Sunday, September 9, 2012
Police work to curb prostitution in College Park hotels; former Olympian in jail; depth of county foreclosure crisis; September 11 remembrance; $250,000 renovation in decades old park; and support for Sacred Hearts expansion.
A lot happened around Prince George's County this week and here are the stories you and your neighbors were reading: N. Carolina Police Investigating DeMatha Prostitute Fling Police in Morrisville, NC are investigating reports that five DeMatha Catholic High School football players hired the services of prostitutes following a season-opening road game victory over Durham-based Hillside High School last weekend. Greenbelt Gunfight Breaks Out Beside Children Playing Soccer Basketball hoops near Mandan Field in Greenbelt, MD, are gone and police have tightened security after a gunfight broke out by a basketball court near children at play last week. The local Boys and Girls Club was slated to use the soccer field, and police confirmed …
Sunday, August 5, 2012
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 …
Sunday, July 22, 2012
A federal sexual harassment lawsuit against police, a little café slamming big name music venues in a radio competition, and more this week.
Police arrest 10 in a Laurel prostitution sting; a school bus driver is sentenced for producing child porn; Doctors Hospital faces a lawsuit by the family of a man who died after a run-in with police; Bowie Wal-Mart was evacuated after a bomb threat; Hyattsville Council is mum on a federal sexual harassment lawsuit against police; and a cafe is slamming metro area music venue giants in a radio contest—headlines tell of a busy week in Prince George's County. Police Arrest 10 in North Laurel Prostitution Sting Police in North Laurel continue to make business a little more difficult for prostitutes. A sting along Route 1 yielded 10 arrest last week. Police say the arrests were part of an ongoing operation to reduce prostitution along the …
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Residents say it's gotten so bad schoolchildren were witnessing prostitution activity on their way to school.
The Prince George’s County Council voted this week to empower police to crack down on a growing prostitution problem along the Washington, D.C., border and other areas. Residents said peak hours for prostitution are 3-9 a.m. Children who are on their way to school between those hours often see prostitutes and sexual activity, said Andina Keith, Fairmount Heights resident and founder of Citizens Against Prostitution. “This bill will go a long way,” she told the council. “The safety of our children was being compromised.” Council members Tuesday passed legislation establishing prostitution-free zones that would make it unlawful for two or more people to gather in a public space or property with the intent of engaging in prostitution. The …
Deborah Coleman
11:42 am on Sunday, July 22, 2012
Would it really make a difference to know what language the person was speaking? And why do all the players need to be identified? It's over, a done deal, Law enforcement and campus staff responded in the manner in which they were supposed to respond. It's their job and they did it well. more ›