This Week in Potomac 11-03-04
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This Week in Potomac 11-03-04

RUNAWAY INDIANA GIRLS LAST SEEN NEAR MALL

Second district police officers responded Friday night to a report of two runaway teenagers, last seen in Potomac.

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Missing Children’s Unit are asking the public for help as they search for the two runaways. They were last seen at Montgomery Mall at 7:05 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, as the group they were traveling with was preparing to return to LaGrange, Ind., after their field trip to this area. Neither girl is familiar with this area.

Elizabith Owsley is a 13-year-old white female, 5'7” tall, weighing 135 pounds, with blue eyes, long (below her waist) red hair. She was wearing blue jeans with buckles, blue hooded sweatshirt, and was carrying a white purse.

Michele Millsap is a 14-year-old white female, 5'3” tall, 170 pounds, with hazel eyes, shoulder-length sandy-brown hair, and glasses. She was wearing a pink hat, a pink shirt and pink pants.

Anyone with information regarding Elizabith Owsley or Michele Millsap or their whereabouts is asked to call the Montgomery County Police Family Crimes Division at 240-773-5400 or the Montgomery County Police non-emergency telephone number at

301-279-8000.

KEEP POTOMAC CLEAN AND GREEN

The Potomac Clean and Green Autumn Community Cleanup takes place Saturday, Nov. 13, 9-11 a.m. Meet in the parking lot near the Safeway bus gazebo for assignments. Wear boots or sturdy shoes, long sleeves and gloves. Bags for litter will be provided. For more information or to sign up in advance, call Peggy Dennis at 301-983-9738.

VENDORS WANTED

The Potomac Community Center Indoor Flea Market and Community Yard Sale is looking for vendors for the event. The event takes place Saturday, Nov. 20, at the Potomac Community Center, 11315 Falls Road, Potomac, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., with setup at 7:30 a.m. Spaces are 8 feet by 8 feet in the gymnasium. Cost is $25 for each space. For further information and to register, call Linda Barlock at 301-983-4471.

AWARDS DINNER

The Potomac Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner takes place Thursday, Nov. 18, at Normandie Farm.

Contact Jennifer Matheson for more information, at 301-299-2170.

GREEN PHONE-A-THON SUNDAY

Jewish National Fund (JNF) is calling for volunteers to man the phones at its annual Green Sunday Phone-a-Thon on Nov. 7.

Green Sunday is a million-dollar, national, fund-raising campaign that brings together families, youth groups, congregations and community members to raise money for important projects in Israel, including security and water-resource-development programs.

JNF volunteers will call D.C.-area households to let them know how they can help Israel, particularly regarding the potential to continue strengthening the country by developing communities and employment opportunities in its arid Negev region and continuing to develop a sophisticated water-resource infrastructure throughout the country.

The Green Sunday Phone-a-Thon takes place, 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m., at the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, 6101 Montrose Road, in Rockville. Students can received community service credit for participating. Volunteers work different shifts throughout the day.

To volunteer at the JNF Green Sunday Phone-a-Thon or to contribute to JNF, contact Stuart Diamant Cohen at 301-589-8565 or sdcohen@jnf.org.

RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY

* 9800 block of Sotweed Drive in Potomac, between 10:25 and 10:42 a.m. on Oct. 16. Broke window, nothing taken.

* 1200 block of Wetherfield Lane in Potomac, between 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 17 and 12:33 a.m. on Oct. 18. Entered unlocked door, digital camera and iPod mini-computer taken.

* 110000 block of Luxmanor Road, Bethesda, between 11:40 a.m. and 12:37 p.m. on Oct. 16. Broke rear door, nothing taken.

* 12000 block of Wetherfield Lane, Potomac, between 6 p.m. on Oct. 17 and 9 p.m. on Oct. 18. Entered unlocked rear door, took purse, wallets, iPod and cell phone.

* 7700 block of Fawn Court, Rockville, on Oct. 23, at 4:31 a.m. Attempt only by kicking front door, nothing taken.

* 12400 block of Gooderham Way in North Potomac, between 9 and 9:40 p.m. on Oct. 22. Broke through rear window, nothing taken.

COMMERCIAL BURGLARY

* Robert Charles Lesser & Co., 7200 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, between 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 15 and 9 a.m. on Oct. 17. Pried open door, two laptop computers taken.

* University Research Co., 7200 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, between 7:45 p.m. on Oct. 15 and 7 a.m. on Oct. 18. Pried open door, nothing taken.

* Blockbuster Video, 4860 Bethesda Ave., Bethesda, between 1:22 a.m. and 7 a.m. on Oct. 16. Unlocked door by unknown means, U.S. currency taken.

* United Therapy L.L.C., 10215 Fernwood Road, Bethesda, between 8 a.m. on Oct. 13 and 6 a.m. on Oct. 14. Pried door, U.S. currency taken.

* Old Georgetown Mental Health Associates, 10215 Fernwood road, between 6 p.m. on Oct. 13 and 6 a.m. on Oct. 14. Pried door, nothing taken.