3700 block of Rhode Island Avenue: At about 2 pm officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for various traffic violations. Investigation of the driver returned an active arrest warrant for failure to appear in court. He was arrested pursuant to the warrant and a subsequent search of his vehicle incident to the arrest revealed that he was in possession of a small quantity of marijuana. While the officers were processing the man for the outstanding arrest warrant they discovered that the warrant had been previously served on him and not removed from the wanted persons database, therefore it was no longer valid. He was released after receiving a state citation for the traffic violation. CDS possession charges are pending.
September 4 th : 2500 block of Queens Chapel Road : Emergency petition – 4:50 am. Officers on patrol observed a highly intoxicated man walking through on-coming traffic carrying two 14” long kitchen knives. When the officers stopped the man and ordered him to drop the knives he refused and said that he wanted to die and was going to kill himself. The officers also observed that the man was bleeding from his mouth and had blood on the back of his shirt. A member of the man’s family arrived on the scene and convinced the man to drop the knives and, after a brief struggle officers were able to get him under control. Fire/rescue personnel arrived to transport the man to the hospital and during their on-scene evaluation officers observed that he had a large amount of shattered glass in his hair and on his face along with several long cut/scratch markings on his back just above his waist line. Medics took him to Washington Adventist Hospital where he was committed to medica...
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