Prince George’s News

IID Investigating a Fatal Pedestrian Collision Following an Attempted Traffic Stop in Prince George’s County

IID Investigating a Fatal Pedestrian Collision Following an Attempted Traffic Stop in Prince George’s County

The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General is investigating a fatal pedestrian collision following an attempted traffic stop that occurred in Chillum, Prince George’s County, Maryland on Friday night. The preliminary investigation revealed on Friday, February 28, 2025, at approximately 10:15 pm, an officer with the Hyattsville City...
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Governor Moore Announces Additional Actions to Support Maryland’s Federal Workforce

Governor Moore Announces Additional Actions to Support Maryland’s Federal Workforce

Governor Wes Moore announced a series of actions to help Marylanders impacted by federal workforce layoffs, firings, and changes to federal funding. After convening a roundtable with impacted federal workers, business and union leaders, and Moore-Miller Administration cabin​et officials, Governor Moore announced expanded resource webpages across state government, partnerships to launch job fairs across...
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Security Guard Arrested and Charged After Fatally Shooting Man During Altercation

Security Guard Arrested and Charged After Fatally Shooting Man During Altercation

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit charged a man in connection to the fatal shooting on Saturday night. The suspect is 54-year-old Murwanashyaka Francois of Gaithersburg. He is charged with the murder of 45-year-old Ricardo Clemons Jr. with no current address. On March 1, 2025, at approximately 8:25 pm, officers responded to...
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Attorney General Brown Calls on Court to Keep Labor Board Functioning

Attorney General Brown Calls on Court to Keep Labor Board Functioning

Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Wilcox v. Trump in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The brief supports Gwynne Wilcox, a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in her lawsuit against President Trump. On January...
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Woman Arrested for Domestic-Related Murder in Prince George’s County

Woman Arrested for Domestic-Related Murder in Prince George’s County

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit charged a suspect in connection with the domestic-related murder of her boyfriend. The suspect is 59-year-old Shelia Robinson of Temple Hills. She is charged with the murder of 67-year-old Antonio Dillard of Temple Hills. On February 19, 2025, at approximately 11:05 pm, officers responded to a...
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Red Cross, National Pan-Hellenic Council Partner to Save Lives

Red Cross, National Pan-Hellenic Council Partner to Save Lives

The American Red Cross is committed to maintaining a diverse blood supply to ensure the right blood product is available at the right time, and every blood and platelet donor has an important role in meeting that need. Community partners play an integral part in expanding the donor base and the Red Cross is...
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Accokeek Man Convicted of Fentanyl Distribution

Accokeek Man Convicted of Fentanyl Distribution

After a seven-day trial, a federal jury returned a verdict against OJ Rashad Green, also known as “Ice” age 36, of Accokeek, finding him guilty of knowingly and intentionally distributing fentanyl, a controlled substance, on multiple occasions. The guilty verdict was announced by Phil Selden, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland;...
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Prince George’s County Woman Sentenced to 45 Days for Felony Insurance Fraud

Prince George’s County Woman Sentenced to 45 Days for Felony Insurance Fraud

Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that Rhonda Keisha Powell, also known as Rhonda Keisha Jackson, 39, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was sentenced on two counts of felony insurance fraud. On February 20, 2025, Judge Hill sentenced Powell to five years of incarceration, suspending all but 45 days. At the conclusion of her incarceration,...
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UPDATE: State Fire Marshal Investigating Arson Set at Vacant Newburg Building

UPDATE: State Fire Marshal Investigating Arson Set at Vacant Newburg Building

On Saturday, February 22, 2025, 8:53 p.m., firefighters responded to 12535 Crain Highway in Newburg, Charles County, for the reported building fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a 30′ X 50′ Vacant Commercial Building with an exterior fire. The building owner is identified as Kent Croft, with the estimated loss/damages listed at $500...
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Retail and Residential Components Taking Shape At 150-Acre Waldorf Station

Retail and Residential Components Taking Shape At 150-Acre Waldorf Station

Greenberg Gibbons announced this week, their significant progress updates for the retail and residential components of Waldorf Station, using the 150-acre mixed-use destination located at the intersection of Route 301 and Route 5 in Waldorf, MD. Waldorf Station’s first retail component, featuring two buildings totaling 13,000 square feet, is expected to break ground in...
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No Injuries Reported After Another House Fire in Calvert County

No Injuries Reported After Another House Fire in Calvert County

On Sunday, February 23, 2025, at approximately 10:22 p.m., firefighters from North Beach VFD and surrounding departments from Calvert, Anne Arundel and Prince George’s County responded to the 2600 block of Richfield Lane in Chesapeake Beach, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a two-story single-family residence with smoke...
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Multi-Generational Workforce Forum to Address Thriving across Generations in Southern Maryland

Multi-Generational Workforce Forum to Address Thriving across Generations in Southern Maryland

The public is invited to participate in the Southern Maryland Multi-Generational Workforce Forum on Wednesday, Feb. 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland SMART Building (Bldg. 3), 44219 Airport Rd, California, MD 20619. This interactive event, part of Leadership Southern Maryland’s annual lecture series, will...
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Maryland Car Rally Task Force Dismantles Multiple Car Rallies In Baltimore City, Baltimore and Prince George’s Counties

Maryland Car Rally Task Force Dismantles Multiple Car Rallies In Baltimore City, Baltimore and Prince George’s Counties

