Arrest Made for Auto Theft; Other Offenses - News Release

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

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October 3, 2012 (10:26 a.m.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Chief Alan M. Goldberg of the Takoma Park Police Department announces the arrest of Troy Lamont Sweetney, 22, of Temple Hills, Maryland, for auto theft, possession of burglary tools, theft over $1,000, possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) and CDS paraphernalia.
On October 2, 2012, at approximately 12:11 p.m., Takoma Park’s Special Assignment Team (SAT) located a vehicle in a back parking lot in the 7400 block of New Hampshire Avenue displaying tags for a stolen vehicle out of Prince George’s County, Maryland. At approximately 12:35 p.m., Sweetney was observed entering the vehicle through the driver’s side door. Units approached Sweetney and located a screwdriver in his hand. The steering column on the vehicle was broken and the left ignition module exposed and hanging from the column. A search incident to arrest yielded Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) and paraphernalia in Sweetney’s possession.
Sweetney was arrested and charged accordingly. He was transported to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit.