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Police Report: October 14-15

October 14th:

3200 block of Queens Chapel Road: At about 12:50 a.m. officers responded to the Caribbean Market for an alarm off. When they arrived they saw that the front door glass had been broken out. The officers searched the inside of the store and found no one inside. A store representative arrived and after looking through the store advised that nothing appeared to be missing. No evidence could be found that could help identify the person(s) who broke the door glass.

3600 block of 36th Street: At about 2:10 a.m. officers took a stolen car report. The victim told the officers that he parked his rented blue Toyota Camry (MD tags 7FFW17) in front of a friend’s house at about 8 p.m. the previous evening. When he returned for his car he discovered that it had been stolen. He told the officers that he believes that he left the keys in the car.

October 15th:

2900 block of Taylor Street: At about 4 p.m. officers took a report of a stolen blue 1998 Saturn (KY tags 452EHZ. The victim told the officers that his car had been stolen back on October 8th sometime between 6:45 a.m. and 8 p.m. He did not say why he delayed reporting the theft.

4300 block of Eastern Avenue: At about 3:30 p.m. officers responded for the report of a possible attempted residential burglary. A witness told the officers that she noticed that there was extensive damage to an apartment door in the building. Officers determined that entry into the apartment had not been made. The lease holder and the management office were notified of the incident, and management replaced the entry door.

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