Crime & Safety

Suspect Sought In Armed Robbery Of Apple Store At Bethesda Row

Montgomery County Police are searching for a man who is a suspect in an armed robbery of an Apple Store at Bethesda Row Saturday evening.

Shortly before 6 p.m. on Saturday, police officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at Bethesda Row. The suspect, armed with a handgun, entered an Apple Store and took an unknown amount of merchandise.
Shortly before 6 p.m. on Saturday, police officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at Bethesda Row. The suspect, armed with a handgun, entered an Apple Store and took an unknown amount of merchandise. (Google Maps)

BETHESDA, MD — Montgomery County Police are searching for a man who is a suspect in an armed robbery of an Apple Store at Bethesda Row Saturday evening.

According to police, officers responded to the 4800 block of Bethesda Avenue shortly before 6 p.m. on Saturday for the report of an armed robbery. The suspect, armed with a handgun, entered the Apple Store and took an unknown amount of merchandise, according to The MoCo Show.

No injuries were reported in the robbery, police said.

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Montgomery County Police released a description of the suspect, who they say is a man in his early 20s, FOX5 reported.

Police described the suspect as a Black man between 5-feet, 7-inches and 5-feet, 8-inches tall with a thin build. He was wearing a red Nike hoodie and surgical mask at the time of the robbery.

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Anyone with information about the suspect or the armed robbery is asked to call the Montgomery County Police Department’s Major Crimes Division at 240-773-5070 or 240-773-TIPS or contact Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).

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