Arrests Made for First Degree Burglary; Other Offenses – News Release

NEWS RELEASE
City of Takoma Park Police Department
● 7500 Maple Avenue ● Takoma Park, Md 20912

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Public Information Officer (PIO)
Catherine Plevy, 301/891.7142 or 240/338.2901

September 12, 2012 (3:30 p.m.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Interim Chief Drew Tracy from the Takoma Park Police Department announces the arrests of Matthew Wayne Starks, 23, of Hyattsville, Maryland; Chiquita Jenkins, 24, of Washington, D.C.; and Shamount Campbell, 22, of Takoma Park, Maryland. All three subjects were arrested for Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) violations and theft under $100. Starks was also arrested for first degree burglary in Takoma Park, Maryland (as well as for warrants out of Montgomery County, Maryland, for burglary).
On September 5, 2012, at approximately 10:55 a.m., Takoma Park Police received a call in reference to suspicious subjects walking around a house in the area of Holly Avenue and Dogwood Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland. The caller described the subjects to police. They were last seen getting into a burgundy colored Toyota Highlander vehicle making a left on to Philadelphia Avenue and then turning on to Chicago Avenue.
The description of the vehicle matched a look out that had previously been given by police in Montgomery County, Maryland, from a residential burglary. The vehicle had also been seen in Takoma Park, Maryland, the week prior. Several units canvassed the area for the vehicle and Takoma Park Police located it and conducted a stop at Ritchie Avenue and Piney Branch Road. The three subjects exited the vehicle and a consent to search by the vehicle’s owner was given. A search of the vehicle yielded property that was identified as stolen from a burglary out of Montgomery County, Maryland. CDS (marijuana) and paraphernalia were also found in the vehicle. For the burglary in Montgomery County, Maryland, Montgomery County Police issued arrest warrants for all three subjects. Upon further investigation, it was revealed that Starks was responsible for at least one burglary in Takoma Park, Maryland, and he was charged accordingly.
Investigation is pending for other burglaries in Takoma Park, Maryland.