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Police Report: April 5

4000 block of 31st Street: Warrant arrest – 6:55 am. Officers received information that an individual wanted by MRPD on two active criminal arrest warrants was at a private residence. Officers responded to the address, arrested the man and delivered him to the custody of DOC in Hyattsville.

Queenstown Drive and Chauncey Place: Hit and run collision – 8:30 am. Officers spoke with the owner of a 2009 Nissan Murano who told them that sometime during the night her vehicle was struck by another vehicle that failed to remain at the scene.

3400 block of Rhode Island Avenue: Alcohol violation – 9 am. Officers issued a man a criminal citation for consuming an alcoholic beverage in public.

Chillum Road and Queens Chapel Road: Narcotics arrest – 8:30 pm. Officers stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. Further investigation revealed that the driver of the vehicle was in possession of crack cocaine. She was arrested, charged accordingly and delivered to the custody of DOC in Hyattsville.

3000 block of Chillum Road: Narcotics arrest – 11:05 pm. Officers stopped to investigate a 1996 Ford Thunderbird that was stopped in the roadway. As the officers approached the vehicle it drove off and stopped in an adjacent parking lot. The same actions occurred a second time before the officers were able to approach the vehicle to speak with the driver. The officers quickly determined that the driver was under the influence of PCP. He was taken into custody and was found to be in possession of several PCP laced cigarettes known as ‘dippers.’ He was transported to Washington Adventist Hospital for a medical evaluation. Once he was released from the hospital he was charged accordingly and delivered to the custody of DOC in Hyattsville.

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