Strong-Arm Robbery, Graffiti Found in Elementary School

This crime summary is from the weekly report for Feb. 27 through March 6 from the Montgomery County Police Department's 6th District station, which covers Montgomery Village and Gaithersburg.

A theft of vehicle parts occurred in the 200 block of Grange Hall Drive—near Forest Oak Middle School in the Saybrooke neighborhood of Gaithersburg—just before 7am on Monday, Feb. 27. Four males from Gaithersburg were arrested; one 20-year-old and three 21-year-olds.

An attempted residential burglary occurred in the 9100 block of Centerway Road — just east of Montgomery Village — between 8:15am and 4:15pm on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Attempted forced entry; nothing taken.

Graffiti was discovered inside a classroom at Mill Creek Towne Elementary School in Redland at around 4:30 pm on Tuesday, Feb. 28.

A theft occurred from a shed at a home in the 18600 block of Phoebe Way, near Strawberry Knoll, shortly before 2am on Wednesday, Feb. 29. Forced entry into a shed; unknown what was taken.

Two thefts from vehicles occurred in the 18600 block of Mooney Drive — in the commercial-industrial area around the Montgomery County Airpark:

• Chainsaws, ground saws and climbing spikes were taken between Monday, Feb. 27 and Tuesday, Feb. 28. No forced entry. 
• A vehicle was entered by force but nothing was taken between Thursday, March 1 and Friday, March 2.

An aggravated assault occurred at 8:15pm on Saturday, March 3 at Lakeforest mall. A Germantown woman assaulted two victims, according to police. Lourdes G. Read, 31, of the 11000 block of Herefordshire Way was arrested after allegedly fighting with a security guard and police officer. She is charged with two counts of first-degree assault, two counts of second-degree assault and one count of disorderly conduct.

A strong-arm robbery occurred at the Goshen Crossing shopping center—in the 20000 block of Goshen Road in Montgomery Village—just before 2:30am Sunday, March 4. Suspects forcefully removed property from the victim.