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Van found in ditch near Route 4 and Dower House Rd, Westphalia MD

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Traffic

Reported: 12/21/2025 07:50 AM

MD-4 & Dower House Rd, Westphalia, MD 20772

According to the dispatch call, police found a van in a roadside ditch near Route 4 and Dower House Road in Westphalia. The vehicle had a paper California tag that may be invalid. Officers were checking whether it was on state property.

Audio|Heard on: Prince George's MD Law Dispatch Group Calls

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00:51

Transcript:

00:00

This is going to be out on Route 4 and Dower House Road, a park, or I guess the United States Park Leaf,

00:06

has a van in a ditch.

00:07

I think it's going to be on state property.

00:09

I have a signal you're ready for it.

00:11

I have a tag.

00:13

This is a paper tag,

00:15

California,

00:16

(number withheld)

00:19

It's probably a bad tag.

00:20

Is this just a signal 5?

00:23

It appears that way right now.

00:25

Okay, so unfortunately I'm not going to return on it.

00:28

All right. All right.

00:30

Can you get a second? Is that Pennsylvania Avenue and Dower House Road?

00:34

Thank you. Yes, that's actually going to be seven.

00:37

The Henry seven key start the way is actually coming up as Access Road at Tower House, Access Road at Tower House to Henry Seven.

00:44

Here too, just to be clear, we are on Pennsylvania, the cross is our house, but we are in the ditch between the north and southbound houses.

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Location mentioned:

MD-4 & Dower House Rd, Westphalia, MD 20772

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