Takoma Park Police Blotter: 2/24 to 3/1

It was a good week for Ward 5 with no reported crime at all. The rest of the city didn't fair as well. Here's all the crime from Takoma Park.

Ward 1:

Larceny from Vehicle

• 7300 blk. of Takoma Ave., on Monday, February 27 at 6:12 p.m., officer responded to a theft that occurred earlier. Unknown suspect(s) broke the vehicle window and stole property.

• 500 blk. of New York Ave., on Friday, February 24 at 1:01 a.m., officers responded to a theft in progress. The victim was walking to his car when he observed an unknown male suspect rummaging through his unlocked vehicle. The suspect fled without stealing any property.

Ward 2:

Assault

• 7600 blk. of Carroll Ave., on Friday, February 24 at 8:18 p.m., officers responded to an assault that just occurred. A known suspect assaulted a female employee at the hospital during an argument. The suspect fled and was later apprehended by Montgomery County Police.

Ward 3:

Larceny from Vehicle

• 6300 blk. of New Hampshire Ave., on Friday, February 24 at 11:13 a.m., officers responded to a theft that just occurred. Unknown suspects pulled alongside the female victim’s vehicle while the victim pumped gas, opened the victims unlocked car door, removed property, and fled the scene.

• 6400 blk. of New Hampshire Ave., on Friday, February 24 at 11:15 a.m., officers responded to a theft that just occurred. Unknown suspects pulled alongside the female victim’s vehicle while the victim pumped gas, opened the victims unlocked car door, removed property, and fled the scene.

• 6500 blk. of New Hampshire Ave., on Friday, February 24 at 8:11 a.m., officers responded to a theft that occurred earlier. Unknown suspect(s) removed property from a vehicle by unknown means when the vehicle was being serviced.

Ward 4:

Larceny from Vehicle

• 7500 blk. of Maple Ave., on Sunday, February 26 at 1:12 p.m., officers responded to a theft that occurred earlier. Unknown suspect(s) entered an unlocked vehicle and stole property.

Ward 5:

None

Ward 6:

Robbery

• 1300 blk. of University Blvd., on Sunday, February 26 at 2:30 a.m., officers responded to a robbery that just occurred. An unknown male suspect attempted to shoplift items from a business. When confronted by the employee the suspect assaulted the employee and fled with the employee’s cell phone.

Assault

• 7500 blk. of New Hampshire Ave., on Sunday, February 26 at 1:03 p.m., a male 20 was arrested for assault and destruction of property.

Larceny from Auto

• 7100 blk. of 13th Ave., on Sunday, February 26 at 3:39 a.m., officers responded to a theft in progress. Unknown suspects attempted to break a vehicle window, but fled in a waiting vehicle before gaining entry.