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Man who robbed 99-year-old woman still at large after being arrested for unrelated burglaries
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Montgomery County police continue investigating the July 31, 2009 robbery of a then-99-year-old woman that occurred in her home in the 10100 block of McKenney Avenue in the Forest Glen area.
Police say they have developed a suspect and have obtained an arrest warrant for residential robbery, burglary, theft and first-degree assault for Kenneth Earl Tolliver, 45 (pictured here). He is also wanted in Prince William County for grand larceny and in Stafford County for burglary.
Police describe Tolliver as a black man about 6’1” tall and weighing 160 pounds.
The elderly victim, who was then just a couple weeks from her 100th birthday, received a call from a man requesting that she complete an in-home survey.
The caller said he was outside her apartment and she needed to come to her front door. Police say she complied and after a few questions were asked, one man held a chair next to her to prevent her from moving, while the other man rummaged through her bedroom..jpg)
Police say the suspects took cash and identification cards. Then they left the apartment and the victim was able to call police.
Police say the victim was not physically assaulted by the suspects, but required transport to the hospital for medical support because of the traumatic nature of this incident.
As this investigation progressed, police charged Tolliver for two burglaries in Montgomery County. One incident occurred on September 1, 2009 in the 14500 block of Layhill Road in the Aspen Hill area.
The victims in that burglary were an 84-year-old man and his 78-year-old wife. The suspect had forced entry through a second-floor rear window and was partially inside when he was seen by the female victim. He fled in an unknown direction.
The second burglary was reported on October 3, 2009 in the 8700 block of 1st Avenue in downtown Silver Spring. In September, a man posing as a postal worker had gone into the home of the 68-year-old male victim to ask him to sign for a letter. After the suspect left, the victim discovered that the envelope he had signed for was empty. Days later he realized that a set of keys was missing from a table where he had signed for the mail. Later in the month he realized that cash and a credit card were missing as well.
Police have linked these incidents to Tolliver either through evidence recovered at the scene or by suspect description. Anyone who knows where to find Tolliver is asked to call police at 240-773-5100. Those who wish to remain anonymous should call Crime Solvers at 866-411-8477. Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to the arrest and/or indictment of Tolliver.
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