Hyattsville Police Seek Suspects in Muggings

Police are looking for leads in two unrelated robberies which occurred last week in West Hyattsville. 

The first happened on Wednesday, July 24 at 12:15 a.m. on the 2600 block of Kirkwood Drive in Hyattsville. 

According to Lt. Chris Purvis, public information officer with the Hyattsville City Police Department, the victim told police that he was parking his vehicle when he was approached by two men. The duo pushed the victim to the ground, punching and kicking him, before taking the victim's wallet and fleeing. 

But police don't have much to go on beyond that, according to Purvis. That's because the victim did not report the crime until several hours later at 4:40 a.m. By then, the suspects had disappeared without a trace. Police only have a vague description of the suspects to go off of. 

Purvis urged residents to report all crimes to the city police as soon as possible. 

The second robbery happened at about 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 25 on the steps leading from the Prince George's Plaza Metro Station to Oliver Street. According to Purvis, the victim was walking from the metro station, cell phone in hand, when he encountered two men on the stairs. One of the men slapped the victim's cell phone to ground and grabbed it before the two suspects fled on foot. The victim was not hurt in the altercation

Hyattsville police have reached out to Metro Transit Police for assistance investigation the case and are reviewing closed circuit television camera recordings in the area to see if they can spot suspects.