Theft from Auto - Community Advisory

On August 26, 2012, at approximately 11:55 a.m., Takoma Park Police responded to the 300 block of Elm Avenue for reports of suspicious subjects in the parking lot. Investigation revealed that three subjects were seen hanging around a vehicle in the parking lot, and when they noticed they were being watched, they fled in a black pick-up truck. Inspection of the vehicle in the parking lot revealed the passenger side window had been broken out. The owner of the vehicle indicated that property had been stolen from her vehicle. During the same time frame, another citizen called the Takoma Park Police station about two subjects walking in the area of Elm Avenue and Pine Avenue. Both were in a black pick-up truck and drove towards Montgomery Avenue. The description of the subjects matched the descriptions of subjects in the prior call:
Subject 1: Black male, 18-25 years old, 6'0, 160 lbs., shoulder length dreads, last seen wearing a white t-shirt.
Subject 2: Black male, 18-25 years old, last seen wearing a black t-shirt.
Subject 3: Black male, 18-25 years old, last seen wearing a black t-shirt.
Investigation continues under case #12042242. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to please call us at 301.270.1100.

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