Retired MRPD Chief's Discussion

Information from the City Manager: There are still power outages in Prince George’s County. Everyone who is still without power needs to contact PEPCO at 1-877-PEPCO-62 and report the outage immediately, even if you have already done so. Do not assume that PEPCO knows you are without power because a neighbor or someone near you probably called. Otherwise PEPCO will assume that the power outage affects only one individual customer which means that resolution of the problem will be moved further down the response chain. Please encourage everyone who is still experiencing a power outage to unplug all major appliances, computers, televisions, etc. to avoid a power surge and possible fire damage when power is restored. Please forward this information to your neighbors and to any list servs, etc. so that the information reaches as many residents as possible. This notice shall also be posted to the City's web site and broadcast on our two cable channels.

July 29th : 3200 block of Varnum Street : At about 10:30 am officers responded to CDS complaint . When the officers arrived they stopped a man who was allegedly involved in an earlier drug transaction. The officers discovered that the man was in possession of two glassine baggies containing approximately 2 grams of marijuana having a street value of $50. He was arrested, charged with CDS possession and delivered to the custody of DOC in Hyattsville. 3400 block of Rhode Island Avenue : At about 4:30 pm officers issued a man a criminal citation for urinating in public. 3500 block of Rhode Island Avenue : At about 8 pm officers stopped a vehicle whose driver was not wearing a seatbelt. Further investigation revealed that the driver also had an open arrest warrant through Prince George’s County for DWI. He was issued the appropriate citations, arrested on the warrant and delivered to the custody of DOC in Hyattsville. July 30th (early morning) : 2700 block of Allison Street : A

3800 block of 38th Street : At about 5:30 pm officers stopped a vehicle for a  seat belt violation . When the officers approached the vehicle they noticed that both the driver and passenger were acting suspiciously and appeared overly nervous. The officers also smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. Further investigation resulted in the driver giving the officers permission to search the vehicle for contraband and the officers recovered 29 grams of marijuana (estimated street value of $580) during their search. After further questioning the passenger admitted that the marijuana was his. He was arrested, charged with CDS possession and delivered to the custody of DOC in Hyattsville.

The following incident was left out of the daily report for Saturday July 24th: 4200 block of 32nd Street : At about 7 am officers responded for the report of a suspicious male . The reporting person told the officers that she saw a black male who she described as approximately 18-23 years of age, 5’8” tall and 150 lbs. wearing a white t-shirt, jeans and a black skull cap walking along Rainier Avenue towards 32nd Street. She said that she watched the man walk into a neighbor’s yard and begin masturbating. She said she yelled at the man to stop but he continued so she sprayed him with a water hose. When that didn’t stop him she called to her neighbor to call police. At that point the man ran from the yard. Officers canvassed the surrounding neighborhood for the man with negative results.

July 26th : 3500 block of Bunker Hill Road : At about 12:30 am officers issued a man a criminal citation for consuming an alcoholic beverage in a public place. 3800 block of 33rd Street : At about 2:15 pm officers took a death report . Officers discovered a 58 year old man deceased inside his residence. The officers spoke with the man’s personal physician who advised them that the deceased had been receiving treatment for heart related ailments and died as a result of congestive heart failure. Family members were contacted and made arrangements with Pope’s Funeral Home. 2200 block of Varnum Street : At about 2:15 pm officers issued a man and a woman criminal citations for consuming alcoholic beverages in a public place. 4000 block of 35th Street : At about 3 pm officers took a report of a residential burglary . The victim told the officers that he left home earlier in the day for a personal appointment. When he returned he discovered his laptop computer had been stolen. There

July 23rd : 4200 block of Russell Avenue : At about 11 am officers took a report of a residential burglary . The victim/resident told the officers that he left his apartment on July 22nd at about 12:30 pm. When he returned home he discovered a flyer from a pest control company on the front door notifying residents that they had sprayed for pests in the apartment. When the victim inspected his apartment he discovered that the power cable to his KORG keyboard had been stolen. There were no signs of forced entry into the apartment. 3800 block of 34th Street : At about 8:30 pm officers on patrol located an individual for whom they had previously obtained an arrest warrant for theft of gasoline at Thrifty Rental Car. He was arrested on the warrant and delivered to the custody of DOC in Upper Marlboro. 2700 block of Allison Street : At about 10 pm officers responded for the report of a trash dumpster on fire . When the officers arrived they discovered the dumpster fully engulfed in fl

