Crime & Safety
Police Blotter: Mar. 12-19
Here's a roundup of the crimes reported to Hyattsville police during this time.
March 12
At the Mall at Prince George's, about 8:45 p.m., someone stole a victim’s phone from her pocket while she was shopping.
At the 3600 block of East West Highway, about 4:15 p.m., two unknown suspects stole merchandise from a store and fled in a red Saturn.
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March 13
At the 5300 block of Queens Chapel Road, about 6:15 p.m., someone stole a victim’s laptop from her vehicle while she was pumping gas.
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March 14
At the 5600 block of 36th Avenue, sometime during the night, someone stole a 1995 Honda Civic that had been parked in this area. It was recovered in College Park on March 18.
At the 3300 block of East West Highway, sometime between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., someone broke into an apartment in this area and removed property.
At the 3600 block of East West Highway, about 2:30 p.m., an unknown suspect stole merchandise from a drug store in this area and fled in an unknown direction.
At the 6000 block of 41st Avenue, sometime between 3:30 and 3:45 p.m., someone broke into a residence in this area and removed property.
At the At the Mall at Prince George's, sometime between 8:15 and 9:15 p.m., someone broke into a vehicle and removed property.
March 15
At the Mall at Prince George's, about 3:45 p.m., a suspect was arrested for shoplifting from a store inside.
At the Mall at Prince George's, about 5:45 p.m., a suspect was arrested for shoplifting from a store inside.
At the Mall at Prince George's, sometime between 6 and 9:30 p.m., someone broke out the passenger side window of a vehicle parked here.
At the 3400 block of Stanford Street, sometime between 7 and 10 p.m., someone stole the tags from a vehicle parked in this area.
At the Mall at Prince George's, sometime between 7:45 and 9 p.m., someone broke into a vehicle and removed property.
March 16
At the Mall at Prince George's, about 10:45 a.m., a suspect was arrested for shoplifting from a store inside.
March 17
At the 5700 block of 29th Avenue, sometime between 8:30 and 10 a.m., someone entered the rental office of an apartment complex in this area and removed property.
At the 5500 block of Baltimore Avenue, sometime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., someone broke out the door glass of a business in this area.
At the 4100 block of Farragut Street, about 3 p.m., three unknown suspects broke into a residence in this area and removed property. A witness said the suspects fled in a medium size blue vehicle.
At the Mall at Prince George's, about 3 p.m., a suspect was arrested for shoplifting from a store inside.
At the Mall at Prince George's, about 5:45 p.m., a suspect was arrested for shoplifting from a store inside.
March 18
At the Mall at Prince George's, about 3:30 p.m., three suspects were arrested for shoplifting from a store inside.
At the 3600 block of Gallatin Street, about 4 p.m., three unknown suspects approached a victim as he entered an apartment in this area. One of the suspects displayed a gun and demanded the victim’s money and cell phone. He struck the victim in the head with the gun, grabbed the property and fled in a green Honda.
March 19
At the Mall at Prince George's, sometime during the night, someone entered a vehicle parkedhere and removed property.
At the 3600 block of Gallatin Street, sometime between 7:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., someone stole a 2005 Ford Taurus that had been parked in this area. It was recovered a short distance away after being involved in a hit-and-run accident.
At the 2900 block of Hamilton Street, sometime between 8:45 and 9:15 a.m., someone stole the dealer tag from a vehicle parked at a car sales lot in this area.
At the Mall at Prince George's, sometime between 11 a.m. and 1:15 p.m., someone broke into a vehicle parked here and removed property.
At the Mall at Prince George's, about 11:30 a.m., two unknown suspects stole merchandise from a store inside and fled in an older model Toyota Camry.
At the Mall at Prince George's, about 3 p.m., a suspect was arrested for shoplifting from a store inside.
At the 6400 block of Belcrest Road, about 4 p.m., a suspect was arrested after he punched a victim in the face, grabbed her purse and fled. He was apprehended by police a short distance away.
At the Mall at Prince George's, about 7 p.m., a suspect was arrested for trespassing after having been banned from the mall.
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