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Saturday, December 15, 2012

Prince George's Headlines: Targeted Shooting Fatality, Teacher Charged with Sex Abuse, Hair Weave Heist

Top stories this week in Prince George's County.

  Among stories that received attention this week in Prince George's County were:  a Green Party candidate struck in a hit-and-run, an officer to serve 30 days in the UMD beating case, and a woman released from jail by mistake. Here are those articles and others.  Lanham Man Dies in Targeted Shooting Prince George's County police are investigating the fatal shooting of a Lanham man in his rental home Wednesday afternoon. According to police, it was not a random crime, but detectives are working on identifying a motive and suspects. No Criminal Wrongdoing Found in Case of Officer Who Hit Handcuffed Man The State's Attorney for Prince George's County announced this week that it had found "no apparent criminal wrongdoing" from an August case …

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No Criminal Wrongdoing Found in Case of Officer Who Hit Handcuffed Man (in Laurel Patch), Report: Video Depicts Laurel Police Hitting Handcuffed Man (in Laurel Patch), Police Nab Suspected Burglars At Pawn Shop (in Hyattsville Patch), and 2 more ›

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Prince George’s Headlines: Prostitution Sting Nabs 30, and Burger King Robbed at Gunpoint

A woman is sentenced after a hit and run that killed a U.S. Senate candidate, Hyattsville seeks to have a police sexual harassment suit dismissed, Laurel's mayor is among the state's highest paid, and more this week.

  Officers posed as prostitutes on the phone as part of a sting operation that lead to 30 arrests; a Burger King is robbed at gunpoint; a woman is sentenced after a hit and run that killed a Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate; and Laurel's mayor is listed among the state's highest paid workers due to his transportation job—headlines tell of a busy week in Prince George's County. More Than 30 Arrests in Prostitution Sting More than 30 people were arrested this week in a prostitution sting conducted at College Park hotels, according to Prince George's County police.  As part of the operation, female officers posing as prostitutes engaged would-be johns on the phone after placing phony ads on solicitation websites. Man Robs Greenbelt Road …

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More than 30 Arrested in Prostitution Sting

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