Crime & Safety
Couple Assaulted, Robbed Outside Their Fairland Home: Police
A couple was assaulted and robbed outside their Fairland home on Friday morning, according to police.
SILVER SPRING, MD — A Fairland couple was assaulted and robbed outside their home, and authorities are searching for the suspects, according to Montgomery County police.
The incident occurred on Alpenhorn Way shortly before 6 a.m. Friday.
The victims — a 70-year-old male victim and a 65-year-old female — told authorities that they were leaving their home when they were attacked and robbed by three suspects.
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Police said they believe the victims were targeted.
The pair was not injured during the robbery.
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Anyone with additional information is asked to call the Major Crimes Division at 240-773-5100 or submit a tip online. Anonymous tipsters can call the county's Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).
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