Crime Roundup: Rockville Man Surprised By Naked Man On His Couch, Sex Offender Back Behind Bars
Just because it didn't happen in Potomac, doesn't mean you don't want to know about it.
It’s been a busy week for crime outside Potomac's borders, though inside of ZIP 20854 things have stayed relatively quiet.
- A Rockville man recently returned home from a fishing trip late one night to find a naked stranger sleeping on his couch.
The man was wearing nothing but a pair of white socks, according to Rockville City police, who continue to investigate the incident. Rockville Patch reports the resident returned home from his fishing trip on Sept. 1 around 5:22 a.m. and began yelling when he found the naked stranger. The noise startled the man, who ran from the house. The fisherman’s wife was home at the time, but says she was never aware that the man was there. Read more about this story on Rockville Patch.
- Gaithersburg residents will finally get respite from a string of violent threats and harassment, after a Montgomery Village musician was sentenced to 37 years in prison. The man is a previously convicted sex offender in his home state of Montana.
Michael Eugene Donati was using fake email addresses to violently threaten and send ethnic slurs to teenagers and their parents, according to an ABC7 report.
- A Chevy Chase municipality has an increased police presence following a string of burglaries over the last month.
Chevy Chase Patch reports that Montgomery County police officers patrolled the Town of Somerset for 40 hours—up from 10 or 12 hours a week in the past—during the beginning of September. The increased patrols will continue until further notice, Town Manager Rich Charnovich said. Read more about this story on Chevy Chase Patch.
What other crime news around the DMV has caught your interest? Tell us in the comments!