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Police Report: September 20-21

September 20th:

4300 block of Kaywood Drive: At about 9:30 am officers took a report of a burglary. The resident told the officers that when he returned home he discovered several personal items had been stolen from inside. During the officers’ investigation they learned from the property manager that an employee let an unauthorized person into the victim’s apartment. That person has not been identified. The property manager is in the process of taking appropriate disciplinary action against the employee.

4200 block of Kaywood Drive: At about 8 pm officers took a report of a theft. The victim told the officers that when he returned home he discovered a note on his apartment door informing him that employees of the complex had been inside is apartment to repair a leak. When he went inside he discovered that several items of his personal property had been stolen.

September 21st:

3100 block of Perry Street: At about 1 am officers took a report of a stolen auto. The victim/owner told the officers that she heard the sound of dogs barking outside her home. When she looked out to see what the commotion was about she discovered that her black 2007 Dodge Charger (Maryland tags 2EMG22) was no longer where she had parked it. She said that she had an anti theft device on the steering wheel. A canvass of the area for evidence/witnesses provided negative.

3100 block of Perry Street: At about 9 am officers took a report of a theft from auto. The victim told the officers that sometime during the previous evening someone broke into his 2005 Ford Explorer and stole the keys. The method of entry into the vehicle was undetermined and no other evidence was recovered.

3100 block of Queens Chapel Road: At about 6:10 pm officers responded for the report of a vandalism. The victim/resident told the officers that someone, possibly a former girlfriend, entered his apartment with a key and proceeded to destroy all of his clothes. An investigation to identify the girlfriend and her possible involvement is underway.

4200 block of Russell Avenue: At about 8 pm officers took a report of a residential burglary. The resident told the officers that when she returned to her apartment after being gone all day she found that the front door had been forced open and several items of her personal property were missing. The victim declined to have the scene processed for evidence and no witnesses were identified.

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