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Police Report: April 21st

3300 block of Rhode Island Avenue: Hit and run motor vehicle collision – 11:35 am. The driver of a 2006 Honda truck told officers that as she was slowing down to enter the traffic circle she was rear ended by a Ford pickup truck. After the collision the Ford truck fled the scene north on Rhode Island Avenue. The victim’s vehicle sustained only minor damage and was drivable after the collision. The driver of the Ford truck could not be located.

3300 block of Buchanan Street: Stolen auto – 12 pm. The owner of a 1999 Dodge Intrepid reported that his vehicle was stolen on April 17th. He was unable to report the theft on the day that it occurred because he had just purchased the vehicle at an auction and all of the vehicle’s identifying paperwork was in the vehicle when it was stolen.

4200 block of 31st Street: Attempt theft from auto - 11:25 am. The owner of a 2002 Chevy Silverado pickup truck reported that someone entered his truck through the driver’s door. He said that the vehicle had been ransacked but nothing was missing from inside.

3100 block of Queens Chapel Road: Domestic assault – 2:25 pm. The victim told officers that she went to her former boyfriend’s residence to retrieve some of her personal property. The boyfriend was upset that the victim was breaking off the relationship and physically assaulted her. Attempts to locate the boyfriend were negative. The officers transported the victim to the District Court Commissioner’s Office in Hyattsville so that she could obtain a protective order and an arrest warrant for the boyfriend.

4000 block of 30th Street: Theft of tags – 4:50 pm. The owner of a homemade utility trailer told officers that sometime between 10 am and 4 pm someone stole the license plate off the trailer.

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