A joint investigation between partner law enforcement agencies and the Maryland Car Rally Task Force yielded five arrests in connection with car rallies in Baltimore City and Baltimore and Prince George’s counties. Those arrested and charged are identified as: Joseph Derek Houck,20, of Hagerstown, MD is charged with first-degree assault on a trooper, motor...
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Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Coalition to Defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Coalition to Defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general to warn against efforts by the Trump administration and Elon Musk to defund and disband the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB is an independent agency that oversees big banks, lenders, credit card companies, and mortgage servicers and ensures companies are...
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No Injuries Reported After Large House Fire in Huntingtown, Fire Marshal Investigating

No Injuries Reported After Large House Fire in Huntingtown, Fire Marshal Investigating

On Saturday, February 22, 2025, at 7:58 p.m., firefighters from Calvert and Anne Arundel County responded to the 4200 block of Weeping Willow Lane in Huntingtown, for the reported chimney fire. Minutes after the initial dispatch, 911 caller takers upgraded the assignment to a working fire dispatch due to callers reporting the fire was...
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Chesapeake Life Center New Workshops Focus on Wellness and Creativity for Grievers and Caregivers

Chesapeake Life Center New Workshops Focus on Wellness and Creativity for Grievers and Caregivers

Chesapeake Life Center offers many creative workshops to help adults find a path to healing from loss. From painting to mindfulness, there are options for grievers and caregivers. Here are some of the events planned for this season. Navigating Anticipatory and Ambiguous Grief in Dementia Caregiving – This free workshop is designed to support...
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Brandywine Woman Arrested in St. Mary’s County for DUI and Drug Possession

Brandywine Woman Arrested in St. Mary’s County for DUI and Drug Possession

Lorraine Anderson Concepcion, 66, of Brandywine, was arrested on February 16, 2025, in St. Mary’s County after authorities say she was driving under the influence of drugs and in possession of controlled dangerous substances, including cocaine and PCP. According to court documents, Concepcion was stopped by Deputy Kirsch of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s...
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Hospice of the Chesapeake Advanced Cardiac Care Program Seeks to Reduce Hospital Visits

Hospice of the Chesapeake Advanced Cardiac Care Program Seeks to Reduce Hospital Visits

Hospice of the Chesapeake, in collaboration with the American Heart Association (AHA) and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) announces the Advanced Cardiac Care Program to address one of the nation’s largest killers of Americans – heart disease. Each year, more Americans die from heart disease than any other condition, including...
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Indictment Adds Murder and Other Charges Against PG County Man Accused of Shooting a DCHA Officer

Indictment Adds Murder and Other Charges Against PG County Man Accused of Shooting a DCHA Officer

Victor Scott Terrill, 41, of Landover, Maryland, was charged in a 10-count superseding indictment, filed yesterday in U.S. District Court, with first-degree murder while armed and related counts, announced U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin, Jr., FBI Special Agent in Charge Sean Ryan of the Washington Field Office Criminal and Cyber Division, and Chief Pamela...
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Adult Grief Support Program Meetings Available This Spring, 2025

Adult Grief Support Program Meetings Available This Spring, 2025

From free, come-as-you-are drop-in grief support groups to online groups that explore grief through imagery, Chesapeake Life Center offers a variety of grief support groups for adults this spring. Drop-In Grief Support Groups are open to anyone grieving. Groups offer participants an opportunity to share their feelings and obtain support from others who are...
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CSM Hosts 35 Middle and High School Teams in ‘High Stakes’ Robotics Tournament

CSM Hosts 35 Middle and High School Teams in ‘High Stakes’ Robotics Tournament

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) hosted 35 teams of local and regional middle- and high-school students last weekend at the Southern Maryland VEX V5 Robotics Tournament held at the La Plata Campus. At the Feb. 15 tournament, student-team-built robots were inspected, put to the test, judged, and awarded for their high-tech efforts. “I...
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Washington, D.C. Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Armed Robberies of 4 Maryland Cell Phone Stores

Washington, D.C. Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Armed Robberies of 4 Maryland Cell Phone Stores

U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Maddox sentenced Xavier Jones, 26, of Washington, D.C., to 22 years in federal prison and three years of supervised release for his role in robbing four cell phone stores in Baltimore County, Howard County, and Prince George’s County, Maryland. Jones was also ordered to pay $74,141.26 in restitution. Phil...
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Maryland Hunters Harvest 84,201 Deer for 2024-2025 Season

Maryland Hunters Harvest 84,201 Deer for 2024-2025 Season

Maryland deer hunters harvested 84,201 deer during the combined archery, firearms, and muzzleloader seasons, from Sept. 6, 2024 through Feb. 4, 2025. The statewide harvest reported to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources included 32,148 antlered and 47,271 antlerless white-tailed deer, and 2,143 antlered and 2,639 antlerless sika deer. The harvest was 15.9% higher...
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Maryland State Police Arrest Prince George’s County Man Following Alleged Armed Road Rage Incident

Maryland State Police Arrest Prince George’s County Man Following Alleged Armed Road Rage Incident

Maryland State Police arrested a man and seized two loaded handguns following an alleged armed road rage incident that occurred Saturday afternoon in Prince George’s County. The accused is identified as Kenyatta Von Williams Jr., 34, of Suitland, Maryland. Following consultation with the Office of the State’s Attorney in Prince George’s County, Williams was...
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Teen and 24-Year-Old Arrested for Murder of 20 Year Old Man During Armed Robbery

Teen and 24-Year-Old Arrested for Murder of 20 Year Old Man During Armed Robbery

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit identified and charged two suspects in connection with a fatal shooting in District Heights earlier this month. The suspects are 24-year-old Keyondre Joyner of Washington, DC and 18-year-old Jamiel Collins of Oxon Hill. They are charged with the murder of 20-year-old Tyler Fludd of Hyattsville. On...
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