Original post on the MCPD Facebook page (August 20, 2026).
This is the MCPD daily crime summary for August 19, 2026. A notable pattern includes multiple auto theft incidents occurring across various locations.
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Incidents
- Auto Theft – 300 block Baltimore Rd – Three vehicles were stolen.
- Auto Theft – 200 block Congressional Ln – A vehicle was stolen from a parking lot.
- Auto Theft – 400 block New Mark Esp – A vehicle was stolen.
- Commercial Burglary (Attempt) – 700 block Rockville Pike – A suspect broke the front glass door of a store with a hard object. No entry was made.
- Robbery – 11500 block Rockville Pike – Suspects surrounded a person and took his property.
- Aggravated Assault – 11900 block Parklawn Pl – A suspect pointed a gun at the victim and left the area.
- Auto Theft – 600 block Kennett St – A vehicle was stolen.
- Residential Burglary – 11000 block Heartfields Dr – A suspect attempted to break into a home.
- Aggravated Assault (Arrest) – 11000 block Spring St – A suspect displayed a handgun at another driver during a road rage incident.
- Aggravated Assault (Arrest) – 700 block Seek Ln – A driver struck a vehicle and fled the scene. One person was arrested.
- Theft from Vehicle (Airbag) – 1500 block Oakview Dr – An airbag was stolen from a vehicle.
- Auto Theft – 14200 block Georgia Ave – A vehicle was stolen from a parking lot.
- Auto Theft (Motorcycle) – 12400 block Connecticut Ave – A motorcycle was stolen from a driveway.
- Weapons Offense – Discharge – 18300 block Streamside Dr – A round was fired inside an apartment.
- Robbery – 400 block N. Frederick Ave – Suspects took property from a person outside a restaurant. Two people were taken into custody.
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Portions of this article – including summary text and the introduction – were drafted using generative AI based on source material from Montgomery County. The original document and images are linked above.
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