Crime & Safety

Veirs Mill Road Purse Snatching Leads to Arrest of Glenmont Teen

Palacios is charged with previous incidents of robbery in the Veirs Mill/Connecticut Avenue/Randolph Road area.

A Glenmont teenager has been arrested in connection with a series of purse snatching incidents between July 9 and August 3. 

Kevin Julieth Palacios, 19, of the 12400 block of Feldon Street was arrested and charged with five counts of robbery and one count of first degree assault on August 3rd.

At 9:21 p.m. yesterday, 4th District officers responded to a robbery that had occurred at the intersection of Veirs Mill Road and Ferrara Avenue. Based on the description given by the victim, whose purse had been snatched as she was walking along Ferrara, undercover officers found Palacios in the area of the robbery, still in possession of the purse.

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Palacios is currently being held on $500,000 bond. A bond review hearing will be held on August 5 at 1:00 p.m. at the Rockville District Court.  


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