Crime & Safety
Attempted Bank Robbery in Hyattsville: Suspect Told Victims He Was Armed
Assaults, shoplifting and an attempted bank robbery made the most recently published Hyattsville Police crime report.

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At the 3800 block of Nicholson Street: sometime since Nov. 5, someone broke into a vacant home and stole copper piping.
At the 3600 block of East West Highway, about 7:30 p.m., a suspect was arrested for shoplifting at a drug store.
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Nov. 14
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At the 5700 block of Ager Road, sometime during the night, someone broke into a vehicle parked and removed property.
At the 3600 block of Gallatin Street, sometime between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m., someone entered an apartment and stole property.
At the 5800 block of Queens Chapel Road, sometime between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., someone broke into a parked vehicle and stole property.
At the 6500 block of Adelphi Road: sometime between 3:30 and 5 p.m., someone stole a victim’s bicycle while he was inside the library.
At the 6500 block of Adelphi Road, sometime between 4:45 and 6:30 p.m., someone stole a victim’s bicycle while she was inside the library.
At the 3600 block of East West Highway, about 5:15 p.m., a suspect was arrested for shoplifting at a drug store.
At the Mall at Prince George’s, about 6:15 p.m., a suspect was arrested for shoplifting.
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Nov. 15
At the 6500 block of Belcrest Road, about noon, it was found that the rear tag had been stolen from a parked vehicle.
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Nov. 16
At the 2600 block of Nicholson Street, sometime between 8:30 a.m. and 1:45 p.m., someone entered an apartment and stole property.
At the Mall at Prince George’s, about 4:15 p.m., an unknown suspect stole several items from a store.
At Northwestern High School, about 3:15 p.m., a suspect was arrested for threatening a victim with a knife.
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Nov. 17
At 6500 block of Belcrest Road, sometime between 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 16 and 1:30 a.m. this date, someone stole a parked 1995 Nissan Maxima.
At the 5700 block of 39th Avenue, about 11:30 a.m., an unknown suspect entered a residence through a window. When confronted by the resident, the suspect fled.
At the Mall at Prince George’s, about 3:30 p.m., a suspect was arrested for shoplifting.
At the 5500 block of 38th Avenue, sometime between 8:30 and 11 p.m., someone stole a parked 2002 Dodge Ram pickup.
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Nov. 18
At the 5600 block of 39th Avenue, sometime during the night, someone entered a vacant home in this area and stole copper piping.
At the 2900 block of Belcrest Center Drive, about 10:15 a.m., an unknown suspect robbed a bank in this area after telling employees he was armed with a gun.
At the Mall at Prince George’s, about 12:30 p.m., a suspect was arrested for shoplifting.
At the 5300 block of Queens Chapel Road, about 2:45 p.m., a victim was beaten and robbed by an unknown suspect that had approached him looking for a ride to Washington, D.C.
At the 3300 block of East West Highway, about 3 p.m., a suspect was arrested for shoplifting at a home improvement store.
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Nov. 19
At the 4100 block of Oglethorpe Street, about 5 a.m., a suspect was arrested for disorderly conduct resulting from a dispute with a tow truck driver
At the Mall at Prince George’s, about 2:45 p.m., a suspect was arrested for shoplifting.
At the Mall at Prince George’s, about 3:45 p.m., a suspect was arrested for shoplifting.
At the Mall at Prince George’s, about 8 p.m., a suspect was arrested for shoplifting at a store.
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