Waldorf, MD – On March 1 at 11:51 a.m., officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a motorcycle in the 3500 block of Old Washington Road in Waldorf; the driver was not wearing a helmet and there was no registration plate. The driver pulled over, but as the officer approached, the driver fled. While canvassing the area, officers noticed the motorcycle was in the bed of a pickup truck. The driver of the truck refused to pull over and fled to the area of Pembrooke Square, where he eventually stopped. The driver, Fatai Afoblia Gafari Jr, 26, of Temple Hills, was placed under arrest for fleeing in the truck. The front seat passenger, Aaron Kenneth Thomas, 23, of Lanham, was identified as the operator of the motorcycle. He was arrested and charged with multiple traffic violations. Pfc. R. Brooks made the arrests.
