Announcement About the PGPD’s Media Relations Division
After five years with the Prince George’s County Police Department leading the department’s Media Relations Division, Julie Parker has accepted a position in another industry.Parker, who worked for...
View ArticlePrince George’s County Student pilot overshoots runway
BOWIE, Md. — A small plane hit a fence bordering Rt. 50 while attempting a landing at Freeway Airport in Bowie in Prince George’s county, fire and police officials say.A Cessna 172 with a student pilot...
View ArticleBoard passes facilities plan, new school sites
UPPER MARLBORO – The Prince George’s County Board of Education had a busy agenda on May 12 and the theme of the night was capital improvement programs.With everything from contract close outs and...
View ArticleTeacher with a complaint about PGCPS
We received the email below from a user who wants to remain anonymous. It reads:***I need to remain anonymous in this.My school, Forestville High, is closing this year after the school system went back...
View ArticleComplaint From a Former PGCPS Employee
We received another email below from a user who wants to remain anonymous in regards to problems affecting teachers and staff in a Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS). It reads:***Hello,I am...
View ArticlePGPD to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint
The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Special Operations Division will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint on Friday, May 20, 2016, from 9:00 pm to 3:00 am. Officers will be focusing on the...
View ArticleNext Generation: Creating a Pipeline for Democratic Leadership
Dear Members of the Maryland Democratic Central Committee -It has been a pleasure serving alongside Delegates Heather Murizur, Glen Middleton and Greg Pecoraro for the last 12 years as one of your DNC...
View Article2 PGCPS Students Arrested for the May 8 homicide
LARGO – Detectives from the Prince George’s County Police Department’s homicide unit have made arrests in the fatal shooting of an Upper Marlboro man that occurred near Prince George’s Community...
View ArticleCounty valedictorians, salutatorians celebrated at dinner
KETTERING – Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) graduations started Wednesday, but for the highest-ranking students in the school system, the celebrations started Monday night.At the annual...
View ArticleDetectives Charge Suspect in District Heights Homicide
Diartianan RiversHomicide Unit detectives charged a suspect in Saturday’s fatal shooting in District Heights. The suspect is 27-year-old Diartianan Rivers of the 1400 block of Savannah Street in...
View ArticleDetectives Investigate Homicide in Temple Hills
The Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal shooting early this morning in Temple Hills. The victim is 30-year-old Hakim Akinbi of 23rdParkway in Temple Hills. Preliminarily, detectives do not believe...
View ArticleThree Public Pools Nearest South Laurel (2012)
Greenview Drive Pool Complex City Of Laurel (Non-resident fee) Greenview Drive Laurel, Md 20708 Google Map (Off Rt 197 Just South of Rt 198) Laurel Municipal Swimming Pool City Of Laurel (Non-resident...
View ArticlePrince George’s County Crime Solvers Teeing Off to Fight Crime
Please mark your calendars and join us. Prince George’s County Crime Solvers is getting ready to tee off in its fight against crime. The program is once again hosting its popular annual golf tournament...
View ArticleMore charges for PGCPS aide accused of sex abuse
Deonte Carraway, 22,A former Prince George’s County elementary school aide is already facing a host of state and federal charges related to child sex abuse, but even more charges could be on the...
View ArticleInsurance Scam in Maryland involves union members for car coverage.
THIS IS A CALL FOR ACTION The company above is involved in a malicious scam involving the illegal termination of costumer’s car insurances, mostly affecting union members in Maryland and other states....
View ArticlePGPD Investigates Fatal Pedestrian Collision in Chillum
The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal pedestrian collision in Chillum. The victim is 16-year-old Keyri Alfaro-Guevara of 24th Avenue in Hyattsville.On May 4, 2016, at...
View ArticlePGPD Hosting Media Breakfast Meeting
On Friday, the Media Relations Division will host a breakfast meeting for members of the media. The breakfast will take place at our new Training and Education Division in Upper Marlboro. Reporters and...
View ArticleEdwards blasts Democrats: ‘We are neither post-racial nor post-gender’
By Fenit NirappilRep. Donna F. Edwards (D-Md.) has declined interview requests since losing a heated Senate primary to Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) last month.But she made her views known Tuesday in a...
View ArticleWanted Wednesday
Robbery Suspect Targets Convenience StoresMay 23rdWe don’t think robbing stores is reason to smile. This robbery suspect is now linked to two crimes this past week. On May 23rd, at about 2:30 am, he...
View ArticleMaryland names former Eastern Shore schools chief as state superintendent
Karen B. Salmon was named Maryland’s state superintendent of schools on May 24. (Maryland State Department of Education)Maryland officials tapped a former schools chief on the Eastern Shore for the...
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