July 3. An attempt was made to break into an occupied residence. The intruder fled when he was confronted.

WOODFIELD RD., 23800 block, 8:35 to 9:35 p.m. July 6. A residence was entered. Nothing was reported missing.

Takoma Park

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

EDINBURGH LANE, 8000 block, 4:22 p.m. July 14. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

ROANOKE AVE., 8100 block, 3:02 p.m. July 14. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

WILLOW AVE., 7300 block, 4:20 a.m. July 11. An attempt was made to break into an occupied home. Residents said that the intruder was probably scared off by a dog.

-- Compiled by LISA M. BOLTON

AU: more mass murders

2009-08-12T07:52:00.000-04:00

Police shocked by mass murder in Australia

Melbourne - Five people, including two children, were found bludgeoned to death in a Sydney home in a "horrific" mass murder with no apparent motive,

Australian police said on Sunday.

Police said the victims, discovered Saturday in the Sydney suburb of North Epping, were believed to be four family members and a female relative.

"The injuries of all five people are quite definitely horrific," Superintendent Geoff Beresford told Sky News.

"They're all blunt trauma injuries to the upper body and to the heads of all the victims, which regrettably makes visual identification very difficult.

"It was an extremely violent attack carried out, I guess, with some precision."

Police said the bodies were believed to be a 45-year-old man and his wife, 43, their sons, aged 12 and nine, and the woman's 39-year-old sister.

They refused to identify the dead but media reports said two of the victims were Chinese-born Min Lin, his wife Yun Li Lin.

The deaths were initially thought to be murder-suicide, possibly linked to a domestic dispute, but Beresford on Sunday ruled out that possibility and admitted police were struggling to find a motive for the killings.

"It certainly is not a murder-suicide, it is simply, regrettably, the murder of five innocent people," he said.

"The motive is unclear at this stage, it certainly doesn't bear the hallmarks of what you might call a traditional home invasion. Robbery does not seem to be the motive (but) we haven't ruled it out."

Media reports said that the eldest male victim had witnessed an armed robbery near his news agency last May which netted 1.2 million dollars.

Beresford said police did not believe the two crimes were linked although all avenues were being investigated.

He said a female member of the family was due to return to Australia from overseas Sunday and police would seek her help in the search for a motive.

Neighbour Pamela Burgess described the family as "normal".

"They're a family of five, their kids went to the local school," she told national news agency AAP.

"They were very nice, they were normal."

A police task force has been set up to investigate the murders and detectives appealed to anyone with information to contact them. - AFP

MoCO Home Invasion Update 7/16/09

2009-08-12T07:51:00.000-04:00

Crime Report

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Montgomery County

These were among incidents reported by the Montgomery County police department. For information, call 240-773-5030.

District 1 Rockville Station

ROBBERIES

ELMCROFT BLVD., 400 block, 2:15 a.m. June 24. An occupied home was entered in what police described as a home-invasion robbery. Four people were arrested.

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

HALPINE RD., 5900 block, 3 to 3:30 p.m. June 26. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

District 2 Bethesda Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

VILLAGE PARK DR., 3700 block, 2:55 a.m. June 29. An attempt was made to break into a residence.

District 3 Silver Spring Station Telephone: 301-565-7740

INDECENT EXPOSURE

BELVEDERE BLVD., 2000 block, 1:30 a.m. June 22. A male was seen looking into a window at an apartment. When an occupant yelled, the male fled.

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

CARTHAGE CIR., 13900 block, 7:46 to 8:40 p.m. June 27. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.

DULANEY PL., 3400 block, 3:50 a.m. June 22. Property was taken from a residence entered by force. A man wearing dark clothing was seen leaving the premises with the property.

TAPESTRY CIR., 3200 block, 8:35 p.m. June 23. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

District 4 Wheaton Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

CHIPPING CT., 17700 block, 9:40 p.m. June 29. An attempt was made to break into a residence.

ST. THERESA CT., 3400 block, 1:40 a.m. June 24. A residence was entered. Nothing was reported missing.

