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College Park police report steady decline in some crimes, detail carjacking and active investigations
Summary
City contract police presented July and August 2025 statistics showing fewer burglaries and stolen vehicles in August than July, but highlighted a carjacking that ended in a crash and ongoing investigations into several burglaries and thefts along the Baltimore Avenue corridor.
College Park contract police told the city’s hybrid public safety briefing that overall crime has trended downward since a June peak but that several violent and property crimes remain under active investigation.
“During the month of July, we had 1 citizen robbery. We had 1 carjacking,” ADC Calady said, summarizing the July count and later adding that the carjacking in the 9700 block of 52nd Avenue ended when the stolen vehicle crashed in the 6300 block of Greenbelt Road. He said that arrest and investigative work closed the unarmed robbery in the 7500 block of Columbia Avenue but that other burglaries and commercial break-ins remain active investigations.
Calady listed July totals as 1 citizen robbery, 1 carjacking, 4 assaults, 2 commercial burglaries, 3 residential burglaries, 12 thefts from autos, 18 other thefts and 8 stolen vehicles. For August (data through Aug. 21), he reported 1 citizen robbery, 2 assaults, 1 commercial burglary, 1 residential burglary, 10 thefts from autos, 13 other thefts and 4 stolen vehicles.
Calady described specific incidents: a carjacking and crash tied to suspects who fled and remain under investigation; a robbery allegedly arranged by a Facebook Marketplace meeting on Riverdale Road that ended when suspects assaulted the victim and fled with merchandise; commercial burglaries at Milk and Honey Cafe and Mr. Smoke on Baltimore Avenue; and multiple residential burglaries along the Baltimore Avenue corridor.
The briefing also covered enforcement outputs: contract officers issued multiple citations and warnings for loud exhaust and scooter violations; in July they issued 11 loud-exhaust citations and related repair orders, and for scooters they issued 18 citations and issued warnings and equipment-repair orders across months.
Calady said some investigations have produced arrests (he cited an arrest following the Columbia Avenue robbery and an arrest after investigators identified a suspect from a residential burglary). He cautioned that several scenes remain active and that precinct investigators continue follow-up.
The department asked residents to take precautions — register suspicious activity, use premise checks offered by community officers, and avoid risky Marketplace meetups — and said it would continue working with University of Maryland Police and Prince George’s County units on shared intelligence and downtown camera feeds.
The city’s police partners said they would provide a written report with more location-specific data if council members request it. The meeting closed with a reminder from officials that many investigations are ongoing and that further public updates will follow.
