Weekly Crime Report for May 26 – June 1, 2026 – Mocofeed

Tips to Avoid Gift Card Scams

If someone asks you to pay for goods, services, fines, fees, or to “protect” your bank account by buying and sharing gift card details, it’s a scam. No real business or government agency will ever tell you to buy a gift card to pay them. Always keep a copy of your gift card and store receipt in case you need to report a gift card scam to the gift card company and ask for your money back.

How Gift Card Scams Work

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Gift card scams start with a call, text, email, or social media message. They may also mail you a check to deposit and ask to send them the difference back via a gift card, use voice cloning to tell you they are a loved one in an emergency and to send money, or claim to be from the government, tech support, the utility company, that you’ve won a prize, or be someone you met on a dating site.

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Here are some common tactics scammers use in gift card scams:

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• Scammers will say it’s urgent. They will say to pay them right away or something terrible will happen. They don’t want you to have time to think about what they’re saying or talk to someone you trust. Slow down. Don’t pay. It’s a scam.
• Scammers will tell you which gift card to buy (and where). They might say to put money on an eBay, Google Play, Target, or Apple gift card. They might send you to a specific store — Walmart, Target, CVS, or Walgreens. Sometimes they’ll tell you to buy cards at several stores, so cashiers won’t get suspicious. The scammer also might stay on the phone with you while you go to the store and load money onto the card. If this happens to you, hang up. It’s a scam.
• Scammers will ask you for the gift card number and PIN. The card number and PIN on the back of the card let the scammer get the money you loaded onto the card — even if you still have the card itself. Slow down. Don’t give them those numbers or send them a photo of the card. It’s a scam.

If you are a victim of a gift card scam, contact the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at https://www.ReportFraud.ftc.gov and the gift card company right away. For more tips on avoiding and reporting gift card scams visit the FTC. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) also provides helpful information on avoiding gift card schemes as well.

Custodial Arrests

• 5/27/26, a male, age 32, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for a parole violation at the Rockville City Police Station.
• 5/27/26, a male, age 48, was arrested on an outstanding bench warrant at the Rockville City Police Station.
• 5/27/26, a male, age 44, was arrested for auto theft and theft from auto in the 200 Blk. Rockville Pike.
• 5/28/26, a male, age 25, was arrested on an outstanding warrant through the Howard County Police Department for assault at the Rockville City Police Station.
• 5/28/26, two males, ages 16 and 17, were arrested for shoplifting and obstructing and hindering in the 700 Blk. Rockville Pike.
• 5/28/26, a male, age 65, was arrested for theft and on an outstanding bench warrant in the 500 Blk. N. Horners Lane.
• 5/29/26, a male, age 21, was arrested for DUI at the intersection of Beall Avenue and Hungerford Drive.
• 5/29/26, a male, age 21, was arrested on an outstanding bench warrant in the 700 Blk. Douglass Avenue.
• 5/30/26, a male, age 30, was arrested for trespassing in the 800 Blk. Rockville Pike.
• 5/30/26, a male, age 24, was arrested for shoplifting in the 1600 Blk. Rockville Pike.
• 5/30/26, a female, age 32, was arrested on an outstanding warrant through the Montgomery County Police Department for motor vehicle theft, forgery, and theft at the Rockville City Police Station.
• 5/31/26, a male, age 24, was arrested for DUI at the intersection of Tower Oaks Boulevard and Wootton Parkway.
• 6/1/26, a male, age 48, was arrested on an outstanding warrant through the Montgomery County Police Department for violation of a court order in the 200 Blk. Rockville Pike.

Incidents

• 400 Blk. Hungerford Drive, an unknown subject broke the front passenger window of the victim’s locked vehicle and stole personal property between 10:30 p.m. on 5/25/26 and 2:16 a.m. on 5/26/26.
• 1400 Blk. Research Boulevard, an unknown subject stole personal property from two gym lockers, which were secured, between 1:30 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. on 5/26/26.
• 100 Blk. First Street, the victim reported that a known female stole decals from her vehicle between 9:45 p.m. on 5/26/26 and 6:45 a.m. on 5/27/26 in response to a prior disagreement. The victim was referred for charges and a obtaining a peace order.
• 2000 Blk. Veirs Mill Road, an unknown subject stole personal property from a delivery truck that was left unsecured at approx. 1:14 p.m. on 5/27/26.
• 5900 Blk. Holland Road, an unknown subject personal property from the victim’s front yard between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on 5/27/26.
• 700 Blk. Monroe Street, the victim reported that a known male assaulted her when an argument escalated at 1:36 p.m. on 5/27/26. The victim was referred for charges and obtaining a protective order.
• 1200 Blk. Edmonston Drive, the victim reported that an unknown subject stole personal property from his vehicle while parked unsecured overnight at 7:05 a.m. on 5/28/26.
• 900 Blk. Chapman Avenue, the victim reported that an unknown subject sent a harassing text at 6:15 p.m. on 5/28/26.
• 13200 Blk. Atlantic Avenue, four known juvenile males threatened to steal the victim’s scooter at approx. 8:30 a.m. on 5/28/26. The victim declined to file charges.
• 1400 Blk. Research Boulevard, an unknown subject broke the rear driver-side windows of two vehicles and stole personal property between 9:00 p.m. and 10:20 p.m. on 5/28/26.
• 200 Blk. N. Washington Street, the victim reported that an unknown subject stole personal property from her residence between 10:00 a.m. on 5/28/26 and 3:00 p.m. on 5/28/26.
• 200 Blk. Monroe Street, an unknown subject attempted to steal personal property from the victim’s unlocked vehicle, but was discovered by the victim at 1:15 p.m. on 5/29/26 and fled before anything could be removed.
• Unit Blk. Dodge Road, an unknown male broke into the victim’s locked vehicle by unknown means and vandalized the dashboard area before fleeing when the victim returned to the vehicle at 4:38 p.m. on 5/29/26.
• 200 Blk. Rollins Avenue, an unknown subject burglarized a residence and stole personal property between 1:00 a.m. on 5/17/26 and 10:00 p.m. on 5/29/26.
• Intersection of Baltimore Road and First Street four unknown male subjects attempted to rob the victim after displaying a gun at 1:47 a.m. on 5/30/26.
• 1100 Blk. Grandin Avenue, three unknown juveniles stole the victim’s unlocked 2017 silver Hyundai Elantra between 10:50 p.m. and 11:05 p.m. on 5/29/26.
• 1700 Blk. Grandin Avenue, the victim learned on 4/20/26 and 5/25/26 that unknown subject(s) unlawfully opened accounts and made purchases with mobile phone carriers in her name. Incident reported on 5/30/26.
• Unit Blk. Congressional Lane and E. Jefferson Street, an unknown male assaulted two victims at approx. 7:00 p.m. on 5/30/26.
• 15900 Blk. Frederick Road, an unknown subject stole the victim’s blue 2025 Yamaha motorcycle between 3:57 a.m. and 4:51 a.m. on 6/1/26.
• 700 Blk. Grandin Avenue, the victim reported that an unknown subject broke the rear passenger window and damaged the steering column and wiper blades while attempting to steal the victim’s blue Kia Sorento at 8:26 a.m. on 6/1/26
• 400 Blk. Edmonston Drive, an unknown subject burglarized a residence between 5/15/26 and 5/30/26. Incident reported on 6/1/26.
• Unit Blk. Research Court, the victim reported that a known male assaulted her between 9:00 p.m. on 5/31/26 and 10:00 p.m. on 6/1/26. The victim declined to press charges.

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