Note: Police Department press release not online.
Terrell Maurice Anderson, 30,
of the 1600 block of Marcy Avenue, Oxon Hill (20745).
Shot in the 5300 block of Quincy Street, Bladensberg (20710) about 9:56 pm, March 30, 2005.
Council District 5 (Harrington)
Legislative District 47 (Britt, Niemann, Parker, Ramirez)
Jerry Davis Tyree, Jr., 27, of the 3400 block of Lottsford Vista Road, Mitchellville (20721), arrested March 31, 2005, and charged with first degree murder.
Obituary: Post, April 6, 2005.
2005 homicide summary & news links, map (38)
(Updated August 28, 2005)
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Check School Performance Online
Channel 4 news, has a brief online report about SchoolMatters.com, a new service of Standard and Poor's, that is said to have a searchable collection of education data, including spending per student, performance and classroom size.
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
An open letter to Sen. Paul G. Pinsky (D-22)
Dear Sen. Pinsky:
According to the March 29 Washington Post, you oppose election of school board members by district.
The Post says you favor a board formed through a combination of at-large and district voting and give as your reasoning a need for local and countywide perspectives.
If your reasoning is valid, surely Maryland needs a senate with a statewide perspective.
Will you support a proposal to eliminate 23 of the senate districts and provide for at-large election of 23 state senators?
Sincerely,
Diane C. Russell
http://dcrussell.esmartweb.com/
According to the March 29 Washington Post, you oppose election of school board members by district.
The Post says you favor a board formed through a combination of at-large and district voting and give as your reasoning a need for local and countywide perspectives.
If your reasoning is valid, surely Maryland needs a senate with a statewide perspective.
Will you support a proposal to eliminate 23 of the senate districts and provide for at-large election of 23 state senators?
Sincerely,
Diane C. Russell
http://dcrussell.esmartweb.com/
Monday, March 28, 2005
Gory Prince George's: Another Murder in Suitland
Jessie Alan Hunt, 16,
of the 4700 block of Homer Avenue, Suitland (20746).
Shot in the 4700 block of Homer Avenue, Suitland (20746), about 12:00 am, March 28, 2005.
Council District 7 (Exum)
Legislative District 25 (Currie, Brown, D. Davis, Griffith)
Obituary: Post, April 1, 2005.
2005 homicide summary & news links, map (37)
of the 4700 block of Homer Avenue, Suitland (20746).
Shot in the 4700 block of Homer Avenue, Suitland (20746), about 12:00 am, March 28, 2005.
Council District 7 (Exum)
Legislative District 25 (Currie, Brown, D. Davis, Griffith)
Obituary: Post, April 1, 2005.
2005 homicide summary & news links, map (37)
Saturday, March 26, 2005
Gory Prince George's: Murder in Hyattsville
Jose Michael Arias, 16,
of the 6200 block of 20th Place, Hyattseville (20782).
Found shot at the corner of 20th Avenue and Van Buren Street, Hyattsville (20783 or 20782), about 4:20 pm, March 26, 2005.
Council District 2 (Campos)
Legislative District 22 (Pinsky, Gaines, Healy, Ross)
Jorge Rigoberto Amador, 33, sentenced to 30 years, ca. 30 Nov 2009 (Post, 1 Dec 2009)
2005 homicide summary & news links, map (36)
of the 6200 block of 20th Place, Hyattseville (20782).
Found shot at the corner of 20th Avenue and Van Buren Street, Hyattsville (20783 or 20782), about 4:20 pm, March 26, 2005.
Council District 2 (Campos)
Legislative District 22 (Pinsky, Gaines, Healy, Ross)
Jorge Rigoberto Amador, 33, sentenced to 30 years, ca. 30 Nov 2009 (Post, 1 Dec 2009)
2005 homicide summary & news links, map (36)
Friday, March 25, 2005
Big Brother is watching us
Prince George's County delegates vote to allow Montgomery County to use Big Brother spy cameras (HB 443).
- 21. Barbara A. Frush-D
- 21. Pauline H. Menes-D
- 22. Tawanna P. Gaines-D
- 22. Anne Healey-D
- 22. Justin D. Ross-D
- 23A. James W. Hubbard-D
- 23B. Marvin E. Holmes, Jr.-D
- 24. Joanne C. Benson-D
- 24. Carolyn J. B. Howard-D
- 24. Michael L. Vaughn-D
- 25. Dereck E. Davis-D
- 25. Melony G. Griffith-D
- 26. Darryl A. Kelley-D
- 26. Obie Patterson-D
- 26. Veronica L. Turner-D
- 27A. Joseph F. Vallario, Jr.-D
- 47. Doyle L. Niemann-D
- 47. Rosetta C. Parker-D
- 47. Victor R. Ramirez-D
Saturday, March 19, 2005
Gory Prince George's: Another Murder in Chillum
William Kenneth Bennett, 24,
of the 1000 block of Chillum Road, Chillum (20782).
Found shot in the 5700 block of Eastern Avenue, Chillum (20782), about 4:00 am, March 19, 2005.
Council District 2 (Campos)
Legislative District 47 (Britt, Niemann, Parker, Ramirez)
Obituary: Post, March 17, 2005.
2005 homicide summary & news links, map (35)
of the 1000 block of Chillum Road, Chillum (20782).
Found shot in the 5700 block of Eastern Avenue, Chillum (20782), about 4:00 am, March 19, 2005.
Council District 2 (Campos)
Legislative District 47 (Britt, Niemann, Parker, Ramirez)
Obituary: Post, March 17, 2005.
