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County gets $10.6 million to hire officers
Seeded on Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:51 PM EDT (gazette.net)
Maryland jurisdictions will receive $23 million from a federal grant program to hire new police officers, Vice President Joe Biden announced Tuesday.
Police seize TVs, software from Cheverly pawnshop
Seeded on Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:36 PM EDT (gazette.net)
Prince George's County police officers raided a Cheverly pawnshop Tuesday afternoon and seized a truck full of merchandise, some of which police said may have been stolen.
Prince George's chief: Community policing helps - wtop.com
Seeded on Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:41 PM EDT (wtop.com)
Prince George's County Police Chief Roberto L. Hylton is crediting a community policing effort he spearheaded with helping to keep crime down for the fourth year in a row.
Prince George's, Md., Police Unit Nurtures Ties Between Officers, Community - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:00 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
Prince George's Police Chief Roberto L. Hylton knew he had to rebuild his department's relationship with the community. He also knew he needed eyes and ears in the county's neighborhoods and officers to develop sources within the county's criminal element.
Plummeting Crime Rates Puzzle Experts - CBS News
Seeded on Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:40 PM EDT (CBS News)
In the District and Prince George's County, homicides are down about 17 percent this year.
Prince George's, Md., Task Force to Probe Pawnshops for Links to Thefts - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:59 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
Prince George's County Police Chief Roberto L. Hylton took aim again at pawnshops Wednesday, saying at a news conference that he was creating an 11-member task force to investigate the stores and shut down those found to purchase stolen goods.
Robberies in Metro System Increasing, on Track to Jump 24 Percent by Year's End - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:55 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
Robberies in the Metro transit system are increasing and are on track to jump 24 percent by the end of the year if the current pace continues, according to Transit Police statistics...
Mourners Salute Holocaust Museum Guard at Funeral - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:52 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
The slaying of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum guard Stephen T. Johns was the latest sign that discrimination and racism remain as potent as ever, ministers at the security officer's funeral said yesterday.
Largo shopping center hopes for crime-free summer
Seeded on Fri May 29, 2009 12:28 AM EDT (gazette.net)
As Prince George's schools begin to close for the summer, leaving many teens with free time on their hands, the Boulevard at the Capital Centre in Largo is counting on its recently implemented parental escort policy to help keep loitering — and crime — at bay.
Guns, cars, cocaine seized from 14 Maryland residents in Mexican cartel bust, papers say
Seeded on Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:20 PM EDT (dcexaminer.com)
High-end cars, guns, cocaine and three dozen cell phones were among the items seized last month from 14 Prince George's County residents swept up in a nationwide Justice Department operation designed to strike a blow against the powerful Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel, according t …
Prince George's police execute warrants on Mexican cartel
Seeded on Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:17 PM EST (dcexaminer.com)
Prince George's County police executed 14 search warrants Wednesday as part of a national raid aimed at breaking the back of a Mexican drug cartel, federal and local authorities said.
New Police Chief Launches Both High-Tech and Old-School Efforts - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:20 PM EST (The Washington Post)
The new police chief of Prince George's County expects his commanders to pay close attention to crime data churned out every 15 minutes by a department computer system, numbers he starts tracking when the BlackBerry on his nightstand begins to buzz before dawn....
More Muscle Against Mortgage Fraud - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:31 PM EST (The Washington Post)
Such frauds come in many forms; a common scheme targets homeowners who are facing foreclosure by falsely promising to help them keep their homes. Prince George's County has the largest number of foreclosures in the state, officials said.
Economy Cited in 2 False Carjacking Claims - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:15 PM EST (The Washington Post)
Two men who claimed that they were carjacked in Prince George's County later acknowledged arranging the incidents because they could no longer make their car payments, police said. Police linked the incidents last night to a "worsening economy."
Neighbors Want Answers in Double Killing - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:28 PM EST (The Washington Post)
More than 250 residents of the Oak Creek gated community came to a meeting yesterday hoping to learn more about the grisly double homicide in their neighborhood last week.
County Must Release Crime Information - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:20 PM EST (The Washington Post)
A state appeals court ruled recently that Prince George's must release information related to County Executive Jack B. Johnson's assertion three years ago that some apartment complexes are "breeding grounds" for crime.
Violent Crime Drops in Prince George's County - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:29 PM EST (The Washington Post)
Fewer people in Prince George's County were reported killed, raped, robbed, carjacked and assaulted in 2008 than in the previous year, and with new technology police are confident they can continue the trend, officials said today.
Man Gets Life Sentence for Stray Bullet Killing - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:35 AM EST (The Washington Post)
A Lanham man was sentenced today to life in prison plus 20 years in the 2007 slaying of a woman who was struck by a stray bullet in her Prince George's County home.
Ambulance Stolen, Taken for Joy Ride - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Wed Jan 7, 2009 6:19 PM EST (The Washington Post)
A team of paramedics got a shock early this morning when they walked out of an emergency room in Prince George's County to find their ambulance missing.
Second arrested in abduction, bank robbery plot - wtop.com
Seeded on Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:48 PM EST (wtop.com)
A second arrest has been made in a trio of suspects who followed home a female manager of a Silver Spring bank, held her family hostage in their Clinton home and attempted to force the woman to rob the bank.
Beaten Churchgoer Described Attacker in Call - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:10 PM EST (The Washington Post)
Although Prince George's police are usually sensitive to describing suspects based on race, with little else to go on they issued a news release yesterday saying they believe that they are looking for a light-skinned black or Latino male.
A Slap on the Wrist - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:03 PM EST (The Washington Post)
AYEAR AGO, Mary Gray watched in horror as a speeding Prince George's County police cruiser slammed into a car ahead of her -- the car her son was driving. Twenty-year-old Brian Gray was pronounced dead soon after.
Hostage Halts Robbery 'Like In the Movies' - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Mon Dec 29, 2008 4:59 PM EST (The Washington Post)
Speeding on the Capital Beltway, James Spruill knew he had to act fast. His wife and boys were packed into the family car, and a masked man was in the back seat, jabbing a loaded gun into his 11-year-old son's ribs.
Grand Jury Disbands Without Indictment in Prisoner's Killing - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Sat Dec 13, 2008 1:38 PM EST (The Washington Post)
A Prince George's County grand jury hearing evidence in the June slaying of an inmate who was accused of killing a police officer has completed its term without issuing an indictment, prosecutors said yesterday.
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