Arrest Made for Outstanding Warrant for Gang Attempted Murder - News Release

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City of Takoma Park Police Department

● 7500 Maple Avenue ● Takoma Park, Md 20912



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March 16, 2013 (7:28 p.m.)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Chief Alan M. Goldberg from the Takoma Park Police Department announces the arrest of Renee Talbott, 19, of Hyattsville, Maryland, for an outstanding warrant for attempted murder.

On March 14, 2013, at approximately 3:26 p.m., Takoma Park Police gang investigators were in the area of New Hampshire Avenue and University Blvd. on an unrelated detail when they observed Talbott walking. Talbott was known to have an outstanding warrant related to a gang attempt murder in September 2012, in which the victim was stabbed over 30 times. Talbott was an active participant in the stabbing. The original offense occurred in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Talbott was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit.

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