Police, K9 Thwart Silver Spring Bank Robbery; Suspect Arrested

SILVER SPRING, MD — Montgomery County police say they caught a 24-year-old man robbing a Capital One bank in Silver Spring's downtown area Sunday.

Bukhari Muhammed, of Washington, D.C., was charged with second-degree burglary after bank security personnel caught him on surveillance cameras and helped police track him down, authorities said.

At approximately 1:48 a.m., officers and a K9 were dispatched to 8676 Georgia Ave. for the report of an alarm.

"Bank security personnel were monitoring interior surveillance cameras from a remote location and were able to see that someone was in the bank," police said in a statement. "Security personnel provided the suspect's description and updates about the suspect's whereabouts in the bank to the Emergency Communications Center (911). The dispatcher was then able to communicate the information to responding officers."

Authorities said the K9, who was first to arrive at the bank, observed a broken glass window and spotted Muhammed moving in the building. Officers and the K9 entered through the broken window and arrested Muhammed without incident.

Two officers were treated for non-life-threatening injuries sustained when they entered the bank through the broken window, police said. The K9 was also treated for a laceration.

Muhammed is being held on a $2,500 bond.