Rockville Safeway Thief's Image Caught on Camera: Police

Rockville, MD — A man who allegedly threatened a Rockville Safeway store worker with a knife while he swiped 60 packs of smokes is being sought by Montgomery County Police.

Detectives on Wednesday released surveillance photographs of the assault suspect and asked for the public’s help to identify the thief.

Police say that about 10: 45 p.m. on May 28, the unidentified man entered the Safeway store at 1800 Rockville Pike. He went behind the counter, pried open a cigarette case, and took an estimated 60 packs of cigarettes.

A Safeway employee was threatened by the thief with a knife, which the suspect allegedly swung at the worker. Then the man fled from the store on a tan bicycle toward the Twinbrook Metro Station.

Anyone with information about the suspect or the theft is asked to call Montgomery County Police at 240-773-6084.

Those who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County at 240-773-TIPS (8477) or Text-A-Tip to: CRIMES (274637), text MCPD and your crime tip. Crime Solvers will pay a cash reward of up to $10,000 for information provided to them that leads to an arrest and/or indictment for this crime.

»Photo of Rockville Safeway store suspect, courtesy of Montgomery County Police