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Police Report: June 29

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.

3500 block of Rhode Island Avenue: At about 2 pm officers stopped a man for drinking in public. He was issued a criminal citation for the violation and sent on his way.

4200 block of 34th Street: At about 3:30 pm officers took a report of a residential burglary. The victim told the officers that she left her house for about 40 minutes to run some errands. When she got home she entered the house through the back door and discovered several items out of place. She immediately left the house and called police. Officers thoroughly checked the house and discovered no one inside. The victim said that she saw that several electronics items and several video games were missing. The officers’ investigation revealed no identifiable point of entry and all doors and windows were secured. The victim said that it was possible that she left the back door unlocked while she was gone. No other evidence was recovered and there were no witnesses.

4100 block of 32nd Street: At about 5 pm officers took a report of a theft from auto. The officers’ investigation revealed that someone broke the vehicle’s rear passenger side window to get inside. Once inside the thieves stole the vehicle’s stereo. A check of the area for evidence/witnesses was negative.

3400 block of Rhode Island Avenue: At about 8 pm officers stopped a man for a field interview. During the interview they discovered that he had an open arrest warrant through the Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office. He was arrested on the warrant and delivered to the custody of DOC in Hyattsville.

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