Crime & Safety
Germantown Man Charged in Silver Spring Robbery
Robbery reported in 7-Eleven parking lot
A Germantown man has been charged following reports of an armed robbery outside a Silver Spring 7-Eleven.
Douglas I. Romero, 20, was charged with robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery and two counts of second-degree assault, according to Montgomery County Circuit Court records accessed by Patch.
According to Police, the charges stem from an alleged incident in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven on Amherst Ave.
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Police alleged that around 4 a.m. Sept. 1., Romero and Joselito Ramos, a Gaithersburg man who faces similar charges, got into a fight with another man and took his wallet, court records state.
Public Defender’s office was listed as representing Romero and Ramos, 22.
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Preliminary hearings were scheduled for Sept. 28.
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