Montgomery Police Charged James Edward Smith with Multiple Theft from Vehicles in Olney
Montgomery County, Maryland (STL.News) Detectives from the 4th District – Patrol Investigation Unit have charged James Edward Smith, age 50, of Tidewater Court in Olney, with offenses related to three attempted thefts from vehicles and one theft from vehicle in the Olney area.
On June 14 at approximately 11:40 p.m., a resident returning to his home in the 3300 block of Tidewater Court noticed a male who seemed to be walking around with no purpose. The resident went inside to check his home video surveillance and observed that the male had entered his wife’s unlocked vehicle and stole her purse. When the resident went back outside to locate the suspect, he saw the suspect ran away.
On July 14, a resident in the 2800 block of Fountain Grove Terrace, after learning of recent theft from ve...