Monday, March 4, 2013
Edwin Morales, 20, faces first- and second-degree murder charges.
Authorities say a Washington, D.C. man was arrested Friday and charged with fatally shooting 20-year-old David Esequel Avelar last month in College Park. According to Prince George's County police, Edwin Morales, 20, of the 3300 block of Monterey Ln. SE was taken into custody in northwest D.C. He faces first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and other related charges. On Feb. 24 at around 4 a.m., police responded to a report of a shooting in the 9100 block of Baltimore Ave. in College Park. When officers arrived, they found Avelar suffering from a gunshot wound. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital. According to police, the shooting occurred when a fight broke out between two groups of people in a hotel parking lot. During the …
Monday, February 25, 2013
David Esequel Avelar, 20, of Lanham was gunned down early Sunday on Baltimore Ave.
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Monday, February 25
From the Prince George's County Police Department: The Prince George’s County Police Department is investigating a murder in College Park. The victim is identified as 20 year-old David Esequel Avelar of the 6600 block of 94th Avenue in Lanham. On Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at approximately 4:00 am, patrol officers were called to the 9100 block of Baltimore Avenue for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, patrol officers found Avelar suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Avelar was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The preliminary investigation reveals the murder appears gang-related. Avelar had been attending a party at a hotel on Baltimore Avenue. A fight broke out in the parking lot between the group the …
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Thomas Lee Posey, 57, also admitted to two rapes from the same period, officials said.
A 57-year-old man has admitted to killing a Beltsville woman nearly 23 years after the crime occurred, according to Prince George's County State's Attorney Angela Alsobrooks. Thomas Lee Posey pled guilty to first-degree murder and two counts of first-degree rape dating to 1990. He was sentenced to life in prison after entering the plea before Prince George’s County Circuit Judge Albert Northrop. According to a statement from Alsobrooks, Posey raped and murdered 22-year-old Margaret Perkins in June of 1990 while she was on a jog through a Berwyn Heights park. The Beltsville resident's body was later found by a group of firefighters playing softball. She showed signs of strangulation, Alsobrooks said. According to a Washington Post story …
Friday, January 18, 2013
A former officer shot his mistress in the head and drove their baby daughter to an apartment complex where he left her in a hot car to die, according to prosecutors.
A former Washington DC police officer was found guilty of two counts of first degree murder on Thursday in the 2011 deaths of the mother of his child and of their 11-month old daughter in Prince George's County, prosecutors said in a news release. Richmond Diallo Phillips, 40, killed Wynetta Wright, 20, and their daughter Jaylin to avoid paying child support argued Prince George's County State's Attorney Angela Alsobrooks, The Washinton Times reported. It took a jury less than two hours of deliberation to convict Phillips. He is scheduled to be sentenced March 22 and faces double life without parole plus 20 years, prosecutors stated. Phillips lured Wright—described as his mistress by prosectors—to the Hillcrest Heights Community Center …
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Top stories this week in Prince George's County.
Among stories that received attention this week in Prince George's County were: Criminals trading Tide laundry detergent for drugs, a man sentenced for taking cell phones and cash from people attending a party, and a local yarn store closing in the face of increasingly difficult retail environment. Here are those articles and others. Racehorse Escapes From Laurel Park, Heads Down U.S. Route 1 Drivers along U.S. Route 1 in North Laurel were given quite a start Friday morning when they encountered a riderless racehorse heading south along the highway. Police: Criminals Trade Tide Detergent for Drugs Criminals in Prince George's County are stealing Tide laundry detergent from stores and trading it for marijuana and crack, according to Sgt. …
Friday, August 10, 2012
A man charged with sexual assault allegedly lures girls out of Value Village stores; police say a common suspect is involved in a string of robberies; and police ID a murder victim, according to recent county police reports.
Police are investigating multiple child sexual assaults, a string of robberies, and an alleged murder, among a number of crimes in the county, according to recent police reports from Prince George's County. Police Charge Bowie Man In Alleged Sexual Abuse of Children Michael David Brochu, 62, of Bowie, has been charged with sexually abusing a 10-year-old boy, a family friend who was visiting him in his home from April 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012, according to a Prince George's County Police Department (PGPD) investigation. In addition Brochu is charged in two other sexual assaults of young boys in Bowie, one involved a family member and the other a boy who he had temporary supervison of, police reported. Anyone with information is asked to …
Thursday, August 2, 2012
After one week, an Arlington, VA, killer remains at large, and police are requesting the help of neighboring communities.
A two-year zero-homicide streak for Arlington County, VA, ended last week and police are asking Montgomery and Prince George's county residents for help in locating the killer of jewelry store owner during business hours on a busy street. Police say 52-year-old Tommy Wong was killed during an armed robbery of his Columbia Pike jewelry store, Capital Jewelers, and his killer remains at large. Capital Jewelers is on Columbia Pike between Walter Reed Drive and Glebe Road. At 4 p.m. on a Friday, when investigators believe Wong was killed, it's a busy area — particularly with a popular Thai restaurant next door to the jewelry store. Now, local investigators are reaching out to their counterparts in Prince George's and Montgomery counties to …
Monday, July 30, 2012
The suspects, 16 and 17 years old, face charges of first-degree murder and robbery.
Prince George's County police have arrested two Hyattsville-area teenagers in the killing of a 54-year-old man in Bladensburg over the weekend. At approximately 11 p.m. Saturday, Bladensburg police officers responded to the 5200 block of Newton Street on a report of "disorderly individuals drinking and chasing each other with a shovel." When units arrived, authorities said, they found a man dead on the side of the road. Police have identified the victim as David Krupski, a resident of nearby Newton Street. Krupski's body was found within a few hundred yards of his house, according to police. He had apparently been robbed and had suffered some form of trauma to his torso. His body has been taken to the Office of Chief Medical Examiners in …
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Andrew Heinz Kugler, 36, was arrested Monday morning in College Park.
A 36-year-old Beltsville man was charged Monday in the killing of his ex-girlfriend in Berwyn Heights over the weekend, Prince George's County police said. Andrew Heinz Kugler faces a charge of second degree murder in the death of Amber Danielle Schinault, 36. He was being held without bond. Acccording to police, patrol officers responded Sunday afternoon to Schinault's home in the 8600 block of 57th Avenue, where they found her with lacerations to her neck. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Around 9:30 a.m. Monday, officers reportedly observed Kugler near Calvert Road and Bowdoin Street in College Park, where they placed him under arrest. Police said Kugler had cut his own wrist before he was taken into custody. He was transported to …
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Highlights from police incidents in Prince George's County. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Capitol Heights Man’s Trail of Violence All in one morning, a male suspect trespassed at a daycare, beat a guard with the guard’s own bat, smashed several windows, stole an employee’s keys, fled in the aforementioned employee’s car, assaulted three officers who tried to control him, and then kicked a hole in the wall while at the police station, according to Prince George's County Police. According to police reports, on Thursday, April 26, 2012, at approximately 10:30 a.m., 26-year old Mickel Tyrone Young entered the “It’s a Family Affair” daycare center, located in the 300 block of Garrett Morgan Boulevard in Landover, where he asked to use the telephone. When the staff refused, Young became violent, according to police. Young, of the …
Karen DeSha
1:11 am on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Continued~ Although, Justin was Independent; he did not need others around to make him feel BIG! He never even saw a [real gun] until his MURDERER shoved one in his face. We are not violent people but as the mother of a murdered child I am [sick and tired] of young people thinking they can pull a gun and take a life and not suffer the consequences for this HORRIDLY DISGUSTING ACT. Why should … more ›