Police Report: March 30-31

March 30th:

3300 block of Buchanan Street: At about 4:30 pm officers took a report of a theft from auto. The officers determined that sometime between midnight and 8:30 am someone broke out a window on the victim’s vehicle and stole a GPS unit that was on the dash. No evidence or witnesses were located.

2900 block of Allison Street: At about 7:25 pm officers took a report of a theft from auto. The victim/owner showed the officer where someone had stolen the expiration sticker off his MD license plate. The theft occurred sometime between 11:30 am and the time of the report.

3200 block of Queenstown Drive: At about 10:15 pm officers responded for the report of a vandalism to auto. They discovered that sometime between the hours of 2:00pm and 10:15pm someone broke a window on the victim’s vehicle but did not remove anything or try and steal the car.

March 31st (early morning):

4000 block of 34th Street: At about 6:15 am officers took a report of a vandalism to auto. The victim showed the officers where sometime between 9 pm the previous evening and the time of the report someone slashed two tires on two vehicles he had parked to the rear of his residence. The victim believes he knows who is responsible for the damage. A follow-up investigation will be conducted into the victim’s suspicions.

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