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Two Insurance Agency’s to No Longer Issue New Polices for Certain Hyundai and Kia Vehicles Due to Theft Rates

Two Insurance Agency’s to No Longer Issue New Polices for Certain Hyundai and Kia Vehicles Due to Theft Rates

UPDATE 2/9/2023: The car manufacturers and insurance companies have not confirmed which states will impacted by the change, however, Progressive and State Farm will not be issuing new policies in some areas for certain Hyundai and Kia vehicles due to increased thefts involving the cars. Both insurance companies stated they will continue to insure...
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Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Motorcycle and School Bus

Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision Involving Motorcycle and School Bus

The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Wednesday afternoon in Clinton. The deceased motorcycle rider is 25-year-old Donovan Smith of Upper Marlboro. On Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at approximately 4:30 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of Brandywine Road and Northgate Parkway for a collision involving a motorcycle...
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Prince George’s County Police Announces Graduation of Academy Session 148, 27 New Recruits

Prince George’s County Police Announces Graduation of Academy Session 148, 27 New Recruits

The Prince George’s County Police Department is proud to announce the graduation of 27 recruits from the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Police Training Academy on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. Of the 27 graduates, 17 will join us here at the Prince George’s County Police Department. The remaining 10 will join the ranks of...
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Maryland Department of Natural Resources Announces Midwinter Waterfowl Survey 2023 Results

Maryland Department of Natural Resources Announces Midwinter Waterfowl Survey 2023 Results

In early January, aerial survey teams of pilots and biologists from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) made visual estimates of the ducks, geese, and swans along most of the state’s Chesapeake Bay, Potomac River, and Atlantic coast shorelines. This year, the teams counted about 632,200 waterfowl, which was higher than the 563,800...
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Waldorf Man Killed After Single Vehicle Collision in Brandywine, Police Investigating

Waldorf Man Killed After Single Vehicle Collision in Brandywine, Police Investigating

The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Saturday night in Brandywine. The deceased driver is 40-year-old Earl Estep III of Waldorf. On February 4, 2023, at approximately 10:10 pm, officers responded to the 14200 block of Brandywine Road for a single-vehicle collision. The preliminary investigation revealed Estep was...
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Shots Fired, One Man Arrested After Breaching Joint Base Andrews

Shots Fired, One Man Arrested After Breaching Joint Base Andrews

On Monday, February 6, 2023, at approximately 11:30 a.m., a man gained unauthorized access to a Joint Base Andrews housing area. A resident discharged a firearm, security forces arrived on scene to apprehend the base intruder, and law enforcement is currently investigating the incident. There were no injuries and no property damage reported.
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Alcohol and Driver Error are Contributing Factors in Fatal Crash in Prince Frederick That Killed a 39-Year-Old Woman

Alcohol and Driver Error are Contributing Factors in Fatal Crash in Prince Frederick That Killed a 39-Year-Old Woman

On Monday, February 6, 2023, at approximately 9:40 p.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team responded to the area of Maryland Route 4 and Wood Acres Court in Prince Frederick, for the report of a serious motor vehicle crash involving two vehicles. Upon arrival, units located a...
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Two 16-Year-Olds Arrested for Armed Carjacking, Suspects Used Stolen Kia to Commit Crime

Two 16-Year-Olds Arrested for Armed Carjacking, Suspects Used Stolen Kia to Commit Crime

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Washington Area Vehicle Enforcement team arrested two 16-year-old males for armed carjacking. Both suspects live in Washington, DC. They are charged as adults. On Thursday, February 2, 2023, at approximately 1:40 a.m., officers responded to the 7700 block of Landover Road in Landover for the report of an...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Collision After Red Light Runner Kills Pedestrian in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Collision After Red Light Runner Kills Pedestrian in Prince George’s County

February 3, 2023: Maryland State Police are continuing to investigate a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred Thursday evening in Prince George’s County. Shortly before 7:45 p.m. on Thursday, troopers from the Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack responded to the area of Central Avenue at Campus Way in Kettering, Maryland for a report of a...
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Police Recover Loaded Handgun from 13-Year-Old William Wirt Middle School Student

