Sunday, October 14, 2012
Bowie Racetrack may become green space, international film festival opens, and more.
Police say two armed robberies are related; Beltsville research center prepares to dig up radioactive waste buried since the 1940s; local Walmart employees join the national strike, and more—in Prince George’s headlines this week. College Park Gunpoint Robberies Linked Prince George's County Police are looking into two armed robberies and an attempted armed robbery in College Park Wednesday. The incidents were related, police said. BARC to Remove Radioactive Waste From Beltsville Grounds The Beltsville Agriculture Research Center is preparing to dig up radioactive waste buried on its grounds since the late 1940s, according to Kim Kaplan, spokesperson for the Agricultural Research Service, of which the Beltsville center is a part. The …
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Police are investigating three separate robberies.
Prince George's County Police are looking into two armed robberies and an attempted armed robbery in College Park Wednesday. The incidents were related, police said. A suspect robbed a male University of Maryland student was held up at gunpoint Oct. 10 around 8:30 p.m. near the 9100 block of Baltimore Ave. The man suffered minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital by a family member. The second incident occurred between 8:30 p.m. and 8:50 p.m. A suspect attempted to rob a second male UMD student in the 8200 block of Baltimore Ave. In the third incident, a female UMD student was robbed at gunpoint around 8:50 p.m. in the 8200 block of Baltimore Ave. No other injuries were reported. The suspect in all three of these incidents is …
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Police believe the same pair has held up stores in East Riverdale, Suitland, and Landover in the past month.
Prince George's County police have released a video from last week's stickup at East Pines Liquor Store in East Riverdale—one in an apparent string of local robberies. The incident occurred on Sept. 25 at around 7:20 a.m. As seen in the video, two suspects allegedly entered the store and pulled a gun on the employees. After restraining them, police said the pair stole cash from the register and fled the scene. Similar robberies occurred on Sept. 22 at Base Liquors in Suitland and on Sept. 4 at David's Liquors in Landover. In one instance, a suspected getaway vehicle was spotted. Police described it as a white SUV that might be bearing temporary Maryland license plates. The driver was identified as a black woman wearing a white shower cap …
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Woman run over by her own car, flag less 35 stars flies over town hall, and man digs deep to recreate 1937 Broadway and Hollywood.
Men demand carryout food at gunpoint; City Council contention stirred by student driver's fence smashing; a woman is run over by her own car; and more—in Prince George's County headlines this week. Men Demand Carryout Food at Gunpoint in Greenbelt Victim surrenders bag. Student Driver Fence Damage Roils Hyattsville Council Contention normally reserved for controversial budget matters centers on drivers education schools' use of parking lot near Magruder Park. Bowie Woman Run Over by Own Car Marie Surowicz, 86, suffered fatal injuries after her own vehicle backed over her in the St. Edwards Catholic Church parking lot Sunday. Witnesses told police that Surowicz's car rolled over her after she exited the vehicle and was knocked off …
Sunday, August 5, 2012
A woman is sentenced after a hit and run that killed a U.S. Senate candidate, Hyattsville seeks to have a police sexual harassment suit dismissed, Laurel's mayor is among the state's highest paid, and more this week.
Officers posed as prostitutes on the phone as part of a sting operation that lead to 30 arrests; a Burger King is robbed at gunpoint; a woman is sentenced after a hit and run that killed a Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate; and Laurel's mayor is listed among the state's highest paid workers due to his transportation job—headlines tell of a busy week in Prince George's County. More Than 30 Arrests in Prostitution Sting More than 30 people were arrested this week in a prostitution sting conducted at College Park hotels, according to Prince George's County police. As part of the operation, female officers posing as prostitutes engaged would-be johns on the phone after placing phony ads on solicitation websites. Man Robs Greenbelt Road …
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Two suspects with handguns robbed the 7-11 convenience store on Edgewood Road Monday morning.
