Prince George’s County police

A D.C. man is facing three counts of first-degree murder, after police say he shot three people this weekend in Prince George’s County. As News4’s Derrick Ward reports, the crime has some strange twists, and one of them helped police make a quick arrest.

A new chief has been named for the Prince George’s County Police Department. Deputy Chief Malik Aziz of Dallas was selected by County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins met with Aziz and talked with people from his hometown.

A new chief has been named for the Prince George’s County Police Department. Deputy Chief Malik Aziz of Dallas was selected by County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins met with Aziz and talked with people from his hometown.

County Executive Angela Alsobrooks selected Malik Aziz of the Dallas Police Department to serve as chief of the Prince George’s County Police Department.

The Prince George’s County Police Department found an officer guilty of unbecoming conduct and making a false representation after she tried to charge two white officers with using excessive force against a Black driver. The department ruled Lt. Sonya Lancaster’s investigation violated department policy. Now, her job is on the line after 20 years with the department. “I’m very...

A Prince George’s County police officer is under fire in an unusual case — facing a police trial board because she tried to charge two white officers with using excessive force against a Black driver. Lt. Sonya Lancaster is one of the Prince George’s County police officers suing the department for racial discrimination and retaliation. She defended herself Thursday...

A Prince George’s County police officer is under fire in an unusual case — facing a police trial board because she tried to charge two white officers with using excessive force against a Black driver. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports.

The calls for police leadership in Prince George’s County to step down are growing after a court filing that details allegations of racism within the police department went public. The county has spent millions of dollars fighting the release of that report and a discrimination suit brought by some of its officers. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports...

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.

Dozens of Prince George’s County officers were honored for their actions after helping to manage an angry mob as a riot of then-President Donald Trump’s supports stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

While the nation mourned the death of George Floyd, Prince George’s County paid a $20 million settlement after Corporal Mike Owen shot and killed a handcuffed William Green.  Months later, an embattled Prince George’s County police chief stepped down, and County Executive Alsobooks assembled a task force to review the troubled department. Alsobrooks announced sweeping changes for the county’s...

Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced sweeping changes for the county’s police department.

Prince George’s County Police are investigating four homicides after a violent weekend. The county is experiencing an uptick in homicides this year. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports.

A D.C. family wants answers after Prince George’s County police stormed into their home looking for carjacking suspects who weren’t there. Police pulled three men and a teenager out of an apartment on Newcomb Street SE Wednesday afternoon. “They just came in my home with no explanation,” Ernestine Little said. “I asked them, ‘Why are you coming in here?...

A Southeast D.C. family wants answers after Prince George’s County police stormed into its home. Tracee Wilkins reports.

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…

Prince George’s County Police are investigating after a woman was shot and killed in a parking lot in Riverdale. News4’s Chris Gordon has more on the investigation.

The task force created by the Prince George’s County executive to examine how the police department could improve voted on its recommendations Tuesday night. The task force looked at hiring practices and diversity. “What are the things that are actually keeping Black people, in a county that’s predominantly Black, from being hired?” asked Sonia Pruitt, past president of the...

Recommendations on police reform could soon be coming from a task force in Prince George’s County. Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports they’re looking at body cameras, hiring, training and the search for a new police chief.

Three Prince George’s County Police officers were “ambushed” and shot while responding to a home invasion call, police said. A young father was among the injured, but all three officers are expected to recover. The police officers were responding to a home invasion call in the 1300 block of Capital View Terrace around 6:35 p.m. Sunday after a woman called…