NEWS RELEASE
City of Takoma Park Police Department
• 7500 Maple Avenue • Takoma Park, Md 20912
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Public Information Officer (PIO)
Catherine Plevy, 301/891.7142 or 240/338.2901
February 21, 2009 (9:22 a.m.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Chief Ronald A. Ricucci from the Takoma Park Police Department announces the arrest of Yoni Hedenilso Pozo, 20, of Silver Spring, Maryland, for destruction of property.
On February 21, 2009, at approximately 3:13 a.m., Takoma Park Police responded to the area of Flower Avenue and Kennebec Avenue for the report of a male subject vandalizing vehicles. Upon arrival, officers located several vandalized vehicles, i.e., broken off side mirrors and windshield wipers. Pozo fled on foot when he saw an officer approaching. The officer apprehended Pozo on Maplewood Avenue. The vandalism began in the 8100 block of Roanoke Avenue (three vehicles), moving to the 700 block of Kennebec Avenue (three vehicles), moving into the 8000 block of Flower Avenue (two vehicles). Pozo also broke the charlie horse to a business sign which belongs to Vendemus Comito LaTina.
Pozo was arrested and transported to the Montgomery Central Processing Unit for an appearance before a District Court Commissioner.
After a preliminary investigation by detectives, it is believed that these incidents are not related to the prior rash of vehicle vandalisms.
Posted by Plevy at February 21, 2009 09:27 AM