Prince George’s News

Charles County Man Arrested Under Suspicion of Impaired Driving After Single Vehicle Crash, Police Recover Stolen Handgun

Charles County Man Arrested Under Suspicion of Impaired Driving After Single Vehicle Crash, Police Recover Stolen Handgun

On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 12:01 a.m., troopers from the Forestville Barrack responded to a single vehicle crash in the area of Route 301 and Timothy Branch Drive in Brandywine. Upon their arrival, troopers found a silver Nissan facing southbound in the northbound lanes on Route 301 and wedged against the guardrail. The...
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Three Juveniles Arrested for Committing Armed Carjacking, Police Recover Handgun

Three Juveniles Arrested for Committing Armed Carjacking, Police Recover Handgun

Prince George’s County Police Division IV – Oxon Hill Station patrol officers arrested three juveniles for an armed carjacking on Sunday. The suspects are a 17-year-old male from Oxon Hill, a 17-year-old male from Washington, DC, and a 16-year-old male from Oxon Hill. All three are charged as adults. On Sunday, September 25, 2022,...
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Governor Hogan Continues Asia Trade Mission in Japan, Meets with Leadership of Japan Business Federation

Governor Hogan Continues Asia Trade Mission in Japan, Meets with Leadership of Japan Business Federation

To kick off the second leg of his economic development mission to Asia, Governor Larry Hogan today met with leaders of Keidanren—the Japan Business Federation—including Hayakawa Shigeru, co-chairman of Keidanren’s Committee on U.S. Affairs and vice chairman of the board of directors of Toyota Motor Corporation. The governor also touted Maryland’s pro-business environment at...
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Maryland Congressional Delegation Urges Administration to Kick-Start New Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Stock Assessment

Maryland Congressional Delegation Urges Administration to Kick-Start New Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Stock Assessment

Members point to lowest crab numbers in history of winter dredge survey, recent rapid rise in invasive blue catfish and snakeheads as cause for urgent action On September 21, 2022., U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony G....
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Grand Jury Indicts Suspended Prince George’s County Police Officer on Theft and Misconduct in Office Charges

Grand Jury Indicts Suspended Prince George’s County Police Officer on Theft and Misconduct in Office Charges

A Prince George’s County grand jury indicted an officer on charges of theft and misconduct in office. The involved officer is Corporal Travis Fowble. The officer is accused of conducting unauthorized activities while on-duty dating back to 2018. The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division brought this case to the State’s Attorney’s...
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Maryland Retired School Personnel Association Offers Mini Grants for Classroom Teachers

Maryland Retired School Personnel Association Offers Mini Grants for Classroom Teachers

Classroom teachers can apply for one of six mini grants offered by the Maryland Retired School Personnel Association (MRSPA). The mini grants — awarding up to $300 per teacher — may be used on special projects or activities that are not funded through the school system, PTA or PTSO. Last school year, Emily Leedy,...
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Charles County Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Maryland in La Plata on Friday, September 23, 2022!

Charles County Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Maryland in La Plata on Friday, September 23, 2022!

The Charles County Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Maryland will begin at 9 a.m. at Texas Roadhouse in La Plata on Friday, September 23, 2022. (located at 103 Drury Dr, La Plata, MD 20646) We will assemble for our annual group photo at 8:45 a.m. No registration is required, just wear this...
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Police Investigating One Victim and One Suspect Shot and Killed in Home Invasion

Police Investigating One Victim and One Suspect Shot and Killed in Home Invasion

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating the circumstances of a double fatal shooting inside of a home in the city of Hyattsville shortly after midnight. At approximately 12:20 a.m., officers with the Hyattsville Police Department were dispatched to the report of a burglary in progress at the home in the...
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MDOT Releases Record $19.9 Billion Draft Six-Year Capital Budget Plan