Due to an error we are offering to void speed camera citations that were issued between June 24th thru July 13th, 2010. Please email your citation number to chiefbrentwoodpd@juno.com with Citation Amnesty Program written in the subject line. Any speed citations issued before or after the dates listed are not included in this amnesty program . This program does not include or involve speed camera citations that were issued by the City of Mount Rainier.

July 21st : 3400 block of Rhode Island Avenue : At about 7 am officers issued a man a criminal citation for drinking an alcoholic beverage in public. 4000 block of 29th Street : At about 4:30 pm officers took a report of a theft from auto . The victim told the officers that someone broke out his vehicle’s right rear passenger window and stole a drill. 3400 block of Rhode Island Avenue (Mount Rainier Library) : At about 5:30 pm officers took a report of vandalism . The officers found where person(s) unknown spray painted graffiti on the top front of the library building as well as on the side roof wall of the old police station. Chillum Road and Buchanan Street : At about 8:45 pm officers stopped a vehicle for failing to stop at a stop sign. Further investigation revealed that the vehicle’s driver had an open arrest warrant through Prince George’s County for failing to appear in court on a charge of driving on a suspended license. He was arrested on the warrant, issued several

July 20th : 4100 block of Russell Avenue : At about 7:10 pm officers took a report of a residential burglary . The victim told the officers that he left home this morning at about 7:00 am and returned about 7 pm to find his front door slightly ajar. When he checked his apartment he discovered his laptop was missing. There were no signs of forced entry to the apartment. The victim told the officers that he believes that an ex may have taken the computer. 2700 block of Allison Street : At about 11:30 pm officers took a report of a residential burglary . The victim told the officers that he left his apartment at about 1:20 pm and when he returned at 11:20 pm he discovered that the front door had been forced open. The victim further found that the apartment had been ransacked and several televisions, jewelry and other electronics had been stolen. No evidence was recovered and not surprisingly, no witnesses were identified. July 21st (early morning) : 3200 block of Rhode Island Aven

3200 block of Rhode Island Avenue : At about 9:20 am officers took a report of a theft from auto . The victim/owner told the officers that sometime between 3 pm on July 17th and 5:30 pm on July 19th someone stole an undetermined amount of gasoline from one of his large rental trucks. No evidence/witnesses could be located. 4400 block of 31st Street : At about 1 pm officers took a report of a burglary . The victims/residents told the officers that they locked and secured their residence at about 7:45 am. When they came home at about 12:55 pm they discovered several electronic items missing from inside. The officers determined that those responsible entered the residence through an open window. 4600 block of 27th Street : At about 10:45 pm officers responded for the report of loud noise. When they arrived they observed a man in the process of destroying an apartment and its contents; and causing a very loud disturbance in the process. The man was arrested, charged with destruction of

July 16th : 2700 block of Queens Chapel Road : At about 7 am officers took a report of a stolen auto . The victim owner told the officers that when he came out to where he last parked his red 2001 Oldsmobile Alero (DC tags DM0178) he discovered that it had been stolen. A check for impound and repossession was negative as was a canvass of the area for evidence/witnesses. 4000 block of 29th Street : At about 9:15 am officers took a report of a theft from auto . The victim told the officers that sometime during the previous night someone broke the left rear window out of his 1996 Chevy Blazer and stole the stereo and a digital camera. A canvass of the area for evidence/witnesses was negative. July 17th : 3200 block of Queenstown Drive : At about 5:30 am officers took a report of a theft from auto . The victim told the officers that sometime during the previous night someone broke out the front passenger front window of his 2002 Toyota Corolla and stole his car stereo. A canvass of

