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
June 2, 2009 (3:35 p.m.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Chief Ronald A. Ricucci from the Takoma Park Police Department announces the following arrests:
Harold Dash, 47, of Germantown, Maryland, for an open warrant for strong armed robbery through the City of Rockville Police Department; open warrant for a stolen vehicle through the Montgomery County Police Department; and an open warrant for failing to appear for trespassing through the Prince George’s County Police Department.
Adolph Banjh, 28, of Hyattsville, Maryland, for possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) marijuana, distribution of marijuana and drinking in public.
Jayme Selaya-Bindel, 30, also of Hyattsville, Maryland, for possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) marijuana and drinking in public.
On June 1, 2009, during a surveillance by the Takoma Park Police plainclothes unit, the above subjects were observed in the parking lot of an establishment in the 6900 block of New Hampshire Avenue. The subjects were drinking, and one officer observed Banjh and Selaya-Bindel interact in a hand-to-hand Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) transaction. Through investigation, it was revealed that there were open warrants on Dash.
A fourth subject was also arrested for drinking in public, however he refused to give information and is listed as John Doe.
All four subjects were arrested and transported to the Montgomery Central Processing Unit for an appearance before a District Court Commissioner.
Posted by Plevy at June 2, 2009 03:36 PM