UPDATE: Bethesda home invasion appears linked to Wheaton case, police say

UPDATE, 3:58 p.m.: The Wednesday home invasion in Bethesda appears linked to a Tuesday armed robbery in Wheaton, police said. In the Wheaton case, a man armed with a handgun approached a woman who was in her garage on the 2900 block of McMahon Road, threatened her and demanded money. The woman handed over money, her car keys, debit card and pin number.

The suspect fled in the woman’s vehicle, which has has been recovered. He used her bank card at an Oxon Hill ATM, police said.