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BY
ERIC GOLDWEIN STAFF WRITER
Prince George’s County’s efforts to keep serious violent offenders behind bars will be aided thanks to a state grant. “In order for a person to stay off the street, we have to be able to prosecute them,” said John Erzen, spokesman for Prince George’s State’s Attorney Angela Alsobrooks. A grant provided by the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention is being used to add and maintain staff members in the Alsobrooks’ Strategic Investigations Unit. Erzen said the funds will pay for 11 positions, most of which were covered previously by other grants. Additional grant details will be provided at the announcement, Erzen said.
The aid is essential as Erzen said there are approximately 90 prosecutors in the state’s attorney’s office who deal with repeat violent offenders. “We’re talking about violent cases, homicides, assaults, rapes,” he said. Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown (D) will announce the grant at Old Central Avenue in Capitol Heights, the site where Marckel Ross, 18, a Central High School junior, was found dead as a result of a gunshot wound on Sept. 11, 2012. Erzen said the Strategic Investigations Unit worked closely with local law enforcement to charge Travon Bennett, 20, of Bryans Road with first-degree murder. Police arrested Bennett on Feb. 25, 2013. He is currently in jail on a no-bond status awaiting a December trial. “It gives us an opportunity to highlight the unit and highlight the partnership between our office and the police department,” Erzen said. egoldwein@gazette.net
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POLICE BLOTTER This activity report is provided by the Prince George’s County Police Department as a public service to the community and is not a complete listing of all events and crime reported.
District 1 Headquarters, Hyattsville,
301-699-2630, covering Adelphi, Beltsville, Berwyn Heights, Bladensburg, Brentwood, Calverton, Cheverly, Chillum, College Park, Colmar Manor, Cottage City, Edmonston, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Landover, Landover Hills, Langley Park, Mount Rainier, New Carrollton, North Brentwood, Riverdale, Riverdale Park, University Park and West Lanham Hills.
SEPT. 16 Vehicle stolen, 2000 block University Blvd, 3:31 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 5000 block Creston St., 6:24 a.m. Theft, 5400 block Newton St., 8:38 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 7400 block Dartmouth Ave, 9:04 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 9300 block Adelphi Road, 11:41 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 7500 block Annapolis Road, 1:02 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 8400 block Annapolis Road, 1:09 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 7500 block Annapolis Road, 1:26 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 6600 block An-
ONLINE For additional police blotters, visit www.gazette.net napolis Road, 2:30 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 7400 block Riggs Road, 3:14 p.m. Theft, 2000 block Brighton Road, 6:30 p.m. Theft, 7300 block Baltimore Ave, 8:56 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 5900 block 85th Ave, 9:00 p.m. Residential break-in, 1000 block Fairview Ave, 10:40 p.m.
SEPT. 17 Theft, 6900 block Standish Drive, 10:07 a.m. Robbery, 85th Ave/Harkins Road, 10:10 a.m. Residential break-in, 5200 block 56th Ave, 10:28 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 5200 block 85th Ave, 10:36 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 3000 block Queens Chapel Road, 11:28 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 5200 block 85th Ave, 11:35 a.m. Theft, 5800 block Riggs Road, 1:25 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 10100 block Baltimore Ave, 1:38 p.m. Theft, 9600 block Milestone Way, 2:37 p.m. Assault, 7500 block Annapo-
lis Road, 2:52 p.m.
Residential break-in, 5500
block Karen Elaine Drive, 4:04 p.m. Theft, 7400 block Riverdale Road, 5:05 p.m. Residential break-in, 6600 block 61st Place, 6:17 p.m.
Robbery on commercial property, 3700 block Bladensburg
Road, 7:34 p.m.
SEPT. 18 Theft, 1800 block Longford Drive, 12:07 a.m. Vehicle stolen and recovered,
3900 block Warner Ave, 12:41 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 9200 block Adelphi Road, 6:44 a.m. Residential break-in, 6600 block Auburn Ave, 8:46 a.m. Theft, 7000 block Highview Terrace, 9:08 a.m. Assault, 7500 block Annapolis Road, 10:50 a.m. Theft, 5400 block Taussig Road, 11:24 a.m. Residential break-in, 8400 block New Hampshire Ave, 12:47 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 4000 block Warner Ave, 1:41 p.m. Theft, 8700 block Baltimore Ave, 4:14 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 5300 block Quincy Place, 4:29 p.m. Robbery, 3400 block Dean Drive, 11:10 p.m.