Buchanan Street and Queenstown Drive : At about 2:30 pm officers investigated a hit and run motor vehicle collision. The victim/owner of a 2002 BMW showed the officers where, sometime prior to the report, another vehicle struck her BMW and failed to stop and report the collision. The victim’s car sustained minor damage. 3200 block of Rhode Island Avenue : At about 3 pm officers took a report of a theft from auto . The reporting person showed the officers where sometime during the previous night someone cut the fuel lines on a rental truck and stole an undetermined quantity of gasoline. No evidence was recovered and no witnesses identified. 3200 block of Queens Chapel Road : At about officers responded for the report of a commercial burglary . A worker in the business told the officers that she was in her office when she heard a loud noise coming from the front of the building. When she opened her office door to investigate she saw two men come in the front door. When the two men s

2200 block of Varnum Street : At about 11:30 am officers took a vandalism report. The reporting person told the officers that upon arrival at the church this morning she discovered that someone had vandalized the front doors. No entry was made. No evidence was recovered and no witnesses were identified. 34th Street and Rhode Island Avenue : At about 1:20 pm officers investigated a motor vehicle collision . The officers’ investigation determined that a vehicle traveling southbound on Rhode Island Avenue failed to yield the right-of-way to a vehicle in the circle. The at fault vehicle’s driver was issued the appropriate traffic citations. Both vehicles were drivable after the collision and there were no injuries. 4600 block of 27th Street : At about 2:15 pm officers took a report of a theft from auto . The victim told the officers that she parked her 2001 Pontiac (Maryland tag 31294M6) by her residence overnight. When she returned for it this afternoon she discovered that someone ha

July 13th : 2300 block of Varnum Street : At about 5:15 pm officers took a report of a strong armed robbery . The victim told the officers that he was assaulted by six juveniles who collectively punched him numerous times and stole a blue bag containing a book. The victim fought back and was able to keep his assailants from stealing his wallet. Once they had the victim’s bag they fled the area on foot in an unknown direction. A search of the area for the juveniles proved negative. The victim was transported to Washington Adventist Hospital for treatment of his minor injuries. 4100 block of 29th Street : At about 6:30 pm officers took a report of a residential burglary . The victim told the officers that he returned home to find the back door open and the back window broken. The victim said that nothing of value was missing from the residence and refused to have the scene processed for evidence. 4300 block of Russell Avenue : At about 9:30 pm officers took a report of a citizen ro

2400 block of Chillum Road : At about 8 pm officers stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. Further investigation revealed that the driver of the vehicle was in possession of marijuana. He was cited for the traffic violation, arrested and charged with possession of CDS and delivered to the custody of DOC in Hyattsville. His vehicle was impounded for safekeeping.

July 9th : 3300 block of Rhode Island Avenue : At about 7:10 am officers issued a man a criminal citation for trespassing . 3400 block of Rhode Island Avenue : At about 8:40 am officers issued a man a criminal citation for consuming an alcoholic beverage in a public place. 37th and Perry Streets : At about 7 pm officers stopped a gold Buick that matched the description of a car recently taken in a carjacking. Further investigation revealed that the car was not involved in the carjacking; however the driver had an open arrest warrant through the Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office. She was arrested on the warrant and delivered to the custody of DOC in Hyattsville. The car was impounded for safekeeping. July 10th : 4600 block of 27th Street : At about 7:30 am officers took a report of a theft from auto . The victim told the officers that she came out of her residence this morning to find that someone had broken out the back passenger window of her 2002 Saturn and stole a

July 7th : 38th and Quincy Streets : At about 7 pm officers stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. Further investigation revealed that the driver had an open arrest warrant through the Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office for 2nd degree assault. He was arrested on the warrant and delivered to the custody of DOC in Hyattsville. 3200 block of Queenstown Drive : At about 11 pm officers took a report of a citizen armed robbery . The victim told the officers that he was robbed at gunpoint by two men as he was walking home from the Metro station. He described his assailants only as one black male and one Hispanic male. The two suspects took his wallet and a black bag before fleeing back towards the Metro station. A search of the area for the two suspects proved negative. July 8th : 2900 block of Upshur Street : At about 8:30 am officers took a report of a theft from auto . The victim told the officers that when he returned to his vehicle this morning he discovered that someti

