2 Men Posing As Workers Robbed Multiple MoCo Homes: Police

GAITHERSBURG, MD — Two men are facing multiple charges after police said they posed as workers before burglarizing multiple Montgomery County homes, according to authorities.

Samir Haleem Jr., 38, of Germantown, and Diego Moreno, 19, of Capitol Heights, were arrested Monday and charged with first-degree burglary and related counts in connection with a series of residential burglaries that occurred this month, Montgomery County police said in a news release.

According to police, Haleem and Moreno posed as workers wearing reflective vests before they forced entry into at least seven homes. The pair then stole property before fleeing, police said.

Authorities said Haleem and Moreno drove a red Toyota Tacoma during the first six burglaries and that three out of the seven homes burglarized were occupied.

Detectives arrested Haleem and Moreno at Tanger Outlets in Prince George's County. The pair were in a stolen 2018 Honda Accord and were in possession of an illegal ghost gun, police said. Detectives later determined the Honda was reported stolen following a residential burglary in Fort Washington.

According to police, the pair is accused of burglarizing homes at the following locations:

1. 14000 block of Rimfire Ct. in Boyds.
2. 12000 block of Greenleaf Ave. in Potomac.
3. 14000 block of Flint Rock Dr. in Rockville.
4. 100 block of Mission Dr. in Gaithersburg.
5. 24000 block of Kakae Dr. in Damascus.
6. 13000 block of Valley Oak Cir. in Rockville.
7. 300 block of Fairgrove Ter. in Gaithersburg.

Haleem and Moreno were taken to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, where they are being held without bond.

Police believe the pair may have burglarized additional homes. Anyone with information or surveillance footage should contact authorities at 240-773-6254 or Crime Solvers of Montgomery County at www.crimesolversmcmd.org. Click on the www.p3tips.com link at the top of the page or call 866-411-8477.