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Police Report: April 17

3300 block of Rhode Island Avenue: Warrant arrest – 1:45 am. Officers stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. Further investigation revealed that a passenger in the vehicle had an open arrest warrant through Montgomery County for failing to appear in court on a charge of driving without a license. He was arrested on the warrant and delivered to the custody of DOC in Hyattsville.

4300 block of Russell Avenue: Criminal citation – 2:50 am. Officers stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. Further investigation revealed an open container of an alcoholic beverage accessible to the driver and he had a suspended license. The driver was issued a criminal citation for the alcohol violation and a State citation for driving on a suspended license.

3300 block of Otis Street: Theft from auto – 7 am. The owner of a 2005 Pontiac Montana told officers that he filled his gas tank the previous evening at around 10 pm. When he returned to his vehicle this morning he discovered that the vehicle’s gas cap was unsecured and there was only ¾ of a tank of gas. No evidence or witnesses to the theft could be located.

3700 block of 36th Street: Warrant application. On April 12th officers took a man into custody for an emergency psychiatric evaluation. He was under the influence of PCP and had been running naked through the streets banging on residents’ doors and parked vehicles. Today the officers applied for and received an arrest warrant charging him with 2nd degree assault; fail to obey a lawful order; and disorderly conduct.

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