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Police Report: August 3-4

August 3rd:

Nothing significant to report.

August 4th:

3200 block of Rhode Island Avenue: At about 7:20 am officers stopped a vehicle because the driver was not wearing a seatbelt. Further investigation revealed that the driver had an open arrest warrant through Prince George’s County for failure to pay child support.  His driver’s license was suspended for the same reason. He was issued several State traffic citations, arrested on the warrant and delivered to the custody of DOC in Hyattsville.

2800 block of Upshur Street: At about 8:30 am officers took a death report. A 72 year old man was found deceased inside his residence. According to relatives and his personal physician the man suffered from an assortment of medical conditions that contributed to his death from natural causes.

2400 block of Arundel Road: At about 9:30 pm officers stopped a suspicious man for a field interview. During the interview the officers discovered that the man had an open arrest warrant through Prince George’s County for failing to appear in court on a CDS possession charge. He was arrested on the warrant and delivered to the custody of DOC in Hyattsville.

3100 block of Queens Chapel Road: At about 11:15 pm MRPD officers were called to assist Queenstown Apartments security officers with a subject they had stopped for drinking in public. The MRPD officers discovered that the man was in possession of a crack pipe. He was issued a criminal citation for possession of narcotics paraphernalia and sent on his way.

3100 block of Queens Chapel Road: At about 11:30 pm officers issued a man a criminal citation for drinking an alcoholic beverage in a public place.

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