WEEPING WILLOW CT., 3300 block, 11:40 a.m. June 23. A residence was entered. Nothing was reported missing.

District 5 Germantown Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

SWEETGUM CIR., 19900 block, 3:13 a.. June 30. A male tried to break into an occupied residence. A male was arrested.

District 6 Gaithersburg Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

BERCLAIR TERR., 17200 block, 11:20 a.m. June 25. After ringing a doorbell at a residence and getting no answer, two males tried to pry open a door and windows. Entry was not gained. The intruders fled empty-handed.

QUINCE ORCHARD DR., 800 block, 1:45 a.m. June 23. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

Takoma Park

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

HOLTON LANE, 1200 block, 11:48 a.m. July 3. Property was stolen from a residence.
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFTS

-- Compiled by LISA M. BOLTON

MoCO Home Invasion Update 7/9/09

2009-08-12T07:50:00.002-04:00

Crime Report

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Montgomery County

These were among incidents reported by the Montgomery County police department. For information, call 240-773-5030.

District 1 Rockville Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

BICKFORD AVE., 500 block, 1:15 to 2:20 p.m. June 15. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

District 2 Bethesda Station

INDECENT EXPOSURE

KENILWORTH AVE., 10600 block, 1:45 a.m. June 19. A man seen looking into a window at a residence fled when an occupant saw him and screamed.

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

GREENTREE CT., 2:30 a.m. June 21. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.

LARRY PL., 8200 block, 11:47 p.m. June 17. A person tried to break into a residence but was interrupted and arrested when someone spotted him and called police.

District 3 Silver Spring Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

CHERRY HILL RD., 11400 block, 1 a.m. June 19. An attempt was made to break into a residence.

EASTWOOD AVE., 10400 block, 8:50 p.m. June 15. Property was taken from a residence entered by force. A man was seen fleeing with the property.

DULANEY PL., 3400 block, 3:50 a.m. June 22. A man broke into an occupied residence and fled with property when confronted.
District 4 Wheaton Station

INDECENT EXPOSURE

GRAND PRE RD., 14200 block, 6:10 a.m. June 15. A peeping Tom incident occurred. A male was stopped in the area and questioned. No arrests were made.

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

DALEWOOD DR., 12100 block, 1 to 1:45 a.m. June 15. Property was stolen from a residence.

MERRIFIELDS DR., 1900 block, 11 p.m. June 19 to 12:45 a.m. June 20. An attempt was made to break into a residence.

District 6 Gaithersburg Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

CARRIAGE WALK CT., 7 a.m. June 22. A male entered an occupied residence and fled with a laptop computer when confronted.

DELCRIS DR., 8700 block, 5:26 p.m. June 21. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.

FRONTWELL CIR., 8300 block, 3:54 a.m. June 19. A male broke into an occupied residence and fled when confronted.

KING JAMES WAY, 17700 block, June 19. A male tried to break into an occupied residence and fled when confronted. An arrest was made nearby.

MOUNTAIN LAUREL CT., 7 p.m. June 22. Property was stolen from a residence.

Takoma Park

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

JACKSON AVE., 7500 block, 5:38 p.m. June 29. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

-- Compiled by LISA M. BOLTON

MoCO Home Invasion Update 7/2/09

2009-08-12T07:50:00.001-04:00

Crime Report

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Montgomery County

These were among incidents reported by the Montgomery County police department. For information, call 240-773-5030.

District 2 Bethesda Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

OLD GEORGETOWN RD., 7600 block, 7:50 p.m. June 12. A person robbed two people of property at gunpoint. Two people were arrested.

District 4 Wheaton Station

INDECENT EXPOSURE

WELLER RD., 3000 block, 6:32 a.m. June 11. A man seen looking into a window at a residence fled when confronted by an acquaintance of a resident. The intruder was driving a white Chevrolet Astrovan.

ROBBERIES

OLNEY-SANDY SPRING RD., 2900 block, 8:30 a.m. June 15. A gunman robbed an insurance-office employee of cash from a wallet and fled through a rear door.

