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  • Police seek information about Laurel double homicide

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/10/13 05:15 PM

    Prince George's County police are hoping to catch a break in their investigation into the slayings of a Laurel couple. Tina Lynn Fowler, 45, and James Vell Ferguson, 42, were found May 2 in their apartment in the 9600 block of Muirkirk Road, both suffering from trauma to the upper body. They...

  • The Blotter: Student robbed, White House evacuated, stabbing suspect arrested

    By Rachel Baye | 05/11/13 05:50 PM

    Maryland student robbed at gunpoint A University of Maryland student was robbed at gunpoint in College Park early Saturday morning, Prince George's County Police report. At around 3:45 a.m., the suspect approached the male student near Baltimore Avenue and Berwyn House Road. Showing the...

  • Top Cop: Fallen Prince Georges County officer being honored during National Police Week

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/10/13 05:20 PM

    Law enforcement staff in the region and across the country are participating in National Police Week events to honor fallen officers. Many of the region's tributes will honor a young Prince George's County police officer killed in the line of duty last year. Officer Adrian Morris, 23, died...

  • WSSC workers to get raises as customers pay higher rates

    By Kate Jacobson | 05/10/13 01:55 PM

    Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect corrections to the size of the WSSC rate increase and its budget, and to clarify that utility workers, not county employees, will be receiving raises. Workers at Montgomery and Prince George's counties' water and sewer provider will...

  • The Blotter

    By Scott McCabe and Naomi Jagoda | 05/09/13 05:20 PM

    Former D.C. candidate sentenced for theft A lawyer and former D.C. Council candidate was sentenced to six months behind bars for embezzling money intended for his clients. Deairich Hunter pleaded in January to theft of more than $100,000 in payments from insurance companies that were intended...

  • Teenage boy killed in single-car crash in Prince George's

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/09/13 09:55 AM

    A 17-year-old boy has been killed in a single-car crash in Prince George's County, police said. The teen was driving in the 11900 block of Brandywine Road in Clinton at about 3 p.m. Wednesday when he lost control of his Acura, left the roadway and struck a tree. The teen was pronounced dead at...

  • Penn National intends to bid on new Prince Georges County casino license

    By Matt Connolly | 05/06/13 08:00 PM

    Penn National Gaming is looking for a rematch. The gambling giant couldn't beat MGM Resorts International in the $90 million Election Day fight to add a sixth casino in Prince George's county, so it intends to join them in bidding for the new license, according to federal filings. Bids are due...

  • The Blotter

    By Eric P. Newcomer | 05/05/13 07:35 PM

    Would-be-robber killed with his own gun, Prince George's police say Prince George's County police believe that a would-be robber, who had his own gun used against him, was killed in a justifiable homicide. On Sunday at about 12:35 a.m., officers arrived at the scene of a shooting on the 4400...

  • Would-be-robber killed with his own gun, Prince George's police say

    By Eric P. Newcomer | 05/05/13 06:40 PM

    Prince George's County police believe that a would-be robber, who had his own gun used against him, was killed in a justifiable homicide. On Sunday at about 12:35 a.m., officers arrived at the scene of a shooting on the 4400 block of 23rd Parkway in Prince George's County, where they found a...



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