A cash reward of up to $1,000 is being offered for a tip that leads to the arrest and indictment of the two suspects police believe are responsible for an armed robbery that occurred at the 7-11 in north College Park early Monday morning. Two suspects took money from the convenience store, located at 4921 Edgewood Road, at approximately 12:40 a.m. Monday, according to the Prince George's County Police blog. Both suspects carried black semi-automatic handguns, but no one was hurt in the incident, according to Cpl. Rodney Gause. Police can't disclose the amount of money stolen, because the case is currently being investigated, Gause said. He provided the following description for the two suspects: Anyone with information that may assist in…
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Highlights from police incidents in Prince George's County. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
CK One and Done: PG Police Sniff Out Perfume Theft Ring For two District of Columbia women, their scented trail of theft has finally been sniffed out by the Prince George's County Police Department (PGPD), with groundwork laid by the Glenarden Police Department. The PGPD arrested 19-year old Darquesha Shelby Wilkinson and 23-year old Latasha Renee Mungo for their involvement in an organized theft ring where thousands of dollars worth of stolen assorted perfumes were recovered, according to police. Loss prevention officers at JC Penney spotted Wilkinson and Mungo stealing assorted perfumes on on May 8, in the store on the 9000 block of McHugh Drive in Glenarden, according to police. They left the store, however, without being detained. …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Highlights from police incidents in Prince George's County. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
PGPD jackpot sting: More than 23 pounds of marijuana, $4,000 in cash and ammunition seized The Prince George’s County Police Department’s (PGPD) Special Enforcement and Special Operations divisions made a substantial drug seizure on the morning of May 4 in Suitland, MD. Police conducted a search warrant at an apartment in the 3500 block of Parkway Terrace Drive. Police report a recovery of more than 23 pounds of marijuana, more than $4,000 in cash and ammunition. The arrest and seizure occurred during the county's Transforming Neighborhoods Initiative, in which Suitland is one of six targeted neighborhoods. The lone suspect is identified as known gang member Leon Flythe, 28, of the 3500 block of Parkway Terrace Drive, according to police…
Monday, April 30, 2012
Three masked men stole marijuana, a car and other property from an Adelphi man, according to police.
An Adelphi man called 911 at 1 p.m. Monday, saying that he woke up to find an armed man entering his room asking for his money and drugs, according to a Prince George's Police 911 recording. "He took my weed and took my rent money," the victim is recorded telling police. Three masked men entered an unlocked home at 8311 Curry Place, according to Officer Iris Borrero with the Prince George's Police. Two men were inside the home, Borrero said. One of them reported that in addition to taking his marijuana they took around $500 to $600. The suspects also demanded the victim's keys and took his 2003 silver Honda, a laptop, and some cell phones, according to police. The victim's license plate is MD 1AA9783, Borrero said. No one was injured and …
Friday, April 20, 2012
Highlights from police reports in Prince George's County. The following information was supplied by the Prince George's County Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
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- Ben Luong
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Friday, April 20, 2012
Police-Involved Shooting in Temple Hills According to police reports, on April 12 at approximately 3 a.m., officers responded to 3107 Good Hope Avenue for a burglary in progress. On arrival, officers were immediately confronted by a man fleeing the scene. The suspect has since been identified as Joseph Barrington Halsey, 23, of the 2000 block of Addison Road South, District Heights, MD. Halsey ran from the officers, hid behind a parked car and then reappeared, acting in a bizarre manner, according to police. When approached by the officers, he acted as if he was pulling a gun from his waistband, police stated. The officers believed he had a gun, according to the release. According to the report, one of the two officers fired shots. None of…
Roberta Rubin
3:04 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
With the crime being bad, my sisters and two brothers plan to go on a crime spree in the spictown of anacstoia and heop our neighbors here in Langley Park and crime pays if you clean the spics out. We can ruin their holidays by cutting up their elderly grandmothers and blow up trainstations and sport stadiums because the world is going to end anyway. Why not go on a massive crimespree and have … more ›