SEPT. 19 Theft, unit block of Lehigh Road, 12:05 a.m.
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Robbery on commercial property, 5800 block Eastern Ave,
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11:42 a.m. Theft, 5800 block Landover Road, 11:50 a.m. Residential break-in, 700 block Sheridan St., 12:48 p.m. Residential break-in, 6100 block 86th Ave, 1:30 p.m. Residential break-in, 8500 block 14th Ave, 1:43 p.m. Residential break-in, 7000 block Eversfield Drive, 2:30 p.m.
Residential break-in, 4100
block 40th St., 4:02 p.m.
Residential break-in, 4800 block Hollywood Road, 5:11 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 5000 block 54th Ave, 5:17 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 5600 block Nicholson St., 7:11 p.m. Robbery, West Lanham Drive/Cross St., 8:16 p.m. Assault with a weapon, 4100 block Beall Ave, 10:06 p.m.
SEPT. 21 Theft from vehicle, 9500 block
49th Ave, 8:19 a.m.
Theft from vehicle, 8200 block 55th Ave, 9:55 a.m. Assault, 1800 block University Blvd, 11:38 a.m. Theft from vehicle, Eb Annapolis Road/Cooper Lane, 11:58 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 6700 block New Hampshire Ave, 12:02 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 6200 block Annapolis Road, 1:40 p.m. Theft, 4800 block Greenbelt Road, 1:42 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 5200 block Kenilworth Ave, 3:34 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 8100 block Annapolis Road, 4:21 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 7100 block Glenridge Drive, 4:56 p.m. Theft, 10200 block Baltimore Ave, 6:34 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 6800 block New Hampshire Ave, 8:30 p.m. Theft, 7600 block West Park Drive, 9:22 p.m. Robbery on commercial property, 5500 block Tuxedo Road,
10:27 p.m.
SEPT. 22 Commercial property breakin, 8500 block Annapolis Road,
12:49 a.m.
Residential break-in, 5400
block 16th Ave, 1:25 a.m.
Commercial property break-in,
7400 block Annapolis Road, 4:38 a.m. Residential break-in, 3900 block Warner Ave, 7:07 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 9300 block Cherry Hill Road, 8:18 a.m. Commercial property breakin, 9900 block Rhode Island Ave,
8:32 a.m.
Residential break-in, 5000 block Pierce Ave, 9:37 a.m. Vehicle stolen, Merrimac Drive/Tahona Drive, 10:33 a.m. Commercial property break-in,
6700 block New Hampshire Ave, 12:05 p.m. Theft, 1800 block Metzerott Road, 12:17 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 1800 block Metzerott Road, 4:37 p.m. Sexual assault, 6800 block Shephard St., 8:48 p.m. Residential break-in, 7300 block Riggs Road, 8:48 p.m. Robbery, 38th St./Utah Ave, 9:19 p.m.
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SEPT. 16 Assault, 5800 block Coolidge St., 12:04 a.m. Robbery, 5000 block Silver Hill Court, 12:21 a.m. Commercial property breakin, 6600 block Walker Mill Road,
6:02 a.m.
Theft from vehicle, 3900 block Regency Pky, 6:04 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 2400 block Ramblewood Drive, 6:14 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 7100 block Donnell Place, 6:53 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 3900 block Regency Pky, 7:08 a.m. Residential break-in, 1300 block Eastern Ave, 7:39 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 7300 block Donnell Place, 7:56 a.m. Assault, 1600 block Tulip Ave, 8:37 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 3700 block Donnell Drive, 9:45 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 5500 block Rollins Lane, 10:14 a.m. Commercial property break-in,
8600 block Leslie Ave, 10:21 a.m. Theft, 6700 block Walker Mill Road, 12:26 p.m.
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Vehicle stolen and recovered,
2100 block Brightseat Road, 2:12 p.m. Vehicle stolen, Boones Hill Road/Eb Marlboro Pike, 3:27 p.m. Residential break-in, 5000 block Silver Hill Court, 4:18 p.m. Theft, 2400 block Brightseat Road, 4:22 p.m. Robbery, Columbia Park Road/Kent Village Drive, 9:06 p.m.