Police Report: March 10

2800 block of Shepherd Street: At about 9:15 am officers took a report of a stolen car. The victim/owners told the officers that they parked their vehicle by their residence the night before and returned to discover it had been stolen. The car is a Dodge Intrepid with Maryland tags 1FVP89. The officers found no evidence or witnesses that would help identify those responsible for the theft.

2900 block of Arundel Road: At about 7:30 pm officers took a report of an assault. The officers spoke with the 14-year old victim who said that he was walking home from playing basketball in the park when he was jumped and beaten by four black males. He said that he was not injured in the altercation and that after he managed to throw one of his attackers to the ground all four fled on foot to a waiting metro bus. No description of the four suspects was available at the time of this summary.

Russell Avenue and Arundel Road: At about 10 pm officers stopped two suspicious individuals for a field interview. During the interview one of the two was found to have an open arrest warrant through Prince Georges County for failing to appear in court on traffic related charges. He was arrested and delivered to the custody of DOC in Hyattsville without incident.

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Police Report: September 4-8

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...

Police Report: May 8-11

Friday May 8th : 3400 block of 11 Newton Street : At about 2 pm officers responded for the report of a woman who had been assaulted by her boyfriend. The boyfriend allegedly punched the woman in the mouth and choked her. She told the officers that she did not want any police assistance and refused to tell the officers what had occurred. She was referred to the District Court Commissioner if she decided to press charges at a later time. Saturday May 9th : Nothing significant to report. Sunday May 10th : 4500 block of Eastern Avenue (BP station) : At about 11 am officers responded for the report of a stolen auto. The officers met with the victim/owner who told them that he left the keys to his 2002 Lincoln on the front seat when he went inside to pay for gas. When he came out of the store he saw his Lincoln being driven up Eastern Avenue towards Rhode Island Avenue by a black male (no further description). A check of the area for the stolen car proved negative and a lookout for it was gi...

Police Report: March 17

3300 block of Buchanan Street : Theft from auto - 11:30 pm. The owner of a 2011 Honda Civic reported that sometime between 3 pm and the time of the report someone stole the temporary Maryland license plate off his car. No evidence or witnesses were identified.

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