The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred Sunday morning in the unincorporated section of Upper Marlboro. The victim is 34-year-old Ian Persaud of Upper Marlboro. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. On...
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On Thursday, October 27, 2022, at approximately 7:02 a.m., officers were investigating a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of a convenience store in the 2400 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf when they observed a handgun on the driver’s side floorboard. The three occupants were removed from the vehicle. Further investigation revealed the...
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As hospitals in the region and across the country experience an increase in Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) admissions, Governor Larry Hogan today announced a series of new mitigation actions, along with preparedness efforts for potential fall and winter COVID-19 and flu surges in Maryland. “After meeting with our multi-agency public health task force yesterday...
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Three Maryland tickets also win $50,000 third-tier prizes Powerball continued its spooktacular roll Saturday night, creating new millionaires around the country including one lucky player in Maryland. While ghosts, goblins and fairy princesses take to the streets tonight to collect candy galore, jackpot chasers are hoping to collect the estimated $1 billion up for...
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The Drug Enforcement Administration is advising the public of an alarming emerging trend of colorful fentanyl available across the United States. Since August 2022, DEA and our law enforcement partners seized brightly-colored fentanyl and fentanyl pills in 26 states. Dubbed “rainbow fentanyl” in the media, this trend appears to be a new method used...
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On October 28, we recognize their sacrifices and contributions on Honoring the Nation’s First Responders Day. First responders do a demanding job that requires personal sacrifice, bravery, and heroism. They need reliable, secure communications with devices and apps designed for the work they do. To all the people who selflessly serve as first responders...
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The Financial Crimes Unit is issuing a community-wide warning about skimming devices. In the last week, the PGPD has recovered three skimming devices at convenience stores in the county. Skimming devices can be placed at point of sale terminals inside of retail stores, grocery stores, convenience stores or any location where credit card transactions...
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October 27, 2022 – Troopers arrested a Prince George’s County man this morning after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Investigation developed evidence of distribution and possession of child pornography. The suspect is identified as Joshua Ramsey, 25, of Bowie, Maryland. Ramsey is charged with two counts of possession with...
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As children get their costumes ready, Maryland State Police remind drivers of the dangers of distracted and impaired driving, particularly throughout the Halloween weekend. Additional troopers will be deployed throughout the state to concentrate enforcement efforts on impaired driving and other dangerous driving behaviors including speed, aggressive and distracted driving. Extra enforcement efforts are...
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Many people love a good scare on Halloween, but not when it comes to traffic safety. The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration’s (MDOT MVA) Highway Safety Office and the MDOT State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) are partnering to remind motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists to look out for one another and travel safely...
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Troopers arrested a Prince George’s County man Thursday morning after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Investigation developed evidence of child pornography. The suspect is identified as Paul David, 19, of, Fort Washington, Maryland. Allen is charged with five counts of possession of child pornography. He was transported to the...
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As we near the winter holiday season, motorists need to remember to take the proper precautions to reduce the chances of their vehicles being stolen. This is especially true right now for owners of Hyundai and Kia vehicles, which have been stolen at increased rates both in Maryland and nationwide, according to the National...
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Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, Charles County Circuit Court Judge William R. Greer, Jr. sentenced Arron William Saunders, 25, of Accokeek, to 30 years, with all but 15 years suspended in prison for Armed Robbery, Use of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime...
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Maryland’s youth hunters, veterans, and military personnel will be afforded a unique opportunity to experience Maryland’s tradition of waterfowl hunting on two special hunt days: Nov. 5, 2022 and Feb. 4, 2023. On these two days, hunting for ducks, geese, and coots on public and private lands in Maryland will be offered exclusively to...
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Two teenagers prohibited from possessing firearms were arrested on gun charges after a state trooper stopped to assist a disabled vehicle last night in Prince George’s County. The first suspect is identified as Kamari Dameone Smith 17, of District Heights, Maryland. Smith is charged as an adult with loaded handgun on person, possession of...
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On Friday September 30, 2022, the Prince George’s County Police Special Crimes Division Child and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Unit (CVAA) was notified by an adult female of a sexual assault that occurred from 2015-2017 when she was a student at Largo High School. The defendant is 44-year-old Lonnie Elias, Jr. was the Victim’s teacher....
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With the abundance of golf tournaments offered around Chesapeake Bay, an avid golfer could sign up for one for every week of the season. While that’s great for golf fans, it presents a challenge to Hospice of the Chesapeake’s Golf Committee. And it’s a challenge they get better at every year. This year, a...
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The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal collision in Accokeek. The deceased driver is 33-year-old Tiffanie Bunch of Waldorf. On Saturday, October 15, 2022, at approximately 3:00 a.m., officers responded to the area of Indian Head Highway near Berry Road for a single-vehicle collision. The preliminary investigation revealed Bunch was traveling...
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MedStar Health is pleased to welcome board-certified and fellowship-trained hematologist and oncologist, Ankit Madan, MD, to MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center. Dr. Madan attended medical school at Gajra Raja Medical College in India prior to completing an internal medicine residency and a hematology and oncology fellowship at University of Alabama. He is board certified...
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Court of Appeals of Maryland Chief Judge Matthew J. Fader has named Judge DaNeeka Varner Cotton as county administrative judge for the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. Judge Cotton succeeds Chief, Circuit, and County Administrative Judge Sheila R. Tillerson Adams, Seventh Judicial Circuit, who will retire on December 31, 2022, after serving nearly...
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The Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) announced a new $9.8 million award under the Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS) program to the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State University to provide multi-disciplinary, scenario-based active shooter training to first responders. The PASS program...
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Alphonso Owens, 42, formerly of Washington, D.C., has been indicted by grand juries in the District of Columbia and Prince George’s County, Maryland for two separate home invasion sexual assaults of children that occurred in September and October of 2011. The indictments were announced by Matthew M. Graves, U.S. Attorney for the District of...
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The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal pedestrian collision in Fort Washington. The victim is 56-year-old Huerta Melendez of Montgomery Village, MD. On Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at approximately 10:55 p.m., officers responded to the area of northbound Indian Head Highway and Kerby Hill Road. The preliminary investigation revealed Melendez was...
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Luis Flores-Reyes, a/k/a “Maloso,” “Lobo,”’ and “Viejo Lovvon,” age 41, of Arlington, Virginia Jairo Jacome, a/k/a “Abuelo,” age 40, of Langley Park, Maryland Brayan Contreras-Avalos, a/k/a “Anonimo,” and “Humilde,” age 27, of Langley Park, Maryland A federal jury convicted the three on federal charges related to a racketeering enterprise known as La Mara Salvatrucha,...
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Ballot Drop Boxes In addition, yesterday SBE began the process of delivering and installing official ballot drop boxes across the state. SBE anticipates it will take five days to deliver and install all 281 ballot drop boxes. A list of the ballot box locations is available online (in Spanish) Voters who choose to utilize...
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