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A newly unredacted report that’s part of a federal lawsuit filed by Black and Latino officers against the Prince George’s County Police Department details a lack of oversight within the department, possibly explaining why some officers of color have filed lawsuits seeking justice.  Former police chief Hank Stawinski said he tried to resign from the department in December 2018,...

A newly unedited report on the police department details oversight failures, allegations of racism and reveals why the ex-chief left as the county counters with its own report. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

A man was found with a gunshot wound after an SUV crashed into the side of a home in the Landover area on Monday.  The man was taken to a hospital in critical condition.  Chopper4 footage shows the white SUV hit the side of the home, damaging the siding.  Prince George’s County police and firefighters were called to East...

A man was shot and killed inside a convenience store in Fort Washington on Monday in what detectives believe was an attempted robbery.  John Woo Young Jang died after he was shot at his workplace, Food Zone. He lived in Laurel and was 66, Prince George’s County police said Tuesday.  Officers responded to the store in the 12500 block...

A now-former police officer convicted of sexually assaulting a fellow Prince George’s County officer was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in prison.  A county judge sentenced Richard Tallant to 10 years and suspended all but seven years. Tallant, 46, was suspended after the police department learned in April 2019 of his attack on a female officer more than two years…

A 48-year-old woman was found dead in her home on Saturday in Langley Park and her boyfriend was charged, police say.  Gumercinda Juarez-Vasquez was found suffering from trauma in the 1400 block of Kanawha Street, Prince George’s County police said. Officers responded at about 5:10 a.m. and pronounced her dead.  Marciano Lucas Ramos, 24, was arrested and charged with...

The man got behind the wheel of a police Department cruiser and fatally struck a relative, Interim Chief of Police Hector Velez said.

A man apparently having a mental health crisis stole a police cruiser and struck his sister, who tried to help him, police say. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports.

Two people are dead in Lanham after a man opened fire on police officers early Tuesday, killed a family member who was trying to help him and then was shot by officers, police say. News4’s Justin Finch reports.

A man and woman have died after a police encounter early Tuesday in Lanham, Maryland. News4’s Justin Finch has early info on what happened.

Seven people were shot and wounded at a Halloween night party in a hotel room near the University of Maryland, College Park, police say.  Five people had been released from the hospital by midday Sunday. The other two victims remained hospitalized with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.  All of the victims are adults and none were...

A man who was suspected of stealing a bicycle died after police detained him Wednesday in Hyattsville, Maryland, and he “suffered a medical emergency,” police say. Edwin Morales, 29, of Mount Rainier, became unresponsive after he ran from an officer, police said.  Police encountered him after a 64-year-old called 911 at about 3:40 p.m. Wednesday and said someone was stealing…

A Prince George’s County police officer is accused of sexually assaulting a minor, county prosecutors announced Tuesday.  Cpl. Tristan Thigpen was indicted Tuesday for an alleged attack earlier this year in Clinton, Maryland, State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy said at a news conference. “Any case involving sex abuse of a minor is serious. When the allegations are made against an...

The Office of the Public Defender in Prince George’s County believes a federal lawsuit filed by some Prince George’s County police officers against their department may impact past and ongoing court cases. The public defender has filed a motion asking that a heavily redacted report filed as part of the lawsuit be unredacted and made public. As it stands,...

Prince George’s Public Defender Believes Officers’ Lawsuit Could Lead to Exonerations

Calls for police reform across the country have found their way inside the Prince George’s County school system. This week, school board members will consider two proposals calling to remove all police officers from inside schools. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

A Prince George’s County Board of Education committee has passed a plan to terminate its contract with the police department and remove armed officers from schools. The board’s budget committee also voted for $5 million worth of mental health professionals and academic support staff to help students who fall behind grade level in reading. Since it passed the committee,...

As activists call on cities and counties to “defund the police,” D.C. area officials have started to discuss making changes. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

A Prince George’s County police lieutenant is accused of sexually assaulting a fellow officer. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports.