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5-Year-Old Shouldn’t Be Expected to Walk Mile to School, PGCPS Parent Says
A Prince George’s County father contacted News4 after learning his 5-year-old son would have to walk a mile to school and cross dangerous roads. News4’s Chris Gordon reports.A Maryland school district...
View ArticleAug 23 $15,000 Fine and 30-day Suspension of 5 Sisters Restaurant Liquor License
This afternoon, Tuesday, August 23, 2016 the Prince George's County Board of License Commissioners ("Liquor Board") held a mandatory Show Cause hearing at which 5 Sisters Restaurant ("5SR") at 12617...
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WANTED WEDNESDAY
Homicide Suspect We’re starting Wanted Wednesday this week with pictures and video of a suspect wanted in connection with Saturday’s homicide of 31-year-old Taiwo...
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Detectives to Canvass Suitland Neighborhood in Homicide Investigation
This evening, detectives with our Homicide Unit will canvass a Suitland neighborhood to gather information in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Douglas Brooks.On August 21st, at about 1:05 am, patrol...
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PGCPS Head Start Had Previous Problems, Letter Says
BOE Chair Segun C. EubanksDays after an investigation revealed that teachers allegedly abused and humiliated preschool children in Prince George’s County’s Head Start program, News4 has learned of past...
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4-year-old PGCPS Student dropped off at wrong bus stop on first day of school
SUITLAND, Md.– It is another school year and another round of problems for Prince George’s County Public Schools. A mother is outraged after her 4-year-old daughter was dropped off all alone on a busy...
View ArticleBOE political cronyism-nepotism refresher
Before Rushern Baker took office, he said that he would NOT make another attempt to take over the school system. Nevertheless, he asked the General Assembly to let him take it over. They gave him part...
View ArticleSummary: Recent Head Start and other school problem related links from Twitter
moses @moses100000PGCPS Head Start Had Previous Problems, Letter Says https://sasscer.wordpress.com/2016/08/25/pgcps-head-start-had-previous-problems-letter-says …moses @moses1000004-year-old PGCPS...
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Former PGCPS Student and a rising star murdered in cold blood.
Douglas BrooksSUITLAND, Md. — According to AP News, an 18-year-old man fatally shot near his home in Suitland was an up-and-coming rapper.Prince George’s County police say Douglas Brooks was found...
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Detectives Release Sketch of Suspect in Seat Pleasant Homicide
The Prince George's County Police Department is asking for the community's help in identifying the suspect in this composite sketch. He is wanted for the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Oscar Colindres...
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PGCPS Board of Education votes to give up Head Start grant
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — The Prince George’s County Board of Education voted to relinquish a federal grant for the county’s Head Start program after a scandal involving two cases of mistreatment of some...
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Rep. Donna Edwards calls for independent investigation of Head Start program
Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) makes a campaign visit to an Easton early voting site in Easton, Md. on April 18, 2016. Edwards has called for new victims of Prince George’s County Head Start to come...
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BOE political cronyism-nepotism refresher -via P-G Politics.
Rushern Baker IIIBefore Rushern Baker took office, he said that he would NOT make another attempt to take over the school system. Nevertheless, he asked the General Assembly to let him take it over....
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Mallows Bay Cleanup Volunteers Remove 4.84 Tons of Trash
The 28th Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup was April 16, 2016. AFF supported hundreds of cleanups all over the region from DC, MD, VA, to WV. Among the cleanup sites was Mallows Bay. Mallows Bay...
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Detectives to Canvass Seat Pleasant Neighborhood in Homicide Investigation
This evening, detectives will canvass a Seat Pleasant neighborhood to gather information in the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Oscar Colindres Garcia. Investigators will pass out Crime Solvers flyers...
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Prince George’s Co. executive promises accountability in Head Start program
Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker(Photo: WUSA)Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker promises necessary changes and accountability to the county’s Head Start program.Monday was the...
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PGPD to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint
The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Special Operations Division will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint on Friday, September 2, 2016, from 9:00 pm to 3:00 am. Officers will be focusing on...
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WANTED WEDNESDAY
Residential Armed Robbery Our detectives are working to arrest two suspects who stole the pictured SUV during a residential robbery in Landover Hills. The preliminary investigation revealed two...
View ArticleSome history: Links to old posts related to Baker's school takeover
28 Sep 2015: Another school problem surfaces following Baker's takeoverTweets from NBC4's Tracee Wilkins:(@TraceeWilkins) #Breaking: @pgcps places health director on leave for mismanagement that...
View ArticlePG legislators' positions on Rushern Baker's school coup d'etat (reposted...
Note that this does not reflect the final votes on HB 1107.Notes: Dates shown are for the online version of news reports and may differ from the dates a story appeared in print. * indicates...
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