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Police Report: March 27-30

Monday March 30th (early morning):

4600 block of 29th Street: At about 5:45 am officers took a report of a stolen white 2000 Dodge Caravan bearing Maryland tags 73250CC. The victim/owner told the officers that he parked his van outside his residence Sunday afternoon at about 3 pm. When he returned to the vehicle this morning he discovered that it had been stolen. The officers found no evidence as to how or who was responsible for the theft.

Sunday March 29th:

2300 block of Arundel Road (Grand China restaurant): At about 4:55 am officers responded for the report of a commercial burglary. The owner of the store told the officers that person(s) unknown forced entry into the restaurant through the front glass door and stole seven packs of Newport cigarettes. Nothing else was damaged or stolen.

4300 block of 28th Place: At about 1:25 pm officers took a report of a stolen Maryland license plate. The victim told the officers that sometime prior to his reporting the theft person(s) unknown stole the rear tag off his 1996 Nissan Sentra. The stolen Maryland tag is 9DBC72.

4300 block of 28th Place: At about 2 pm officers took a second stolen tag report. This time thieves stole Maryland tag 377M911 off of the victim/owner’s 2002 Chrysler Voyager mini van. Like the case noted above, only the rear tag was taken.

4200 block of 28th Street: At about 3 pm officers took a report of yet another stolen Maryland license plate. This time Maryland tag 1CYK79 was stolen off of a 1996 Honda Accord. Again, only the rear tag was taken.

Saturday March 28th:

3100 block of Queens Chapel Road: At about 5:40 pm officers took a report of a vandalism to auto. The victim/owner told the officers that after a domestic altercation with the father of her daughter she came out to her vehicle and noticed scratches that were not there prior to the altercation. She believes that the domestic incident with the father resulted in his damaging her vehicle when he left her residence. No evidence was found linking the father to the damage.

Friday March 27th:

Nothing of significance to report.

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