Crime & Safety
Hyattsville Police Blotter: April 24-30
A roundup of crimes reported to the Hyattsville Police Department.

April 24
At the 5900 block of 36th Avenue, sometime between 9 p.m. on April 23 and 12:15 a.m. this date, someone stole a 2003 Dodge Stratus that had been parked in this area. It was recovered in Washington, D.C, on May 2.
At the 5700 block of 29th Avenue, sometime between 9:30 p.m. on April 23 and 2:15 a.m. this date, someone broke into a 2005 Dodge Caravan parked in this area and damaged its ignition in an apparent attempt to steal it.
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At the 4400 block of Oglethorpe Street, sometime during the night, someone stole the rear tag from a vehicle parked in this area. It was recovered in D.C. on April 27.
At the Mall at Prince George’s, sometime between 11 a.m. and 12:15 p.m., someone broke into a vehicle and removed property.
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At the 3500 block of Madison Street, sometime between 11a.m. and 12:15 p.m., someone stole a 2002 Dodge Intrepid that had been parked in this area. It was recovered in Montgomery County on April 28.
At the 3600 block of East West Highway, about 4:15 p.m., someone stole a victim’s cell phone after she accidentally left it in on a store shelf for a few moments.
April 25
At the 5600 block of Queens Chapel Road, sometime since April 15, someone stole property from a victim’s apartment.
At the 4100 block of Queensbury Road, sometime during the night, someone entered a vacant house in this area and removed pipes and electrical wiring from the basement.
At the Mall at Prince George’s, about 8:15 a.m., two suspects were arrested for shoplifting from a store inside.
At the 7600 block of Adelphi Road, sometime between 9 a.m. and 6:15 p.m., someone “keyed” a vehicle parked in this area.
At the 3900 block of Oneida Place, sometime between 10 and 11:45 a.m., someone stole the victim’s dog (male Shitzu) from his yard.
At the Mall at Prince George’s, about 1 p.m., a suspect was arrested for shoplifting from a store inside.
April 26
At the 3500 block of Hamilton Street, sometime since April 22, someone stole the downspouts from a vacant building in this area.
At the Mall at Prince George’s, about 11:45 p.m., a suspect was arrested for shoplifting from a store inside.
At the Mall at Prince George’s, about 7:30 p.m., two suspects were arrested for shoplifting from a store inside.
At the Mall at Prince George’s, about 8 p.m., an unknown suspect entered the rear door of a business at the food court and stole an employee’s purse.
April 27
At the 3400 block of Rosemary Lane, sometime between midnight and 11 a.m., someone stole a bicycle from a carport in this area.
At the 3300 block of East West Highway, about 12:30 a.m., four unknown suspects assaulted a victim with their fists and a board and demanded cash. One of the suspects was also armed with a box cutter. The victim was able to break away and flee.
At Hamilton Street and 36th Avenue, about 3:30 a.m., a suspect was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia.
At the 2900 block of Belcrest Center Drive, about 2:15 p.m., a suspect was arrested for trespassing after having been banned from this property.
At the Mall at Prince George’s, about 2:45 p.m., a suspect was arrested for shoplifting from a store inside.
April 28
At the Mall at Prince George’s, about 9:30 a.m., a suspect was arrested for shoplifting from a store inside.
At the Mall at Prince George’s, about 11:15 a.m., a suspect was arrested for shoplifting from a store inside.
At the Mall at Prince George’s, about 6:30 p.m., two suspects were arrested for shoplifting from a store inside.
April 29
At the Mall at Prince George’s, about 1 p.m., a suspect was arrested for shoplifting from a store inside. It was also found that the suspect had three open warrants through the Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Department.
At the 3300 block of Toledo Terrace, sometime between 1:45 and 3 p.m., someone broke into an apartment in this area and removed property.
At the 6200 block of Belcrest Road, about 3 p.m., an unknown suspect entered a store in this area, grabbed merchandise and fled toward the Prince George’s Plaza Metro.
At the Mall at Prince George’s, about 8:45 p.m., a suspect was arrested for shoplifting from a store inside.
April 30
At the Mall at Prince George’s, about sometime between 6 and 7:15 p.m., someone broke into a vehicle and removed property.
At the Mall at Prince George’s, sometime between 7 and 8 p.m., someone broke into a vehicle and removed property.
At the 6200 block of Belcrest Road, about 7:30 p.m., an unknown suspect entered an apartment in this area while the resident was taking items to the dumpster. When she returned, she found the suspect inside her apartment and going through her cabinets. When confronted, the suspect fled toward Prince George’s Plaza Metro.
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