More than 50 people were arrested in Silver Spring by the Montgomery County Police Department’s Holiday Crime Suppression Task Force in December and January, according to MCPD.
The team of six officers focused on retail theft, robberies and organized shoplifting with goals to deter crime and apprehend offenders.
The initiative spanned from Ellsworth Place to the Orchard Center shopping area on Cherry Hill Road, in partnership with retail stores and businesses…