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

BEAVERWOOD LANE, 3100 block, 7:45 to 8 p.m. June 15. Property was stolen from a residence's garage.

CHERRY VALLEY DR., 3500 block, 9:50 p.m. June 10. A man who had broken into an occupied home fled through the front door when confronted. A man, 18, was arrested.

District 6 Gaithersburg Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

WILLOW CREEK DR., 9300 block, 6:05 to 6:18 p.m. June 9. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.
-- Compiled by LISA M. BOLTON

MoCO Home Invasion Update 6/25/09

2009-08-12T07:49:00.001-04:00

Crime Report
Thursday, June 25, 2009

Montgomery County

These were among incidents reported by the Montgomery County police department. For information, call 240-773-5030.

REWARDS FOR INFORMATION

Crime Solvers of Montgomery County, a nonprofit community organization, pays up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in connection with these and other felony crimes. Call the 24-hour hotline at 800-673-2777. Callers may remain anonymous.

District 1 Rockville Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

HOWARD AVE., 300 block, 8:33 to 8:36 p.m. June 5. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

District 2 Bethesda Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

SUMMIT AVE., 9800 block, 4 a.m. June 1. A garage was entered using a garage-door opener stolen from an unlocked vehicle at the residence. A resident was awakened by the sound of the garage door. Nothing was reported missing.

VIRGINIA AVE. W., 10 p.m. June 1 to 8:30 a.m. June 2. Cash and a cellphone were stolen from an unlocked vehicle.

District 3 Silver Spring Station

INDECENT EXPOSURE

JANUARY DR., 1700 block, 10:36 p.m. June 6. A male was seen peeping into a window. He fled when confronted by an occupant.

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

ATHEY RD., 15100 block, 6:28 p.m. June 1. Property was stolen from an open garage. A male with a blue and yellow backpack was seen fleeing the premises.

District 4 Wheaton Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

CHERRY VALLEY DR., 3600 block, 2:30 p.m. June 1. An attempt was made to pry open a window at a residence. Nothing was reported missing. An arrest was made.

FLACK ST., 12800 block, 3:15 a.m. June 2. A residential burglary occurred. Police said it was a domestic incident.

GAMBLE CT., 14100 block, 2:30 a.m. June 1. An open garage was entered. The intruder fled with property when confronted.

GEORGIA AVE., 13500 block, 8 to 8:30 p.m. May 28. Property was stolen from a residence entered through an unlocked door.

District 5 Germantown Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

CHERRY BEND DR., 19100 block, 1 p.m. June 3. Property was stolen from a residence entered through a rear basement window. Several arrests were made.

District 6 Gaithersburg Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

BELLE GROVE RD., 400 block, 11 a.m. June 8. A residence was broken into and ransacked. Three boys were seen running through the back yard.

CLOPPER RD., 900 block, 2:05 p.m. June 1. A residence was entered by force. A man wearing a mask and a male accomplice fled empty-handed when confronted by an occupant. The intruders drove away in a gray minivan.

GUILDBERRY DR., 18400 block, 2 p.m. June 3. Property was taken from a residence entered by force. Three men were seen fleeing with the property in a dark blue Nissan Maxima.

WELBECK WAY, 8700 block, 11:42 to 11:55 a.m. June 2. Property was stolen from a residence entered through a front door.

Rockville

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

RIDGEWAY AVE., 5900 block, 2:36 p.m. June 13. A Silver Spring man, 19, was charged with second-degree burglary and malicious destruction of property in connection with an earlier incident.

-- Compiled by LISA M. BOLTON

MoCO Home Invasion Update 6/18/09

2009-08-12T07:46:00.003-04:00

Crime Report

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Montgomery County

These were among incidents reported by the Montgomery County Police Department. For information, call 240-773-5030.

District 1 Rockville Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

CARTER RD., 700 block, 9:45 to 10:16 p.m. May 29. A residence was entered. Nothing was reported missing.