MDOT Releases Record $19.9 Billion Draft Six-Year Capital Budget Plan

The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) released its Draft Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP) for fiscal years 2023 to 2028, outlining a record $19.9 billion six-year investment to replace and repair aging infrastructure, expand transit opportunities, assist Maryland’s economic recovery and preserve and expand the state’s transportation network. The Draft FY 2023-2028 CTP is nearly...
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Upper Marlboro Man Arrested for Shoplifting at Safeway in Prince Frederick

Upper Marlboro Man Arrested for Shoplifting at Safeway in Prince Frederick

On September 15, 2022, Deputy McCourt of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Safeway located at 80 W. Dares Beach Road in Prince Frederick, for the report of a theft that had already occurred. The complainant advised a male entered the store, stuffed multiple food items into his backpack, and fled the...
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Maryland State Fire Marshal Welcomes New Explosives Detection Canine Team Graduates

Maryland State Fire Marshal Welcomes New Explosives Detection Canine Team Graduates

The Office of the State Fire Marshal added a new member to its roster. K-9 “Paulie” and her partner, Senior Deputy State Fire Marshal Chris McIntyre, graduated from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives National Canine Division Training Center in Front Royal, Virginia. K-9 Paulie, a 17-month-old Labrador retriever, has been conditioned...
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Police Arrest Washington D.C Man Linked to Multiple Sexual Assaults and Robberies in Prince George’s County, Detectives Seeking Further Victims and Information

Police Arrest Washington D.C Man Linked to Multiple Sexual Assaults and Robberies in Prince George’s County, Detectives Seeking Further Victims and Information

The Prince George’s County Police Department identified, located and arrested a suspect linked to a sexual assault and an attempted sexual assault in District Heights late last week. The suspect is 36-year-old Sean Lorenzo Tolbert of Washington, DC. Tolbert is also charged with inappropriately touching six women at a mall last Tuesday and attempting...
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Three Washington D.C. Men Arrested for Armed Carjacking and Released 5 Days Later, Police Recovered Three Loaded Firearms

Three Washington D.C. Men Arrested for Armed Carjacking and Released 5 Days Later, Police Recovered Three Loaded Firearms

The Strategic Investigations Division’s Carjacking Interdiction Unit located and arrested three suspects in connection with a carjacking at a gas station in Bowie on Wednesday. On September 14, 2022, at approximately 8:30 pm, the victim was pumping gas at a station in the 10600 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Highway when two suspects...
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Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation Offering New Maryland Producer Cold Storage Grant Program

Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation Offering New Maryland Producer Cold Storage Grant Program

The Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation (MARBIDCO) is offering a new Maryland Producer Cold Storage Grant Program to assist farmers and watermen with purchasing cold storage equipment needed for their operations during the fall of 2022. Matching grants of up to $1,000 are now available. Having access to adequate cold storage facilities...
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Governor Hogan Meets With Korean President, Makes Major Announcements on Expanding Maryland-Korea Partnership

Governor Hogan Meets With Korean President, Makes Major Announcements on Expanding Maryland-Korea Partnership

Governor Larry Hogan continued his trade and economic development mission to Asia, meeting with the president of the Republic of Korea and making a series of major announcements to expand the strong partnership between Maryland and Korea. Meeting With Korean President. Governor Hogan met with President Yoon Suk-yeol at the presidential office in Seoul to discuss...
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Firefighters Remind Citizens of Carbon Monoxide Safety Tips

Firefighters Remind Citizens of Carbon Monoxide Safety Tips

By Ridge VFD Lieutenant Scot Best, September 19, 2023. Carbon monoxide (CO), often called “the silent killer,” is an invisible, odorless, and tasteless gas created when fuels (such as kerosene, gasoline, wood, coal, natural gas, propane, oil, and methane) burn incompletely. Carbon monoxide can result from home fuel-powered devices such as fireplaces, home and...
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Maryland Senators Urge Biden Administration to Strengthen Privacy Protections for Women Seeking Reproductive Health Care

Maryland Senators Urge Biden Administration to Strengthen Privacy Protections for Women Seeking Reproductive Health Care

