Crime Report: Spike in Attacks and Burglaries Along Lost Knife Road

This crime summary is from the weekly report for Oct. 1 through Oct. 8—the most recent available—from the Montgomery County Police Department's 6th District station, which covers Montgomery Village and Gaithersburg.

A RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY occurred in the 18100 block of Kilrush Court—in the Grover’s Forge community of Montgomery Village—sometime between Monday, Oct. 1 and Wednesday, Oct. 3. No forced entry; nothing taken.

A COMMERCIAL BURGLARY occurred between Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 3 and Friday, Oct. 4 at the Season Nursery, 8135 Snouffer School Road in Gaithersburg. Forced entry; property taken.

A RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY occurred in the 18200 block of Fifeshire Drive— in the Grover’s Forge community of Montgomery Village —in Montgomery Village sometime between Wednesday, Oct. 3 and Friday, Oct. 5. Forced entry; property taken.

Three THEFTS FROM VEHICLES occurred at Watkins Mill Road and Apple Ridge Road in Montgomery Village between Thursday, Oct. 4 and Friday, Oct. 5. Forced entry; GPS unit taken. 

A RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY occurred in the unit block of Fifeshire Court— in the Grover’s Forge neighborhood of Montgomery Village—on Friday, Oct. 5. No further details are available at this time. 

A RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY occurred in the 8900 block of Roundleaf Way in Gaithersburg on Friday, Oct. 5. The suspect is known to the victim.

A STRONG-ARM ROBBERY occurred near Lost Knife Road and Contour Road in Montgomery Village on Saturday, Oct. 6 just after 2 a.m. The victim was assaulted and property was taken. The first suspect is described as a black male with dreadlocks, 17 to 21 years old. The second suspect is described as a black male with a crew cut, 17 to 21 years old, wearing a dark blue shirt and black jeans.

An ARMED ROBBERY occurred near the Cider Mill apartments entrance on Lost Knife Road in Montgomery Village on Saturday, Oct. 6 between 9:15 p.m. and 10 p.m. The suspect displayed a weapon and obtained property. The suspect is described as a black male, 5’8” to 5’11 tall and weighing 160 to 180 pounds.

An attempted RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY occurred in the 9200 block of Weathervane Place--in the Patton Ridge community of Montgomery Village—on Saturday, Oct. 6 at around midnight. Attempted forced entry; nothing taken.

An AGGRAVATED ASSAULT occurred outside Wok Express—in the Off-Price shopping center at 9615 Lost Knife Road in Montgomery Village—on Sunday, Oct. 7 at around 4 p.m. Police arrested two males of unknown address, one 52 years old and one 32 years old.