$60K Bethesda Jewelry Store Heist: Third Suspect Caught, Cops Say

BETHESDA, MD — The third and last remaining suspect in a Dec. 13 jewelry store heist in Bethesda has been arrested, according to Montgomery County police.

Authorities say 36-year-old Kevin Joseph Harrington, of Washington, D.C., is one of three men who stole approximately 100 pieces of jewelry, worth more than $60,000, from the The Jewelry Exchange in downtown Bethesda. Harrington has been charged with armed robbery and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony or violent crime, county court records reveal.

Police say Harrington and two other thieves — later identified as 42-year-old Derrick Lamont Graham, of an unconfirmed address, and 49-year-old Anthony Maurice Starr, of Washington, D.C — entered the store at 7747 Old Georgetown Rd. on the evening of Dec. 13. One of the suspects brandished a handgun while the other two demanded jewelry.

Two suspects could be seen on surveillance video stuffing boxes of jewelry into bags while the third suspect acted as a lookout.

Police released the footage of the jewelry heist on Dec. 17, in hopes that the public could help identify the suspects.

Detectives received multiple tips identifying Graham as the armed suspect, police said. On Dec. 30, he was arrested in Arlington, Virginia, on unrelated charges and served with a Montgomery County arrest warrant charging him with armed robbery.

Starr was the second suspect to get arrested. He was put in handcuffs at his D.C. home on Jan. 8 and also charged with armed robbery, police said.

Harrington was arrested in D.C. on Jan. 16, where he remains in custody pending extradition to Montgomery County.

Footage of the armed robbery can be found below: