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Police Report: December 15-16

December 15th:

3100 block of Queens Chapel Road: At about 8:20 am officers responded for the report of a suspicious person loitering in an apartment hallway. The officers were able to locate the man and identified him as one who had been previously banned from the property and arrested by MRPD previously for trespassing on the property. He was arrested again, charged with trespassing and delivered to the custody of DOC in Hyattsville.

4200 block of 28th Street: At about 12 pm officers took a report of a theft from auto. The victim came into the police station a told officers that someone had stolen the tags (DC ‘JIMMY’) off of his 2005 Nissan Altima. He was referred to DC motor vehicles for replacement tags.

3400 block of Newton Place: At about 5:10 pm officers took a report of a residential burglary. The victim told the officers that she returned to her apartment to find it ransacked and numerous electronics items stolen. The apartment was processed for evidence with negative results and no witnesses could be located.

3000 block of Queens Chapel Road: At about 10:50 pm officers responded for the report of two suspicious men in an apartment hallway. The officers located the men and stopped them for a field interview. During the interview the officers learned that neither of them lived in the complex and that both were in possession of crack pipes. They were arrested, charged with possession of narcotics paraphernalia and delivered to the custody of DOC in Hyattsville.

December 16th:

4200 block of Kaywood Drive: At about 2:30 am officers responded for the report of a hit and run motor vehicle collision. The owner of two vehicles that were legally parked told the officers that he saw a black Dodge Charger strike both of his vehicles. After the collision he saw the vehicle park around the corner and watched the driver walk away. The officers located the vehicle and verified that it was the one that struck the victim’s cars. While the officers were investigating the vehicle, the driver called Communications to report the collision and returned to speak with the officers. During their conversation the officers learned that the man had an open arrest warrant through Prince George’s County for theft. He was arrested on the warrant and delivered to the custody of DOC in Hyattsville. Charges in the collision are pending.

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