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Police Report: October 6

2500 block of Arundel Road: At about 12:45 am officers responded for a residential burglary in progress. The resident came home to find his front window screen tampered with and a beeping noise coming from inside. Officers checked the apartment and no one was found inside. The suspects removed an electronic game console, a quantity of U.S. currency and a flat screen television. Officers were unable to identify any suspects in the case.

4200 block of 28th Street: At about 2 am officers took a report of a stolen burgundy 1998 Honda Accord with DC tags CV7959. The officers spoke with the vehicle’s owner and determined that the car was stolen sometime between 8:30 pm last night and 1:50 am this morning. A canvass of the area for evidence/witnesses proved negative.

3300 block of Chauncey Place: At about 2:15 pm officers received a call for people loitering, drinking and possibly using narcotics. When the officers arrived they observed a male individual drinking from an open container of an alcoholic beverage. He was issued a criminal citation for the violation and sent on his way without further incident.

1 Municipal Place: At about 4:50 pm officers on Segway patrol observed two suspicious males in an area known for various crimes and narcotics violations. The officers requested that the men find some place else to sit. They complied and walked off. As they were leaving the area, one of the men walked into the middle of Rhode Island Avenue in the crosswalk and started yelling and cursing at the officers. He was blocking the passage of traffic and refused to move from the street. He was arrested for disorderly conduct.

3300 block of Chillum Road: At about 7:20 pm an individual came into the police station to report a theft from auto. She told officers that on October 5th between 3:00 am and 8:00 am someone stole the driver’s side mirror and the wheel center caps from her 1992 Acura Legend.

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