Theft - Community Advisory

On January 31, 2012, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Takoma Park Police responded to unit block of Lee Avenue for a report of a theft that occurred earlier. A suspect knocked on the victim’s door identifying himself as a Comcast technician and that he was checking for outages in the area. The victim allowed the suspect into the home where he checked the Comcast cable box and indicated the victim needed a new one. The suspect removed the Comcast cable box and told her he would be back and he left the home. The suspect never returned. The victim telephoned Comcast and was informed that the suspect was in fact not a Comcast technician. The suspect is described as a black male, 5’10, clean-shaven, last seen wearing a black t-shirt and black pants with some sort of ID hanging from his belt.

Investigation continues under case #12005094. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to please call us at 301.270.1100.

If workers come to your home and advise you that you need repairs of any kind, request to see their identification. All legitimate technicians will not hesitate to provide you with such identification. Do not hesitate to call police for assistance when confronted at your home by purported service technicians. You should always thoroughly research and confirm the validity of any persons/entities who are not known to you.

You can now use your cell phone to send a tip to the Takoma Park Police Department and remain 100% anonymous.


* Text to 847411

* Type TPPDTIP at the beginning of your message.

* Type your message including as much detail as possible to ensure that your tip is thoroughly investigated.

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If you see a crime in progress and need to contact the Takoma Park Police, please call 301-270-1100. If you need to report an emergency that involves the need for fire or rescue services, you must call 9-1-1.