NEWS RELEASE
City of Takoma Park Police Department
● 7500 Maple Avenue ● Takoma Park, Md 20912
For more information contact:
Public Information Officer (PIO)
Catherine Plevy, 301/891.7142 or 240/338.2901
November 12, 2008 (8:35 a.m.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Chief Ronald A. Ricucci from the Takoma Park Police Department announces the arrest of Solomon Michael Tackie, 23, of Hyattsville, Maryland.
On November 11, 2008, at approximately 3:03 p.m., Takoma Park Police observed a vehicle violating traffic laws. An officer attempted to stop the vehicle but it continued a short distance into a parking lot in the 6700 block of New Hampshire Avenue. The officer approached the vehicle and had a conversation with Tackie which resulted in the recovery of a handgun, which was in Tackie’s waistband. The officer recovered a fully loaded Ruger GP100 .357 Magnum. No other rounds or handguns were located in the vehicle or on Tackie’s person.
Tackie was arrested and charged with failure to stop at a steady red signal, failure to obey a traffic device when making a turn, transporting a handgun in a vehicle and carrying a handgun on his person. Tackie was transported to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit for an appearance before a District Court Commissioner.
Posted by Plevy at November 12, 2008 08:33 AM