Suspect In Series Of MoCo Business Burglaries Wanted By Police

MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, MD —Montgomery County police are investigating a series of commercial burglaries that they believe were committed by the same suspect in Montgomery Village during the first week of March.

The burglaries occurred in the area of Redland Road, Montgomery Village Avenue and Stedwick Road in Montgomery County.

Detectives released a photograph of the suspect and are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying him.

On Sunday at about 11 p.m., a male suspect damaged an exterior ATM with a rock at the Bank of America in the 17500 block of Rendland Road.

Moments later, the suspect forced entry into the Spice Lanka restaurant located in the 17500 block of Redland Road, stole an undisclosed amount of money from the cash register and left the restaurant, police said.

The suspect then attempted to force entry into Derwood Beer and Wine in the 17600 block of Redland Road and left the scene without taking any property.

On Wednesday at about 11 p.m., the suspect forced entry into Vida Hair Salon in the 19100 block of Montgomery Village Avenue and stole an undisclosed amount of money from the cash register and left the scene, according to police.

On Thursday at about 3:20 a.m., the suspect forced entry into four additional businesses — Dollar Tree, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Ledo’s Pizza and The Joint Chiropractic — in the 19200 block of Montgomery Village Avenue and another business, Metro PCS, in the 9900 block of Stedwick Road. The suspect stole an undisclosed amount of money from Moe’s Southwest Grill before leaving the scene, police said.

Detectives are reviewing surveillance footage and speaking with business owners to determine if property or money was stolen from the other businesses, according to the MCPD.

“At this time, detectives believe that the same suspect that committed the burglaries on March 3 also burglarized the other businesses on March 6 and March 7,” police said.

Detectives obtained a photo of the suspect, who is described as an adult Black male, about 5-feet, 10-inches tall, with a slim build, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans.

Anyone with information regarding this suspect is asked to visit the Crime Solvers of Montgomery County website at www.crimesolversmcmd.org and click on the www.p3tips.com link at the top of the page or call 1-866-411-8477. Tips with information leading to an arrest may be eligible for a reward from $250 up to $10,000.