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Police Report: February 1

3700 block of Perry Street: At about 11:20 a.m. stopped a vehicle for exceeding the posted speed limit. Further investigation revealed that the driver was not licensed to drive in Maryland and falsified his personal information in an attempt to hide this fact from the officers. He was arrested and charged with driving without a license and giving false information to a police officer. He was delivered to the custody of DOC in Hyattsville and his vehicle was impounded

3249 Rhode Island Avenue: At about 3:30 p.m. a man came into the police station to report that he had lost his immigration work permit. He told the reporting officer that on or about December 9th he was walking between City Hall and the 4500 block of 38th Street and when he got to his destination he realized that his work permit was missing.

3500 block of Newton Place: At about 4:30 p.m. officers took a report of a theft from auto. The victim told the officers that on January 31st around 10 p.m. she was cleaning out her vehicle and had to go inside of her residence for a short moment. She said she did not close and lock her vehicle when she went inside. When she returned she discovered that someone had stolen her purse.

3200 block of Chillum Road: At about 7:15 p.m. officers stopped a vehicle for exceeding the posted speed limit. Further investigation revealed that the 16 year old driver was not licensed to drive in Maryland. He was issued four traffic citations and sent on his way. His vehicle was impounded for safekeeping.

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