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Police Report: March 20-26

The Mount Rainier Police Department’s weekly report is not intended to be a listing of every incident or call for service handled by the police department, but merely a general summary of incidents that may be of interest to the community. Some reports may be outside the date parameters due to extended investigations or other circumstances. Some cases are not included at all due to ongoing investigations. March 26 th : 3000 block of Arundel Road : M/V collision – 12:50am. Officers impounded a 1998 Honda Civic after it had crashed into two parked cars and left abandoned. The vehicle was not currently registered and the tags had expired back in October of 2015. It had not been reported stolen. 34 th Street and Arundel Road : M/V collision – 11:30am. Officers impounded two vehicles that had been involved in a collision in the intersection. Neither driver was injured and refused EMS treatment.   3400 block pf Perry Street : 1 st degree assault – 7:40pm. Officers respo

Police Report: March 13-19

The Mount Rainier Police Department’s weekly report is not intended to be a listing of every incident or call for service handled by the police department, but merely a general summary of incidents that may be of interest to the community. Some reports may be outside the date parameters due to extended investigations or other circumstances. Some cases are not included at all due to ongoing investigations. March 19 th : Nothing significant to report. March 18 th : 3500 block of Bunker Hill Road : Theft from auto – 9am.  The owner of a 2016 Ford Explorer told officers that he came out to his vehicle this morning and discovered that someone had smashed out the rear passenger side window and stole a GPS unit from inside. 3100 block of Queens Chapel Road : Suspicious person – 2:30pm. The resident told officers that she heard a knock at her door but did not answer it. She heard the door knob move for several minutes like someone was trying to manipulate the lock but th

Police Report: March 6-12

The Mount Rainier Police Department’s weekly report is not intended to be a listing of every incident or call for service handled by the police department, but merely a general summary of incidents that may be of interest to the community. Some reports may be outside the date parameters due to extended investigations or other circumstances. Some cases are not included at all due to ongoing investigations. March 12 th : 34 th Street and Rhode Island Avenue : M/V collision – 8:35pm. The driver of a Toyota pickup truck was negotiating the traffic circle when his truck was hit from behind by a Nissan Sentra. The Sentra fled the scene and was followed by the driver of the Toyota. The Nissan was stopped by an Edmonston officer for a traffic violation and determined that the driver was under the influence of alcohol. MRPD officers met the Edmonston officers and conducted a field sobriety test on the female driver. She failed the testing and was charged by citation with DUI and

Police Report: February 28 - March 5

The Mount Rainier Police Department’s weekly report is not intended to be a listing of every incident or call for service handled by the police department, but merely a general summary of incidents that may be of interest to the community. Some reports may be outside the date parameters due to extended investigations or other circumstances. Some cases are not included at all due to ongoing investigations. March 5 th : 2700 block of Taylor Street : Vehicle impound – 9:45am. Officers impounded a 2007 Mazda for being unregistered and displaying an expired temporary registration tag. 3100 block of Queens Chapel Road : MIR – 12pm. A nine year old girl told officers that back on March 1 st she asked an adult male student to help her with homework. She said that while helping her the man ran his hand down her side from her shoulder towards her waist. The girl then ran out of the room and told her mother about the incident. Officers conferred with PGPD detectives about the in

Police Emergency Number Down

The 301-985-6565 number at Bladensburg Communications is temporarily out of service.   Residents should call 301-985-6566 until the main number is back in service.   Michael E. Scott Chief of Police Mount Rainier Police Department 3249 Rhode Island Avenue Mount Rainier , Maryland 20712 301-985-6580 mscott@mountrainierpd.org Chief's Blog: http://mrpdchief.blogspot.com Twitter: @MRPDChief P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. We can all make a difference, please RECYCLE.