Photos Show Jewelry Thieves Who Drove Car Through Bethesda Storefront: Update

UPDATED at 3:15 p.m. BETHESDA, MD — A stolen car deliberately slammed into the front of The Jewelry Exchange in Bethesda Tuesday morning to give robbers access to display cases in the store.

Montgomery County Police were called just before 2:30 a.m. to the jewelry store in the 7700 block of Old Georgetown Road. Officers arrived at the business to find a Mercedes Benz E350 had been backed through the front glass window of the business and was left running inside the store. Thieves broke out the glass in two of the display cases, took some of the merchandise, and fled.

Investigators say the Mercedes was recently stolen from Prince George’s County.

Video from The Jewelry Exchange showed two suspects inside the store after the vehicle was driven through the front glass. Both suspects fled on foot after less than 30 seconds in the store. Detectives believe there may have been a third suspect waiting in a car nearby at that time of the break-in.

Anyone with information about the burglary or possible suspects is asked to call Montgomery County Police at 240-773-6710.

For those who wish to remain anonymous, Crime Solvers of Montgomery County is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for any information that leads to the arrest of the suspects. Tipsters can call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).

»Surveillance photos of break-in at The Jewelry Exchange in Bethesda, courtesy of Montgomery County Police