Thursday, April 25, 2013
County police hope residents can help them identify the man pictured.
Prince George's County Police are hoping the public can help them identify the man pictured in this surveillance footage. According to PGPD detectives, this suspect may be responsible for two other recent bank robberies. On April 24, 2013 at 2:40 p.m., the suspect pictured walked into M&T Bank in the 3700 block of Donnell Drive in Forestville and demaded cash from a teller with a note. The suspect is described as a black male with a light complexion in his late 20s with braided dreadlocks. He wore a black-hooded sweater, a gray or black jacket and green shoes during the robbery. Detectives said they believe the same suspect robbed the Capital One Bank in Suitland on April 15 and also in Clinton on March 20. Anyone with information on this …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The Prince George's County Police are investigating the robbery of a Glenn Dale Subway.
Prince George's County Police are hoping someone can help them identify the suspects caught on tape robbing a Subway restaurant in Glenn Dale on April 11. The restaurant, located in the 4800 block of Glenn Dale Road, was robbed around 9 p.m. when the suspects reportedly walked into the business, pulled out guns and demanded money, a police press release stated. Detectives think the suspects fled the scene in a dark-colored sedan, PGPD reported. If anyone has information on the identity or whereabouts of these suspects, please call the Prince George’s County Police Department’s CID/Robbery Unit at 301-772-4905. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), text “PGPD plus your message” to CRIMES (…
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Police arrested a second suspect, Michael Elijah Brown, 24, and are charging him with robbery and assault in connection with the crime.
Update, 7:05 p.m., April 5: Police have arrested a second suspect, Michael Elijah Brown, 24, of greater Hyattsville, in connection with the crime. Police apprehended Brown on Thursday, and he is being charged with robbery and assault. Original Story: A Lanham woman is facing robbery and assault charges after attempting to steal a purse from an 80-year-old woman and then biting the victim's husband and a Good Samaritan, who foiled the robbery. The Prince George’s County Police (PGPD) gives this account: Sometime around noon on Tuesday, Lanham resident LeJean Nicola Lancaster, 25, held open a door at a carry out in Accokeek for the victim and her husband. As the two walked in to the store, Lancaster pushed the victim and snatched her purse. …
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The victim sustained minor injuries.
A Mitchellville man was robbed at gunpoint on Peach Walker Drive in Bowie on Friday, according to the Bowie police. Police responded to a call for a robbery at the 15000 block of Peach Walker Drive at around 7:45 p.m. on Friday. The victim, a 27-year-old man, told police that he was walking through a field when he was approached by a man with a handgun. The suspect demanded the victim’s possessions, and then began striking the victim, according to the police report. Following the assault, the suspect fled on foot down a bike path with the victim’s possessions. Police secured the scene and a K-9 unit conducted a search of the area, but they were unable to locate the suspect. The victim was treated for multiple contusions and the case …
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Top stories this week in Prince George's County.
Among stories that received attention this week in Prince George's County were a teen allegedly shot over his cellphone, a man who was arrested in a fatal shooting of a teen in Lewisdale, and two construction workers seriously injured in a fall. Here are those articles and others. Police Arrest Man in Fatal Shooting of 14-year-old in Lewisdale The suspect in police custody was formally charged a day after the double shooting. Teen Shot Resisting Cell Phone Robbery, Suspect Charged As Adult Derrick Anthony Wills, 17, of NE Washington, is charged as an adult for allegedly shooting Prince George's teen who resisted giving up his cellphone. Two Construction Workers Injured in Fall From Laurel-Area Building Two workers suffered serious injuries…
Friday, December 7, 2012
Derrick Anthony Wills, 17, of NE Washington, is charged as an adult for allegedly shooting teen who resisted giving up his cellphone.
Police arrested a 17-year-old suspect, who they are charging as an adult, in the shooting of a 16-year-old male from the Capitol Heights community who refused to hand over his cellphone in a robbery, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Derrick Anthony Wills of the 1200 block of Eastern Avenue in Northeast Washington allegedly approached the victim on foot at the 1200 block of Nye Street in Chapel Oaks and demanded his cellphone, according to police. When the victim resisted, Wills allegedly shot him in the forearm, police said. Police detectives on Thursday found Wills with the victim's cellphone at 50th and Nash streets in Northeast Washington, and the gun used in the crime also was recovered, according to police…
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Teenager refuses to give up cell phone and is shot in the arm, according to Prince George's County police.
A teen was shot around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday while trying to resist surrendering his cell phone to an alleged armed robber, according to Prince George's County police. The suspect, who had approached on foot at the 1200 block of Nye St. in Chapel Oaks, ran off with the victim's phone after shooting him in the forearm, police said. The 16-year-old boy was taken to a local hospital in stable condition, police said. He was to be released Wednesday evening. Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Prince George’s County Police Department’s District III Investigative Unit at (301) 772-4911. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), text “PGPD” plus their message to CRIMES (274637) on a…
Monday, December 3, 2012
No one was injured and the property was recovered, according to police.
Two students from Benjamin Tasker Middle School were charged with robbery and theft under $500 last Friday after allegedly stealing an iPhone 4S from one of their classmates, according to a police report. Bowie Police responded to a call at Benjamin Tasker last Thursday where a suspect reported that after exiting the bus on Wednesday, he was approached by two boys who said they had a weapon and demanded his iPhone 4S. The victim surrendered his phone. The victim told police that when the suspects observed a witness to the robbery, they dropped the phone and fled on foot. The victim identified the suspects as two fellow students at Benjamin Takser. Police took the suspects into custody, charged them and released them to their respective …
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Local jeweler faces heartache as store closes after 63 years; deputies arrest “Sheriff’s Most Wanted” suspect; police seek suspects in string of robberies; and more.
Judge denies dismissal of former police officer’s sexual harassment lawsuit against city; video captures violent Riverdale robbery; former county fire official sentenced in extortion scheme; second-generation local jeweler faces heartbreak as 63-year-old store closes; and more—in Prince George's headlines this week. Video: Camera Catches Violent Riverdale Robbery, Two Arrests Made Prince George's County Police have made two arrests but are searching for a third suspect involved in a violent robbery last week outside of an East Riverdale restaurant. The incident was caught by a nearby security camera. Former Prince George’s Fire Official Sentenced In Extortion Scheme Karl Granzow was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in jail. Granzow was …
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Police believe the same pair has held up stores in East Riverdale, Suitland, and Landover in the past month.
Prince George's County police have released a video from last week's stickup at East Pines Liquor Store in East Riverdale—one in an apparent string of local robberies. The incident occurred on Sept. 25 at around 7:20 a.m. As seen in the video, two suspects allegedly entered the store and pulled a gun on the employees. After restraining them, police said the pair stole cash from the register and fled the scene. Similar robberies occurred on Sept. 22 at Base Liquors in Suitland and on Sept. 4 at David's Liquors in Landover. In one instance, a suspected getaway vehicle was spotted. Police described it as a white SUV that might be bearing temporary Maryland license plates. The driver was identified as a black woman wearing a white shower cap …
Red White and Blue
11:53 am on Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Make a large enough reward and someone will come forward, cash works all the time, in times like these we should be offering major rewards for information to crimes, we can save money trying to solve them, get more people off the streets and maybe even help someone out in need of some cash. more ›