Police Recover Loaded Handgun from 13-Year-Old William Wirt Middle School Student

The Prince George’s County Police Department is actively investigating a 13-year-old student at William Wirt Middle School in the unincorporated section of Hyattsville for bringing a loaded gun onto school property. At approximately 11:40 am, a student alerted School Security that the 13-year-old was in possession of the gun while on school property. School...
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UPDATE: Maryland State Police Investigating Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle in Prince George’s County

UPDATE: Maryland State Police Investigating Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle in Prince George’s County

UPDATE 2/3/2023: The injured pedestrian has been identified and family has been notified. Thank you to everyone for assisting us in this case. Maryland State Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a male pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle Tuesday evening in Prince George’s County. The male is described as...
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Chesapeake Life Center Brings Back It’s Weekend Summer Grief Camp for Kids and Teens

Chesapeake Life Center Brings Back It’s Weekend Summer Grief Camp for Kids and Teens

Chesapeake Life Center is excited to announce that it is bringing back Camp Nabi, its summer overnight camp program for grieving children and teens. The weekend-long camp is for children ages 6 to 18 and will be held Aug. 4 to 6. Chesapeake Life Center Director Brian Berger said the camp program will be...
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Maryland’s Multi-Match Drawings Moving to Earlier Time Starting March 2, 2023

Maryland’s Multi-Match Drawings Moving to Earlier Time Starting March 2, 2023

The Maryland Lottery’s twice-weekly drawings of Multi-Match are shifting to a new time: Beginning on Thursday, March 2, Multi-Match drawings will be held at approximately 7:56 p.m., the same time that the Lottery conducts the Evening Drawings of Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5 and Bonus Match 5. The last Multi-Match drawing in the...
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Prince George’s County Police Investigating Fatal Single Vehicle Collision

Prince George’s County Police Investigating Fatal Single Vehicle Collision

The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Wednesday evening in the town of Bladensburg. The deceased driver is 22-year-old Michelle Hernandez of Bladensburg. On February 1, 2023, at approximately 8:15 pm, officers responded to the 5400 block of Annapolis Road for a single-vehicle collision. The preliminary investigation revealed...
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CSM Nursing Students Revel in Accomplishments, Prove Hard Work Pays Off

CSM Nursing Students Revel in Accomplishments, Prove Hard Work Pays Off

“YOUR DREAM MAY HAVE SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE, BUT YOU MET AND EXCEEDED THE STANDARDS” Fifty-seven new nurses received their nursing pins during a Nursing Recognition Ceremony Jan. 12 as part of the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) 2023 Winter Commencement. The graduates chose the Nelson Mandela quote “it always seems impossible until it is done”...
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Two 14-Year-Olds and 15-Year-Old Arrested After Stealing Kia and Joyriding

Two 14-Year-Olds and 15-Year-Old Arrested After Stealing Kia and Joyriding

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Washington Area Vehicle Enforcement Team arrested three juveniles for stealing a Kia. The suspects are two 14-year-old males and one 15-year-old male who all live in Bowie. On January 31, 2023, at approximately 10:45 pm, WAVE detectives stopped the stolen Kia in the 2800 block of Curtis Drive...
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Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Upper Marlboro Under Investigation, Victim Identified by Police

Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Upper Marlboro Under Investigation, Victim Identified by Police

The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Monday evening in the unincorporated section of Upper Marlboro. The deceased driver is 32-year-old Taha Robinson of Upper Marlboro. On January 30, 2023, at approximately 8:50 pm, officers responded to the 8000 block of Rosaryville Road for a single-vehicle collision. The...
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Police in Charles County Arrest Man Who Attempted to Rob Target and Kidnapped a Woman From a Waldorf Gas Station

Police in Charles County Arrest Man Who Attempted to Rob Target and Kidnapped a Woman From a Waldorf Gas Station