As Republicans pass abortion bans and states investigate and punish women for seeking reproductive care, Senators call for HHS to take immediate action to protect women’s privacy under HIPAA U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and 28 of their colleagues in calling on the Department of Health and Human...
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Police Arrest and Charge Two Teens for Shooting and Killing Man in July of 2022

Police Arrest and Charge Two Teens for Shooting and Killing Man in July of 2022

Homicide Unit detectives arrested and charged two suspects for a fatal shooting that occurred in July in Beltsville. The suspects are 19-year-old Anderson Blanco-Diaz of Greenbelt and a 17-year-old male from Adelphi. They are charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Antoine Dorsey of Greenbelt. On July 5, 2022, at approximately 9:00...
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Design Contest for 2023-2024 Migratory Game Bird Stamp Now Open

Design Contest for 2023-2024 Migratory Game Bird Stamp Now Open

Artists are invited to submit their original works for Maryland’s annual Migratory Game Bird Stamp contest, sponsored by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) This popular competition combining artistic skill with knowledge of Maryland’s wildlife is open until November 3, 2022. Each contestant may submit up to three entries with a fee structure...
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Stop On Red! Knowing When to Stop for School Buses

Stop On Red! Knowing When to Stop for School Buses

We’ve all been there. We see the school bus slowing down, yellow lights flashing, and we panic. Do I stop? Do I keep going? Am I even supposed to stop from this direction? No matter how long you’ve been driving, chances are you’ve been in a position where you questioned your own knowledge about school...
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Justice Department Announces COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force Teams

Justice Department Announces COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force Teams

The Justice Department announced the establishment of three Strike Force teams created to enhance the Department’s existing efforts to combat and prevent COVID-19 related fraud. “These Strike Force teams will build on the Department’s historic enforcement efforts to deter, detect, and disrupt pandemic fraud wherever it occurs,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “Since...
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Maryland Department of Agriculture Accepting Proposals for 2023 Animal Waste Technology Fund

Maryland Department of Agriculture Accepting Proposals for 2023 Animal Waste Technology Fund

The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting Fiscal Year 2023 grant proposals for its Animal Waste Technology Fund. Interested applicants should submit a Letter of Intent to the Department by October 21, 2022. Submissions will be reviewed and ranked by MDA in consultation with the Animal Waste Technology Evaluation Committee. High-ranking projects...
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Town of Upper Marlboro Invites Public to Re-Create Historic 1922 Crain Highway Monument Photo on Saturday, October 1, 2022

Town of Upper Marlboro Invites Public to Re-Create Historic 1922 Crain Highway Monument Photo on Saturday, October 1, 2022

You’re Invited! Crain Monument Centennial Celebration on Saturday, October 1, 2022 | 11:00 a.m. “We are excited and proud to bring people together to re-create the photo that was taken 100 years ago,” said Upper Marlboro Town Clerk John Hoatson, who is organizing the Oct. 1 festivities. “We hope everyone who attends will feel...
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Governor Hogan Announces More Than $13 Million in Highway Safety Grants to More Than 90 Agencies, Organizations

Governor Hogan Announces More Than $13 Million in Highway Safety Grants to More Than 90 Agencies, Organizations

Governor Larry Hogan announced more than $13 million in federal and state highway safety grants as part of a statewide focus to prevent motor vehicle crashes and eliminate roadway fatalities. The state funds were disbursed at the start of the fiscal year, and the federal funds will be distributed October 1 by the Maryland...
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MedStar Health Earns Nine “Healthiest Maryland Businesses” Recognitions From The Maryland Department of Health

MedStar Health Earns Nine “Healthiest Maryland Businesses” Recognitions From The Maryland Department of Health

Several Maryland-based MedStar Health organizations have been honored with 2022 Wellness at Work recognitions from the Maryland Department of Health’s “Healthiest Maryland Businesses” program. Wellness at Work recognizes businesses of all sizes for their success in building a culture of wellbeing in the workplace. This year, MedStar Health patient care and research organizations made...
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