December 16, 2008

NEWS RELEASE - Arrest Made of Fugitive from Justice

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

December 16, 2008 (11:05 a.m.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Chief Ronald A. Ricucci from the Takoma Park Police Department announces the arrest of Ayele Belay Belete, 28, of Washington, D.C.

On December 15, 2008, at approximately 2:10 p.m., while on routine patrol in the 7500 block of New Hampshire Avenue, a Takoma Park Police Officer made a traffic stop for a traffic violation. The driver was identified as Belete, who is a wanted fugitive in Arlington, Virginia, for 1st degree assault, rape and abduction. Belete was taken into custody, processed and transported to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit without incident.

Posted by Plevy at December 16, 2008 11:06 AM
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