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Police Report: July 5-6

July 5th:

3200 block of Chillum Road: At about 1:10 am officers took a report of a residential burglary. The victim told the officers that when he and his family returned home from watching fireworks, he found the kitchen window had been broken out and several items missing from inside his apartment. At the request of the victim the scene was not processed for evidence.

4300 block of Kaywood Drive: At about 7 pm officers responded for the report of a domestic disturbance. When the officers arrived they were able to negotiate a settlement of the dispute and the male half left the apartment. The officers transported the female half to the commissioner’s office to assist her in obtaining a protective order. Once she obtained the protective order the officers took her back home. The officers were unable to locate the male half to serve the protective order.

Chillum Road and Queens Chapel Road: At about 8:30 pm officers stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. Further investigation revealed that the driver did not have a driver’s license. The vehicle was impounded and the driver was issued several traffic citations.

July 6th (early morning):

4200 block of Russell Avenue: At about 1:55 am officers were flagged down by a citizen who told them that someone had just broken into his vehicle and tried to steal the stereo. The officers canvassed the area but could not locate the suspects who had left the scene in a vehicle. At about 5 am officers received another call from the victim who said that the suspects had returned and succeeded in stealing the stereo that they started to steal earlier. This time the victim observed the suspects flee the scene in a silver Chrysler 300. The officers believe that the suspects in this case are the same ones who committed four thefts from auto on June 27th and who were driving the same silver Chrysler 300.

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