Fruitland Police Department Press Release

DATE & TIME OF INCIDENT: March 31, 2009
TYPE OF INCIDENT: File false report
LOCATION OF INCIDENT: Herbal Court Fruitland
VICTIM: City Of Fruitland
CASE NO.: 2009-9264
ADDRESS: Fruitland, Maryland

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NAME OF PERSON CHARGED: Anttionette J. Richardson
AGE OF PERSON CHARGED: 35
ADDRESS OF PERSON CHARGED: Herbal Court Fruitland, Maryland

Charges: False Statement to Police Officer, Traffic Charges for falsely report vehicle stolen.
Disposition: Served with a Criminal Summons
DATE & TIME OF ARREST: April 2, 2009

PLEASE CONTACT OFFICER: Detective H. Taylor between 8:30am hrs to 4:30pm hrs (If additional information is requested)
Details: (include who, what, where, when, why and how):

On Tuesday, March 31, Fruitland Officers responded to 302 Herbal Court in Fruitland, Maryland for a report of a stolen motor vehicle. Anttionette Richardson filed a report advising that two subjects a white male and white female both in their twenties walked up to her house and offered to help her move belongings into her home at 302 Herbal Court. She advised that she does not know this couple but they use the names of Josh and Ally. Richardson further advised that she allowed these two people to “hangout at her house for the night.” In the morning, she states that she woke up and her Enterprise rental car was gone and along with the couple. The officers completed a stolen car report on the rental car and an entry made into NCIC (National Crime Information Center). After the entry, the Fruitland Police Department received information that the Police Department in Brigantine New Jersey stopped the car on March 30, 2009 at about 11:57 p.m. for speeding. They advised that a white male named Josh of Salisbury, Maryland was driving the car at that time.

Using the license information Detective Taylor was able to locate a telephone number for the female, Ally. Detective Taylor then spoke with Josh by cell phone who advised that he did not steal the car that Richardson loaned him and Ally the car on the night of March 30, 2009. Josh advised his location on 37th Street in Brigantine, New Jersey with the car. Within minutes of providing this information, the Brigantine Police Department located and stored the Mazda on 37th Street Brigantine, New Jersey. The investigation revealed that the Anttionette Richardson new both people and where they were headed with the rental car. Fruitland Police charged Richardson with filing a false report.