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Police: June saw robberies and a spike in theft-from-auto incidents in College Park
Summary
Prince George’s County contract officers briefed College Park elected officials on June crime totals, including two robberies (one commercial, one involving University of Maryland student with juvenile suspects) and a concentrated rise in thefts from vehicles that investigators say are under active probe.
College Park officials heard a June crime briefing from contract police officers that highlighted two robberies, several burglaries and a notable increase in thefts from vehicles.
The police presenter said the department recorded one commercial robbery on June 2 at a gas station on the 9800 block of Rhode Island Avenue and one citizen robbery on the 5000 block of College Avenue. "Two unknown suspects entered the gas station, displayed handguns, and demanded cash," the presenter said of the commercial robbery, which is under investigation by a robbery unit. In the citizen robbery, officers arrested two juveniles; a handgun recovered by a K-9 unit…
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