On June 24 at 10:23 a.m., officers were dispatched to a hit and run car crash on Smallwood Drive West near Lancaster Circle.
Witnesses said four males in a Honda Civic struck another car. After the crash, the occupants got out of the Civic, walked around the vehicle and then fled, but not before one witness pulled out his cell phone and took a picture of them.
A computer check revealed the car had had been stolen from the parking lot of an auto repair shop earlier that morning. Officers canvassed the area and quickly located three of the subjects.
The fourth suspect was caught as he walked back past the crash. Even though he took off his shirt to alter his appearance, officers recognized the suspect immediately based on the picture that was taken by the witness.
Vincent Isaac Jenkins, Jr., 19, of Waldorf, and three juvenile males were arrested and charged with theft and traffic violations. Officer R. Horrocks is investigating.
