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Crime & Safety

Police Blotter: Aug. 8-Aug. 16

Police report two strong-arm robberies, assault, burglaries in Wheaton

have released a summary of major crimes for the week of Aug. 8-16:

  • Two strong-arm robberies were reported as follows:
  • A suspect assaulted a victim and property was taken in the 11200 block of Grandview Avenue in Silver Spring on Monday, Aug. 8, at 1:30 a.m. The defendant is a 31-year-old male from Washington, D.C.
  • Two juvenile victims were assaulted by several black males and  property was taken in the 2500 block of McComas Avenue in Silver Spring on Monday, Aug. 8, at  6:10 p.m.
  • An domestic-related aggravated assault occurred in the 11100 block of Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring on Sunday, Aug. 14, at 8:50 p.m.
  • Two residential burglaries were reported on McComas Avenue in Silver Spring. One in the 2400 block occurred on Sunday, Aug. 14, at 9:15 p.m. and involved an attempted forced entry. The other occurred in the 2500 block on Monday, Aug. 15, at 2:26 a.m. No further information was available.

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