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Police Report: February 23

3300 block of Chillum Road: Narcotics arrest – 12:05 pm. Officers responded for the report of suspicious persons. When the officers arrived they located two subjects hiding behind a wall smoking what appeared to be cigarettes. When the officers approached the two they detected a strong odor of PCP. Further investigation revealed that one of the individuals was under the influence of PCP. A search of this individual revealed that he was in possession of several cigarettes laced with PCP. He was arrested for possession of the CDS and transported to Washington Adventist Hospital for a medical evaluation. Once he was released from the hospital he was delivered to the custody of DOC in Hyattsville.

4000 block of 34th Street: Theft – 5:35 pm. The victim told the officers that a subject described as a black male with shoulder length dreds, 6’2” tall, 220 lbs., wearing foam posit Nike shoes, a black t-shirt and jeans came into the store and asked if they sold pork chops. The victim told him ‘no’ and he left the store. A short time later the man came back into the store, walked to where the victim was seated, snatched her purse and fled the store. Several police units searched the area for the suspect with negative results.

4600 block of 29th Street: Stolen auto – 7 pm. The owner of a 1994 Toyota Land Cruiser told officers that he parked his vehicle by his residence at about 6 am. When he returned to the vehicle at about 4:30 pm he discovered that it had been stolen.

4100 block of 34th Street: Runaway – 7:45 pm. The father of a 16 year old female came into the police station to report that his daughter had run away from home. He said she left home after being disciplined for ongoing behavior issues and that this is the fifth time she had run away from home. The juvenile was entered into NCIC missing persons files and the father was referred to juvenile services for additional assistance.

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