The Silver Spring Penguin

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Major Crimes Division – Robbery Section are investigating a bank robbery that occurred Monday at the American Bank located at 8630 Georgia Ave in Silver Spring.

At approximately 4:00 p.m. on Dec 28, third district officers responded for the report of a bank robbery that had just occurred. Through the course of the investigation, it was learned that two suspects armed with guns entered the bank and posed as customers before displaying their weapons and obtaining an undisclosed amount of cash. No one was injured. The suspects were last seen fleeing on foot in a northbound direction on Georgia Avenue.

The suspects were described as black men between the ages of 25 and 30. One is described as 6′0″ to 6′2″ tall, weighing between 190 and 200 pounds. He was wearing sunglasses, a dark-colored puffy vest, a blue shirt, and a black baseball cap. The other suspect was described as between 5′8″ and 5′10″ tall, weighing 170 pounds. He was wearing jeans, sunglasses, a black jacket, and a black baseball cap.

Anyone with information about this incident and/or the suspects involved is asked to call the Robbery Section at 240-773-5100. Those who wish to remain anonymous should call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). Crime Solvers will pay a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information provided to them that leads to an arrest and/or indictment for this felony crime.

Source: Montgomery County Police Department.

The guy who took a bullet outside a City Place gym Monday evening may have been shot during a drug deal, detectives with the third police district announced Tuesday in a press statement.

It’s unclear how detectives arrived at this theory, but they believe the 25-year-old victim, a District resident, was walking outside — not exiting from — the Gold’s Gym at 8661 Colesville Rd just before 6:00 p.m. when his two assailants showed up and capped him.

Previously, police thought the unnamed victim was a gym patron caught in a random mugging. Detectives now think the victim and suspects may have known each other, the press statement added.

Either way, the victim was shot above his left knee. The bullet exited through the other side of his left leg, then hit the middle part of his right leg. He was brought to an unnamed local hospital with what police described as non-life-threatening injuries.

The two perps are still on the loose. The first suspect was a six-foot-tall black guy weighing about 130 pounds, bald but rocking a beard and side burns. He wore a puffy coat, white tee shirt and packed a handgun. The second was a clean-shaven black guy wearing a hat and a gray hooded sweatshirt, and sporting a tear-drop tattoo on his face.

The third district’s investigative section is keeping the crime-tip line open at (301) 565-5835, so holler if you know something. Callers may remain anonymous.

A 25-year-old man was shot in the leg Monday evening as two guys tried to rob him outside a City Place gym, MoCo police said.

According to a PD press statement, the unnamed victim was exiting the Gold’s Gym at 8661 Colesville Rd before 6:00 p.m. when two men approached him on the sidewalk. They tried to rob the guy, but the victim managed to fight them off.

That’s when the suspects shot him. The bullet entered above the victim’s left knee, exited through the other side, then hit the middle part of his right leg. The guy was brought to an unnamed local hospital with what police described as non-life-threatening injuries.

The perps fled with none of the victim’s property, Fox-5 News reported.

Meanwhile, officers with the third police district are prowling for the two suspects. One was a six-foot-tall black guy weighing about 130 pounds, bald but rocking a beard and side burns. He wore a puffy coat, white tee shirt and packed a handgun.

The second suspect was a clean-shaven black guy wearing a hat and a gray hooded sweatshirt, and sporting a tear-drop tattoo on his face.

Sound like someone you know? Holler at the third district’s investigative section at (301) 565-5835. Callers may remain anonymous.