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Police Report: June 12-14

Friday June 12th:

3300 block of Shepherd Street: At about 8 pm officers responded for an assault in progress. When the officers arrived they saw a man running from the scene of the assault and watched him run into 3300 Shepherd Street. The officers made note of this individual and proceeded to contact and interview the victim of the assault. The victim told the officers that he and his domestic partner had been drinking during the course of the day and at one point they began to argue. The argument escalated to a physical altercation with the victim suffering injuries to his face. The victim’s domestic partner was identified as the man who ran from the scene when the officers arrived. The officers located him inside the address into which he ran and arrested him. He was charged with second degree assault and delivered to the custody of DOC in Hyattsville.

Saturday June 13th:

2500 block of Arundel Road: At about 7 am officers took a report of a theft from auto. Their investigation revealed that sometime during the previous evening/early morning hours person(s) unknown stole two wheels off of the victim’s vehicle leaving it sitting up on cement blocks. A check of the area for witnesses and evidence proved negative.

3200 block of Bunker Hill Road: At about 8:30 am officers took a report of an attempted theft from a motor vehicle. Their investigation revealed that sometime during the previous evening/early morning hours person(s) unknown broke into the victim’s vehicle by defeating the passenger side door lock. The interior of the vehicle was ransacked; however the victim told the officers that nothing appeared to be missing. A check of the area for witnesses and evidence proved negative.

3800 block of 33rd Street: At about 9:10 am officers responded for a reported stolen auto. Their investigation revealed that sometime during the previous evening/early morning hours person(s) unknown stole the victim’s vehicle from in front of his residence. The officers canvassed the area for evidence and/or witnesses and a short time later they located the vehicle in the 3100 block of Perry Street. The vehicle was found running but unoccupied. The officers noted that the driver’s door lock and ignition had been damaged in order for the thieves to accomplish the theft. The victim was notified and took possession of his vehicle at the scene of the recovery.

3200 block of Queens Chapel Road: At about 6:10 pm officers investigated a two-car crash. Their investigation revealed that the at fault driver attempted to pass another car striking it on the way by. Neither driver was injured and both vehicles were able to be driven from the scene.

4300 block of 28th Place: At about 9:45 pm officers responded for a citizen armed robbery. The officers spoke with the two female victims who told them that as they were walking towards their residence they were approached from behind by two individuals one of whom displayed a handgun and stated “give me all your stuff.” The individuals robbed both victims of their property and fled the area on foot. During their investigation the officers discovered that as the suspects fled the area they used one victim’s car keys taken in the robbery and stole her car from the parking lot. A lookout for both suspects was broadcast to surrounding police jurisdictions and a heavy canvass of the area was conducted by all agencies with negative results. PGPD reported that they had several other robberies similar suspect information during the day. Both victims were taken to PGPD District I DB for statements and interviews. At about 11 pm officers received notification from MPD their officers recovered the victim’s vehicle in the 900 block of Hamilton Street NE. The vehicle was unoccupied and running with keys still in the ignition. PGPD detectives responded to recovery location with the victims, processed the scene and released vehicle to its owner.

Suspect #1 was described as a black male, 15-16 years of age, 5’6” tall, 160 lbs, long dreadlock hair style, wearing a white t-shirt, blue jeans and armed with a handgun.
Suspect # 2 was described as a black male, 15-16 years of age, 6’ tall, 175 lbs, wearing a black t-shirt and light colored shorts.

Sunday June 14th:

3200 block of Upshur Street: At about 9:30 am officers responded for the report of found shell casings. The officers found the shell casing where the complainant said they would be and began to investigate. They didn’t find any damaged property or signs of injury but they did take note of a suspicious vehicle parked nearby. When they checked this vehicle, a Dodge van displaying a Virginia tag JPM-7375, they discovered that it had ignition damage. An NCIC check of the registration revealed that it had been reported stolen from Lorton, VA on May 28th. 2009. The van was impounded for safe keeping and the shell casings were recovered and placed into evidence.

2400 block of Chillum Road: At 11:25 am power shift officers stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. While they were dealing with the driver a female acquaintance of his approached officers and began to scream and yell at them. The officers tried to get her to calm down to no avail. The officers arrested her for disorderly conduct and delivered her to the custody of DOC in Hyattsville.

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