DENHAM CT., 11:40 a.m. June 2. A residence was entered. Nothing was reported missing.

JUNIPER HILL RD., 9900 block, 11:30 p.m. May 26. Several people entered a garage at a residence through an a damaged door panel and fled when confronted. Several arrests were made.

District 2 Bethesda Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

BACCARAT CT., 8400 block, 11:55 a.m. May 27. An occupied residence was entered. The intruders fled when confronted.

BURDETTE CT., 7300 block, 5:45 p.m. May 28. A man banged on a door of a residence, looked inside windows and tried to kick in a door. He fled in a white four-door Honda.

SUMMIT AVE., 9800 block, 3:35 to 4 a.m. June 1. A residence's garage was entered. Nothing was reported missing.

District 3 Silver Spring Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

ATHEY RD., 15100 block, 6:28 p.m. June 1. A male youth entered a residence through an unlocked garage, took property and fled.

COLERIDGE DR., 2200 block, 9:15 p.m. May 25. A male knocked on a residence's front door, then went to the back and tried to enter the property through a window. Nothing was reported missing.

District 4 Wheaton Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

APPOMATTOX AVE., 3000 block, 3 p.m. May 26. A man broken into a residence, took property and fled.

CHERRY VALLEY DR., 3600 block, 2:30 p.m. June 1. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force. An arrest was made.

GEORGIA AVE., 12100 block, 9:15 p.m. May 28. Two males tried to enter a residence.

District 6 Gaithersburg Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

CLOPPER RD., 900 block, 2:05 p.m. June 1. Two males broke into an occupied residence. When confronted, they fled to a gray minivan and sped away.

Rockville

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

DENHAM CT., 1 to 100 block, 11:29 to 11:39 a.m. June 2. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.

-- Compiled by LISA M. BOLTON

MoCO Home Invasion Update 6/11/09

2009-08-12T07:46:00.001-04:00

Crime Report

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Montgomery County

These were among incidents reported by the Montgomery County Police Department. For information, call 240-773-5030.

REWARDS FOR INFORMATION

Crime Solvers of Montgomery County, a nonprofit community organization, pays up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in connection with these and other felony crimes. Call the 24-hour hotline at 800-673-2777. Callers may remain anonymous.

District 1 Rockville Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

JEFFERSON ST. E., 1600 block, 1:15 p.m. May 21. A man trying to break into a residence fled when confronted by an occupant.

VEIRS MILL RD., 12400 block, 11 a.m. to 1:50 p.m. May 26. An intruder was confronted in the basement of a residence. A male was arrested at the scene.

WESTLAKE DR., 10500 block, May 21. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

District 3 Silver Spring Station

ASSAULTS

NORA DR., 1100 block, 1:48 p.m. May 24. A man standing with three other men in a driveway at a residence pointed a handgun at a female looking at them from inside. When she screamed, the men fled.

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

CASTLE BLVD. AND TEAGARDEN CIR., 9:07 p.m. May 11. Several people fought with a woman andfled with a book bag.

GEORGIA AVE., 10300 block, 1:30 p.m. May 19. Property was stolen from a residence. A man fled when confronted by a resident. There was no sign of forced entry.

KERWOOD RD., 12000 block, 10:30 p.m. May 24. An attempt was made to break into a residence.

District 4 Wheaton Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

ELKIN ST., 11600 block, 10:30 p.m. May 22 to 12:30 a.m. May 23. Property was stolen from a residence.

SADDLEBROOK DR., 12700 block, 9:20 a.m. May 19. Property was stolen from a residence.

UNIVERSITY BLVD., 1100 block, 10 p.m. May 20. Several people rang a doorbell at an occupied residence, then entered it by force. The intruders fled when confronted.

District 5 Germantown Station

ASSAULTS

LARK SONG DR., 13700 block, 4 to 6 a.m. May 24. An aggravated assault occurred at a residence. The assailant was arrested at the scene.

THUNDERHEAD WAY, 20300 block, 9:58 p.m. May 22. An aggravated assault occurred at a residence. The assailant was arrested at the scene.