On January 26, 2023, at approximately 11:10 p.m., Anne Arundel County Police notified the Charles County Sheriff’s Office they were with a woman who reported she had been kidnapped in Charles County earlier in the evening. Detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office coordinated with the Anne Arundel police and a preliminary investigation showed...
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Knowledge Boxing Center of Lexington Park Hosted Their 10th Live Boxing Event

Knowledge Boxing Center of Lexington Park Hosted Their 10th Live Boxing Event

On Saturday, January 28, 2023, the Knowledge Boxing Center of Lexington Park put on its 10th live boxing event at the Willows Recreation Center. The exciting, well attended, family friendly event featured 15 bouts of live amateur boxing sanctioned by USA Boxing Inc. The matches featured 8 local Southern Maryland athletes as they competed...
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Van Hollen Leads Colleagues in Introduction of Bills to Reduce Gun Violence, Implement Common-Sense Safety Measures

Van Hollen Leads Colleagues in Introduction of Bills to Reduce Gun Violence, Implement Common-Sense Safety Measures

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led several of his Democratic colleagues in reintroducing two bills to help curb gun violence and strengthen gun safety. The Senator’s ATF Improvement and Modernization (AIM) Act – led by Congressman Don Beyer (D-Va.) in the House – would improve and modernize the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms...
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Maryland Felon Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $419,000 in COVID-19 CARES Act Loans While on Probation for a Previous Federal Conviction

Maryland Felon Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $419,000 in COVID-19 CARES Act Loans While on Probation for a Previous Federal Conviction

The Defendant Made False Statements on the Applications to Obtain the Loans, Then Misappropriated Some of the Funds to Pay Her Personal Expenses, including a Car, a Boat, a Vacation, and Tickets to Sporting Events Greenbelt, Maryland. U.S. District Judge Deborah J. Boardman sentenced Sherrie Lynne Bryant, age 55, of Bowie, Maryland, to 18...
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Detectives Arrest Two Suspects for Stealing Kia and Recover Loaded Handgun

Detectives Arrest Two Suspects for Stealing Kia and Recover Loaded Handgun

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Washington Area Vehicle Enforcement team charged two suspects for stealing a Kia. The suspects are 32-year-old Krystal Henry of Washington, DC, and 33-year-old Crystal Smith of Capitol Heights. Both are also facing a weapon-related charge. On January 26, 2023, at approximately 2:00 pm, WAVE detectives observed the two...
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Maryland Department of Natural Resources Winter Waterfowl Hunting Day for Youth, Veterans, and Military Members Set for Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023

Maryland Department of Natural Resources Winter Waterfowl Hunting Day for Youth, Veterans, and Military Members Set for Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is encouraging Maryland’s youth hunters, veterans, and military personnel to experience the excitement of this season’s second special waterfowl hunting day on Saturday, Feb. 4. “These special hunt days give our youth, active duty military and veteran hunters a well-deserved chance to get outside one last time before...
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Suspect Charged with Assault, Firearms Offenses Following Officer-Involved Shooting

Suspect Charged with Assault, Firearms Offenses Following Officer-Involved Shooting

The Prince George’s County Police Department arrested and charged a Lanham man in connection with a non-contact officer-involved shooting on Monday. The suspect is 20-year-old Tyler Clendenen. He’s charged with assaulting two PGPD officers as well as multiple firearms offenses. On January 23, 2023, at approximately 8:40 am, a resident called 911 about a...
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Maryland Governor Moore’s New Budget Includes Several Chesapeake Bay Restoration Priorities

Maryland Governor Moore’s New Budget Includes Several Chesapeake Bay Restoration Priorities

January 20, 2023: A.J. Metcalf, Maryland Media & Communications Coordinator, Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s newly released state budget includes funding for several high priority initiatives to improve Chesapeake Bay. The Fiscal Year 2024 budget provides 43 new positions and $3.7 million in funding for the Maryland Department of the Environment...
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