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Prince George's corrections officer say short staffing is leading to forced overtime, security risks
The Prince George’s County Department of Corrections has lost nearly a third of its workforce since the start of the pandemic, the News4 I-Team found. It’s a problem corrections officers say has compromised safety inside the jail and led to forced overtime, exhaustion and routine lockdowns at the facility.
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Prince George's corrections officers say staffing shortage raises safety concerns
The Prince George’s County Department of Corrections has lost nearly a third of its workforce since the start of the pandemic, the News4 I-Team found. It’s a problem corrections officers say has compromised safety inside the jail and led to forced overtime, exhaustion and routine lockdowns at the facility. Investigative Reporter Tracee Wilkins spoke with concerned officers.
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Prince George's health care facilities receive $4 Million
Two health care facilities in Prince George’s County are getting federal funding to improve care in undeserved communities.
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49 Prince George's Co. students receive college scholarships
The Coalition of Concerned Black Christian Men gave over $60,000 in scholarship money to Prince George’s County students heading to college. News4 Community Reporter Molette Green reports.
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2 teens arrested in armed carjacking and homicide in Prince George's
Police say the fatal shooting of a high school senior in an elementary school parking lot was the result of an armed carjacking. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.
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2 teens arrested in fatal carjacking in elementary school parking lot
Police arrested two teenagers for what police now describe as an armed carjacking and homicide of a high school student in Forestville, Maryland, last month.
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ICE imposter sexually assaulted woman under threat of deportation, police say
A man posing as a federal agent sexually assaulted a woman he threatened to deport, Prince George’s County police said.
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ICE agent impersonator charged with sex assault, police say
A D.C. man sexually assaulted a woman while posing as a federal agent, police say. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.
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Montgomery Blair High School killed in Langley Park shooting
A 16-year-old boy who was shot and killed in Langley Park, Maryland, was a sophomore at Montgomery Blair High School. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.
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Plan to pause townhome construction in rural parts of Prince George's put on hold
A key Prince George’s County Council committee voted unanimously against a proposed two-year pause on townhome construction in rural areas. Many realtors and developers support Thursday’s vote, but the bill’s sponsor plans to make changes and try again. Council Vice Chair Wala Blegay introduced the bill to focus new townhome construction near transportation hubs. She said it’s necessary because...
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Boy, 16, killed in shooting at apartment complex in Langley Park
A 16-year-old boy who was shot and killed in Langley Park, Maryland, was a sophomore at Montgomery Blair High School. Kevin Ruiz Campos was found dead in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Riggs Road Wednesday afternoon. A man also was wounded and is in critical condition. Police do not believe the shooting was random. They are looking…
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Bill designed to pause townhome construction in Prince George's halted
A bill designed to put a pause on townhome construction in rural areas of Prince George’sCounty has been put on hold. News4’s Megan McGrath reports
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Video: Prince George's police searching for person of interest in Suitland killing
Investigators released video Thursday of a person of interest in the killing of a 27-year-old man in Suitland, Maryland.
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Upper Marlboro teacher arrested for asking student for inappropriate pictures: police
A middle school teacher in Upper Marlboro was arrested after allegedly asking a student for inappropriate pictures, according to authorities and a letter from the school’s principal.
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Prince George's County executive vetoes funding for program for young adult prisoners
The Prince George’s County executive vetoed funding for a crime reduction program for young adult prisoners in a move that surprised the bill’s sponsor but that the county executive says was strictly a budget decision. The Prince George’s County Council passed a $250,000 budget amendment that would have expanded a program to help young adults getting out of prison...
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Prince George's won't expand post-prison program
Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks vetoed funding for a crime reduction program for young adult prisoners. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports the bill’s sponsor said he was shocked by the veto, but the county executive says it was strictly a budget decision.
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Bladensburg police find man shot, killed in vehicle
Bladensburg police officers found a man fatally shot in a vehicle Tuesday evening in Maryland.
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Man fatally shot in Bladensburg: Police
Bladensburg police officers found a man fatally shot in a vehicle Tuesday evening in Maryland. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.
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Father-to-be fights for his life after hit-and-run in Prince George's County
News4’s Jackie Bensen spoke with the victim’s wife as she navigates an unimaginable situation.
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Father-to-be fights for his life after hit-and-run in Prince George's County
Andres Rossy was so excited to become a father – eager to see every sonogram, feel every tiny kick. But now, the father-to-be is in a hospital bed fighting for his life, and his wife is urging anyone who may have seen anything to stop the person responsible.