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
January 21, 2009 (7:55 p.m.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Chief Ricucci announces the arrest of Brian Christopher Baldwin, 35, of Silver Spring, Maryland, for 1st Degree Assault, Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, Theft over $500, Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) Cocaine, Possession of CDS paraphernalia, and various traffic offenses, including fleeing and eluding police.
On January 21, at approximately 1:51 a.m., a Takoma Park police officer was on routine patrol when a tag check came back as a stolen vehicle on January 16 through Prince George’s County, on a vehicle parked at Kirklynn Avenue and Kennewick Avenue, which was occupied by a male subject and female subject. The male driver of the vehicle tried fleeing, and in doing so he struck the officer’s cruiser and almost the officer himself. The driver fled towards Wheaton where Montgomery County Police attempted stop sticks on University Boulevard, but were unsuccessful. The driver bailed from the vehicle after parking it in a driveway off of Dennis Avenue and was later apprehended by Montgomery County Police on Route 29 and identified by the officer. The female subject who was the second occupant of the vehicle fled the scene. The officer was not seriously injured.
Baldwin was transported to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit for an appearance before a District Court Commissioner.
Chief Ricucci would like to thank Montgomery County Police for their assistance in this apprehension. Great teamwork by both jurisdictions.
Posted by Plevy at January 21, 2009 07:58 PM