Rhode Island Avenue & 33rd Street : At about 9:30 am officers investigated a 2-car motor vehicle crash . There were no injuries reported and both vehicles were drivable. No citations were issued. 4200 block of Russell Avenue : At about 10:55 am officers took a report of a theft from auto . The victim/owner told the officers that he parked his vehicle by his residence at about 10:30 am. When he returned a short time later he discovered that someone had stolen the vehicle’s rear license plate (Maryland A170749). No evidence or witnesses were located.

July 5th : 3200 block of Chillum Road : At about 1:10 am officers took a report of a residential burglary . The victim told the officers that when he and his family returned home from watching fireworks, he found the kitchen window had been broken out and several items missing from inside his apartment. At the request of the victim the scene was not processed for evidence. 4300 block of Kaywood Drive : At about 7 pm officers responded for the report of a domestic disturbance . When the officers arrived they were able to negotiate a settlement of the dispute and the male half left the apartment. The officers transported the female half to the commissioner’s office to assist her in obtaining a protective order. Once she obtained the protective order the officers took her back home. The officers were unable to locate the male half to serve the protective order. Chillum Road and Queens Chapel Road : At about 8:30 pm officers stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation . Further investi

July 2nd : 2300 block of Varnum Street (7-11) : At about 1:30 am officers observed a vehicle parked in the middle of the parking lot. When the officers checked the vehicle they found the driver passed out behind the wheel and several open containers of alcohol inside. The officers also discovered that the driver’s license was suspended. The driver was issued a criminal citation for open container and his vehicle was impounded for safekeeping. One Municipal Place : At about 9 pm officers stopped a man for possession of an open container of an alcoholic beverage. He was issued a criminal citation for the violation and sent on his way. July 3rd : 3100 block of Arundel Road : At about 1:30 am officers stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. As the officers approached the vehicle they smelled the odor of marijuana coming from inside. The officers received consent to search the vehicle and they found two plastic bags containing marijuana beneath the center console. The driver w

July 1st : 4200 block of Russell Avenue : At about 8:10 pm officers received a call to assist fire/rescue personnel with a female who had been cut. When the officers arrived they learned that the woman had gotten into an argument with her boyfriend and he left her apartment with her keys. When she punched out window to get into her apartment she was cut by the glass. She sustained minor injuries and refused medical treatment. 3700 block of Rhode Island Avenue : At about 9:20 pm officers took a report of a stolen bicycle . The victim/owner told the officers that at about 8:40 pm he parked his bicycle by the back door to his residence. He did not lock up the bike when he went inside. When he returned for the bike about 5 minutes later he discovered that it had been stolen. The bike is described as a Tony Hawk Huck Jam BMX style bike, dark sand in color with white handle bars and black plastic star rims.

June 30th : 4200 block of 34th Street : At about 4:15 pm officers took a report of a vandalism to auto . The victim/owner told the officers that she parked her vehicle by her residence at about midnight. When she returned to the vehicle this afternoon she discovered that someone had tampered with and damaged the ignition rendering the vehicle inoperable. There were no witnesses identified and no evidence was recovered.

June 29th : 3800 block of 34th Street : At about 8 am officers stopped two men for drinking in public . Both were issued criminal citations for the violation and sent on their way. 3400 block of Rhode Island Avenue : At about 9 am officers stopped a man for drinking in public . He was issued a criminal citation for the violation and sent on his way. 4000 block of 33rd Street : At about 8:40 am officer took a report of a theft from auto . The victim told the officers that sometime during the previous night someone entered her unlocked vehicle and stole a GPS unit and a wallet. No evidence was recovered and no witnesses were located. 3400 block of Rhode Island Avenue : At about 10:30 am officers took a report of a vandalism to auto . The victim told the officers that he parked his vehicle on June 25th at about 5 pm. When he returned for it this morning he discovered that someone had broken the windshield and dented the hood. No evidence was recovered and no witnesses were located