CRIME & SAFETY
35-Year-Old Woman Succumbs To Injuries From Pedestrian Collision In Prince George’s County
BOWIE, Md. – The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a now fatal pedestrian collision that occurred in the unincorporated section of Bowie. The victim is 35-year-old Brittany Young of Washington, DC. On April 23, 2024, at approximately 9:15 pm, officers...
Man shot in Prince George’s County
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) said a man was shot Friday evening. The shooting happened in the 2400 block of Darel Dr. at around 6 p.m. The man who was shot was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The motive for the shooting or […]
Warning issued to Prince George's Co residents after skimming devices were located in 8 stores
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. — A community-wide warning about skimming devices has been issued in Prince George’s County after police recovered eight credit card skimming devices across multiple convenience stores in the county. Skimming devices can be placed on card readers inside retail, grocery, and convenience stores or...
3-year-old girl found alone in District Heights; parents located
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — The search for the parents of a three-year-old girl found walking alone in District Heights, Maryland Friday morning concluded after police said they located the parents, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Officials said at around 12:30 p.m. that the girl...
Crofton community offers support to affected family after house explosion
BALTIMORE -- Investigators were back on Crafton Rd. in Essex on Wednesday sifting through debris after a house exploded there more than a week ago. While on scene Wednesday, WJZ spoke with officials who say they are looking for accelerants and crews, including accelerant-sniffing-dogs, were searching for clues and answers.
Police: DC woman dies 1 week after being hit by car in Bowie
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) said a pedestrian died a week after being hit by a car in Bowie. Officers responded to the area of Pleasant Prospect Road and Bishops Content Road at about 9:15 p.m. on April 23. Investigators said a driver hit 35-year-old […]
Mixed drug intoxication ruled as cause of death for man who died after being handcuffed
BALTIMORE — Eight police officers have been cleared of wrongdoing following a man's death last July. Trea Ellinger, 29 of Glen Burnie, died after being restrained while experiencing what one medic described as "excited delirium." A 911 caller reported Ellinger lying in the middle of S. Howard Street “trying...
Maryland approves more than $3M for a man wrongly imprisoned for murder for three decades
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials on Wednesday approved more than $3 million in compensation for a Baltimore man who spent 31 years in prison on a wrongful murder conviction. Gov. Wes Moore apologized to Gary Washington during a Board of Public Works meeting where the compensation was approved. “On the behalf of the entire state, I’m sorry for the failure of the justice system,” Moore said, adding that while no amount can make up for the injustice, he prayed the state could provide compensation “in a way that your family deserves.” Washington was a 25-year-old new father when he was convicted in 1987 of first-degree murder and a gun crime in the fatal shooting of Faheem Ali the year before.
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