CRIME & SAFETY
High school and middle school on lockdown as police investigate threat of violence
A Maryland high school and middle school were placed under lockdown due to a “threat of possible violence,” but their hold status has since been lifted after the threat was deemed “non-credible” by authorities.Severna Park High School was put under investigation due to the possible violence threat on Tuesday morning, the Anne Arundel County Police Department said on X.The police say that the middle school was also put under lockdown.There is no evidence of weapons inside the school on school property, but heavy police presence was spread throughout the area while officers investigated the reported threat.In an update around an...
Pedestrian struck, killed on Annapolis Road in Prince George's County
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. — A man is dead after he was hit by a driver on Annapolis Road over the weekend. Police are still working to learn what led up to the crash. Prince George's County Police Department officers were called to the 9400 block of Annapolis Road, near the Aldi in Seabrook, for the report of a pedestrian struck around 8:40 p.m. Once officers arrived they found a man in the road. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Thieves drive car into gas station, make off with ATM
BOWIE, Md. — Police in Bowie, Maryland are searching for who used a car to bust into a gas station and steal an ATM from inside. Police say no one was inside the building at the time. Prince George's County detectives are conducting an investigation after the burglary was...
Police officer hurt in crash that flipped vehicle on side in Prince George's County
LANHAM, Md. - A police officer was injured after a crash early Tuesday morning in Prince George's County. The crash happened around 4:30 a.m. on Annapolis Road at the I-495 off-ramp in Lanham. The vehicle flipped onto its side, trapping the officer inside temporarily. The cause of the crash is...
Witnesses describe chaos after 5 teens were shot at Greenbelt senior skip day gathering
“Utter chaos” is how one student described the moments after gunfire erupted at a senior skip day gathering in Greenbelt, Maryland, where five teens were shot, police said. About 500 to 600 people gathered at Schrom Hills Park and Schrom Hills Recreation Center for an unsanctioned senior skip day...
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