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Police Report: January 31

4600 block of 29th Street: Vehicle impound – 10:45 am. Officers impounded an unregistered white 1994 Ford van for displaying tags issued to another vehicle.

3100 block of Queens Chapel Road: Citizen armed robbery – 8:50 pm. The victim told officers that she had parked her vehicle and in so doing observed several people walking about the area. She walked to the front entry door of her residence as she talked with a friend on her cell phone. Once she entered the foyer she was accosted from behind by a man armed with a black semi automatic handgun. The suspect robbed her of the bags she was carrying and her cell phone and fled the area towards Buchanan Street and Queens Chapel Road. Officers notified all surrounding police agencies of the robbery and a lookout for the suspect was broadcast to all. A search of the area for the suspect proved negative. Members of the PGPD robbery suppression team assisted with the search and robbery detectives from PGPD District I responded to assume a follow-up investigation. The suspect was described as a black male in his late 20s, 5’9” tall, medium build, medium to light skin complexion, no facial hair, wearing a blue hooded pullover sweatshirt and a blue baseball cap.

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