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GAITHERSBURG, M.D. — Three teenagers have been arrested and charged in connection with a string of residential burglaries, thefts, and auto thefts that occurred in Bethesda between April and December 2024, Montgomery County police announced Thursday.

Casey Jones, 19, of Bethesda; Caleb Taylor, 19, of Rockville; and Arden Gormley, 18, of an unknown address, were taken into custody on December 4 after allegedly breaking into a home on Massachusetts Avenue and stealing property and a vehicle.

Detectives identified the suspects as being responsible for multiple crimes, including burglaries on Davenport Terrace, Avalon Drive, and Cranston Road on November 18, and an auto theft on Mohican Place on November 19. Additional incidents occurred on Cromwell Drive, Welborn Drive, Harwick Road, and Ramsgate Road between November 23 and December 1.

Search warrants executed at multiple locations led to the recovery of evidence linking the three suspects to the crimes. Further investigation connected them to more than a dozen additional burglaries and thefts dating back to April 2024, resulting in additional charges.

Jones, Taylor, and Gormley face multiple counts of first-degree burglary, second-degree burglary, auto theft, and related offenses.

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