Police Report: February 8-9

February 8th:

4200 block of 28th Place: At about 11:55 a.m. officers observed a 1997 Buick and a 2000 Honda blocking the roadway so that vehicles could not pass. Both cars were impounded.

4300 block of 28th Place: At about 7 p.m. officers responded for a 911 hang-up. The officers learned that the hang-up stemmed from a domestic argument. They were able to settle the dispute by getting the parties to agree to a voluntary separation. Both parties were advised of their options with a District Court commissioner.

3200 block of Queenstown Drive: At about 8 p.m. officers took a death report. The officers learned that a female hospice patient had passed away from natural causes. The officers made the necessary notifications and assisted the family in making arrangements.

February 9th (early morning):

2500 block of Arundel Road: At about 1 a.m. officers impounded a vehicle that had been parked on the snow emergency route for several hours. Efforts to locate the vehicle’s owner prior to impound were negative.

4100 block of 34th Street: At about 3 a.m. DC police notified MPRD that their officers recovered a vehicle that had been stolen from the 4100 block of 34th Street on January 24th. They recovered the vehicle on January 24th at the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue and South Dakota Avenue after it was involved in a motor vehicle collision. No arrests were made and no reason was given for the delay in notification.

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