The Gazette reports that Montgomery County Police charged five men Thursday in connection with a series of home invasion robberies, commercial robberies, street robberies and burglaries dating back to March 23.
The crimes were committed throughout Germantown and Gaithersburg and in Prince George's County, police said.
Patrol officers responded to the 11800 block of Ashbrook Court in Germantown at 2:20 a.m. Thursday after a shooting was reported at a residence.
When officers arrived, they found the five men standing in front of the residence next to a vehicle, police spokesman Cpl. Dan Friz said.
Police ran a check on the vehicle, and found that it had been stolen from a 70-year-old woman during a home invasion robbery in Prince George's County earlier in the week, Friz said.
Police also found items in the vehicle related to an armed robbery committed Monday. One of those items was a handgun, Friz said.