Montgomery County Police Looking for Suspect in Potomac Burglaries

The man was captured in surveillance footage smashing a cash register and attempting to steal ATMs

By Andrew Metcalf

Police released the following surveillance images of a suspect believed to have been involved in three Potomac burglaries

Montgomery County police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man who they say broke into three Potomac businesses on Sept. 4 and 5.

In the first incident, police said the man shattered a glass door at the Sunoco gas station near the rear of the Cabin John Shopping Center on Seven Locks Road around 12:25 a.m. Sept. 4. The man attempted to force open the ATM inside the station, but was not successful. Police said he left the gas station without taking anything.

The next night, on Sept. 5, police believe the same man again broke the glass door of the same Sunoco gas station, which had been replaced after the first incident, to enter the business around 3:30 a.m. Once inside, he grabbed the cash register and dropped it onto the floor, which forced it open. He then took cash, according to police.

Police believe that 10 minutes later, the same man then smashed the glass door at the Potomac Express Food and Deli at 12960 Travilah Road. Police said he attempted to force open an ATM at that business, but was not successful. He was able to remove cash from an open register, according to police.

Police released surveillance images of the suspect and are asking anyone with information to call detectives at 240-773-6084.