WHITES FERRY RD., 1 a.m. May 22. An aggravated assault occurred at a residence.

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

CLARKSBURG RD., 13000 block, 9:35 p.m. May 18. A male tried to force his way into the residence of an acquaintance, then fled in a white 2000 Nissan Maxima.

SWEETGUM CIR., 19900 block, 4 a.m. May 23. A person tried to enter the residence of an acquaintance. An arrest was made at the scene.

District 6 Gaithersburg Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

SEVILLE WAY, 1 to 100 block, 10:25 p.m. May 21. A male entered an occupied residence, took property and fled when confronted.

TIMBER CT., 19500 block, 4 a.m. May 21. Property was stolen from a residence.

WALKERS CHOICE RD., 18600 block, 3:20 p.m. May 21. Property was stolen from an apartment.

WAYRIDGE WAY, 10600 block, 2:30 a.m. May 21. An attempt was made to break into a residence.

Rockville

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

CEDAR LANE, 700 block, 9:45 to 10:16 p.m. May 29. A residence was entered. Nothing was reported missing.

JEFFERSON ST. E., 1600 block, 1:15 to 1:20 p.m. May 21. An attempt was made to enter an apartment through the front door.

Takoma Park

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

CARROLL AVE., 8100 block, 12:50 a.m. May 31. A man tried to enter an occupied residence through a basement window. A was charged with attempted fourth-degree burglary.

-- Compiled by LISA M. BOLTON and NICOLAS KAISER

MoCO Home Invasion Update 6/4/09

2009-08-12T07:43:00.002-04:00

Crime Report

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Montgomery County

These were among incidents reported by the Montgomery County Police Department. For information, call 240-773-5030.

REWARDS FOR INFORMATION

Crime Solvers of Montgomery County, a nonprofit community organization, pays up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in connection with these and other felony crimes. Call the 24-hour hotline at 800-673-2777. Callers may remain anonymous

District 1 Rockville Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

FARRAGUT AVE., 1600 block, 2:10 a.m. May 12. Property was taken from an occupied residence. Several people were arrested after a person in the home saw them in the carport area and called police.

District 2 Bethesda Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

MCCOMAS AVE., 3100 block, 3 to 3:30 p.m. May 14. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

District 6 Gaithersburg Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

CROSS COUNTRY PL., 8800 block, 4:50 to 5:30 p.m. May 12. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

SWEET AUTUMN DR., 18500 block, 11:30 to 11:55 a.m. May 14. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

-- Compiled by LISA M. BOLTON

MoCO Home Invasion Update 5/28/09

2009-08-12T07:43:00.001-04:00

Crime Report

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Montgomery County

These were among incidents reported by the Montgomery County Police Department. For information, call 240-773-5030.

District 1 Rockville Station Telephone: 240-773-6070

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

AVERY RD., 15500 block, 12:34 a.m. May 7. An attempt was made to break into an occupied residence. An arrest was made.

CARMELITA DR., 9800 block, 1:21 a.m. May 8. An attempt was made to break into a residence.

GREY BIRCH WAY, 14000 block, 12:20 p.m. May 7. A male trying to break into an occupied residence fled when confronted. Nothing was reported missing.

District 2 Bethesda Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

LE VELLE DR., 9100 block, 4:15 to 5:20 a.m. May 9. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

District 3 Silver Spring Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

BLACKBURN LANE, 3900 block, 11 a.m. May 7. Three male teenagers entered an occupied home, took property and fled.

OLD COLUMBIA PIKE, 15000 block, 1:11 p.m. May 8. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

PALERMO DR., 12500 block, 12:11 a.m. May 10. A man being chased by police entered a residence through an unlocked front door and fled through the back. With the help of a police K-9 unit, an arrest was made.

District 5 Germantown Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

HARMONY HALL LANE, 18700 block, 12:52 p.m. May 5. An attempt was made to break into a residence.

-- Compiled by LISA M. BOLTON