Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police, 2nd District Investigative Section have charged 73-year-old Michael Spillino of Newport, OR, in connection with a residential burglary and an attempted burglary that occurred in Bethesda.
On Monday, October 19, 2026, at approximately 8:27 a.m., 2nd District officers responded to a residence in the 6000 block of Broxburn Drive for a report of an attempted burglary.
The homeowner told officers that she was upstairs with her young child when she heard a loud noise. When she looked outside, she saw a man, later identified as Spillino, outside kicking a rear door. The homeowner yelled at Spillino, who then attempted to force the door open using an object from the sunroom. Unable to gain entry, Spillino walked back to his vehicle and left the scene. The homeowner photographed Spillino and his vehicle.
On Monday, October 26, 2026, at approximately 8:35 a.m., officers responded to a residence in the 8000 block of Burdette Road for a report of a burglary in progress.
The homeowner told officers that she heard noises inside the home and saw a man, later identified as Spillino, looking into her bedroom. When she spoke to him, he quickly left the residence.
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The homeowner provided detectives with security camera footage showing Spillino arriving in a white Chevrolet Equinox. The footage captured Spillino looking through several windows before entering the residence through an unlocked rear door. Spillino was later seen leaving through the same door carrying stolen property.
Detectives compared photographs provided by the homeowner from the October 19 attempted burglary with security camera footage from the October 26 burglary and determined that the same suspect and vehicle were involved in both incidents.
Detectives shared images of Spillino and his white Chevrolet Equinox with surrounding law enforcement agencies.
Detectives from Fairfax County Police subsequently located Spillino and his vehicle in their jurisdiction and linked him to a residential burglary that occurred in Fairfax County on October 27, 2026.
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Following Spillino’s arrest, a search warrant was executed on the Chevrolet. Detectives recovered items stolen during the October 26 burglary in Bethesda, along with evidence related to the Fairfax County burglary.
Spillino has been charged in Montgomery County with burglary in the first degree and attempted burglary in the first degree. He is awaiting extradition to Montgomery County in a detention facility in Fairfax County, VA.
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