Montgomery County Police reported 13 arrests on Monday, all associated to stolen or carjacked autos.
Round 12:29 p.m. on Monday, an officer from the third District noticed two autos that had been taken in armed carjackings: a Nissan Sentra and a Honda Accord close to Georgia and Wayne Avenues in downtown Silver Spring. The officer adopted one of many autos and waited for backup.
In keeping with an MCPD information launch, the Nissan was concerned in a brief chase and ended up crashing right into a tree at Dennis and Douglas Avenues. All 5 folks within the automotive, together with 18-year-old Samuel Fikru from Silver Spring who was driving the Nissan, had been caught by police. Two BB weapons and a knife had been discovered within the Nissan. Investigations confirmed that each the Nissan and Honda autos had been taken in armed carjackings. The opposite 4 occupants within the Nissan included three 15-year-olds and one 16-year-old male.
The Honda was found close to Bethesda-Chevy Chase Excessive Faculty at roughly 2 p.m. on Monday by 2nd District officers. After a variety of suspects fled from the stolen automobile, a 15-year-old lady was arrested, resulting in a short lived lockdown on the faculty as officers pursued the remaining suspects.
In one other incident, an off-duty Baltimore County police officer contacted 911 to report a Kia Sedona with a damaged window close to Paint Department Excessive Faculty in Burtonsville. The Emergency Communications Middle confirmed that the Kia had been reported stolen earlier that day. The automobile was later discovered by Montgomery County Law enforcement officials in Calverton, the place an tried site visitors cease led to a collision with one other automobile on Cherry Hill Highway.
All 5 suspects, together with three 16-year-olds, a 17-year-old, and a 14-year-old driver, fled the scene. Two had been apprehended, whereas the remaining three fled in a grey Infiniti with two different occupants, aged 15 and 16. Quickly after, the Infiniti got here again to the Calverton space, and all 5 folks inside obtained out to witness the arrest of the 2 first suspects. When officers recognized three of the youngsters as the unique suspects from the stolen Kia, they arrested all 5 people.
Fikru has been charged with armed carjacking and motorcar theft. He’s presently held with out bond on the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit.
The youngsters within the Nissan have been charged with auto theft, obstructing and hindering, and malicious destruction of property. The minors within the Kia face costs of illegal taking of a motorcar and associated offenses. The 15 and 16-year-olds within the Infiniti are charged with conspiracy to commit motorcar theft, obstructing and hindering, and different conspiracy-related offenses.
The 15-year-old lady within the Honda was not charged and was launched to her dad and mom. All the teen suspects had been taken to Montgomery County Police District Stations after which launched to their dad and mom, MCPD mentioned.
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