2005 homicide summary & news links, map (35)
Thursday, March 17, 2005
Gory Prince George's: Murder in Chillum
Josefa Arias, 62,
of the 2000 block of Oglethorpe Street, Chillum (20782).
Found in her apartment in the 2000 block of Oglethorpe Street, Chillum (20782), about 10:45 am, March 17, 2005.
Council District 2 (Campos)
Legislative District 47 (Britt, Niemann, Parker, Ramirez)
2005 homicide summary & news links, map (34)
of the 2000 block of Oglethorpe Street, Chillum (20782).
Found in her apartment in the 2000 block of Oglethorpe Street, Chillum (20782), about 10:45 am, March 17, 2005.
Council District 2 (Campos)
Legislative District 47 (Britt, Niemann, Parker, Ramirez)
2005 homicide summary & news links, map (34)
Gory Prince George's: Derron Antonio Philson, 23
(Posted 7 Feb 2006)
Derron Antonio Philson, 23
Derron Antonio Philson, 23
- Date: 17 Mar 2005
- Location: Not reported
- Council District Unknown
- Legislative District Unknown
- Cause: Not reported
- Victim's address: Not reported
- Possibly 5100 block, Clacton Avenue, 20746
- (Inside the Beltway, n=more than two miles from DC)
- Council District 9 (Bland)
- Legislative District 25 (Currie, Brown, D.Davis, Griffith)
- Sources:
- Police, no report
- Examiner, no report
- Gazette, no contemporary report
- Annual summary, 19 Jan 2006 & 19 Jan 2006
- Post, no report
- Times, no report
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Gory Prince George's: Comments on Jack Johnson's latest crime-fighting initiative
Grandstanding outside a "crime-ridden apartment development" very near the former, long-time home of Rep. Steny Hoyer, on March 14, Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson blamed the owners of 22 apartment developments for much of the crime on the county.
Threatening apartment owners. Repeating threats he made in the most recent of a series of ineffective and largely unimplemented crime-fighting plans (Jan. 26, Jan. 25, Jan. 14, Jan. 10, etc.), Johnson threatened to harass the owners and shut down the 22 developments. According to reports of this publicity event by Sudarsan Raghavan in the March 15 Post, and by Robert Arkell in the March 15 Examiner, apartment owners were taken by surprise, receiving little or no advance notice from Johnson's office. One apartment manager complained that requests by apartment owners to meet with Johnson have not been successful.
Misleading information. From Johnson's press release about the event:
Three other homicides occurred between about 0.84 and 1.02 miles of the development's center; to be fair, each may have happened within one mile of some corner of the development: Michael Edward Montgomery, Darnell Anthony Wright, and Carlos Leon Taylor.
The next closes homicide, presumably the fifth counted by Johnson, was that of Kerry Antonio Bennett, about 1.87 miles from the center of the apartments.
Both Bennett and Humphries were killed in their homes, away from the apartment development. Humphries was the victim of a domestic killing. It is difficult to see how proximity to the Glenarden Apartments could have had anything at all to do with these murders.
Looking at the homicide data from a slighly different perspective, there have been even more homicides within the same distance of police headquarters in Palmer Park (about a mile from the Glenarden Apartments).
Little correlation between murders and targeted apartments. The March 15 Post has a map of the 22 apartment developments threatened by Johnson. Laying those locations over a map of 2005 homicides shows that thre is very little correlation. While the developments cited by Johnson may account for many crime reports, they are not located in the homicide hot-spots.
Where will the people go? Prince George's County has an affordable-housing crisis. Johnson is threatening to close down apartment developments with relatively low rents and thousands of low- and moderate-income minority residents. Where will they go? It is very unlikely that the existing county housing stock can accommodate them. County policies for the past several years have sharply discouraged any development of housing, especially low-cost housing. What little new construction has been allowed is slow, mired in excessive red-tape, with new taxes and fees planned, and is far, far beyond the means of most residents of the 22 developments threatened by Johnson.
So, where will the people go? Johnson's press release is silent on the issue. According to press reports, Del. Joanne C. Benson (D-24), says the county will take care of the residents and "not put them on the street." But Benson doesn't provide any specifics and since she is a state, not county, official, there is no way she can either deliver on such a claim or be held accountable if her claim turns out to be untrue.
Both Johnson and Benson are Black Democrats so the press is apparently giving them a pass on the havoc Johnson's plan could wreak in Prince George's County's lower-income African-American community. Were they white Republicans, they would probably be accused of gentrification, if not of conspiring to drive undesireables (minorities) out of the county.
List of 2005 homicides.
Map of 2005 homicides.
Map of 2005 homicides compared to targeted apartments.
Post map of targeted apartments.
Threatening apartment owners. Repeating threats he made in the most recent of a series of ineffective and largely unimplemented crime-fighting plans (Jan. 26, Jan. 25, Jan. 14, Jan. 10, etc.), Johnson threatened to harass the owners and shut down the 22 developments. According to reports of this publicity event by Sudarsan Raghavan in the March 15 Post, and by Robert Arkell in the March 15 Examiner, apartment owners were taken by surprise, receiving little or no advance notice from Johnson's office. One apartment manager complained that requests by apartment owners to meet with Johnson have not been successful.
Misleading information. From Johnson's press release about the event:
Johnson used the Glenarden Apartments as a prime example. Five of the 33 homicides this year have occurred within a one-mile radius of those apartments.Unfortunately, that statement does not appear to be quite true. Measuring from the approximate center of the Glenarden development, there has been only one homicide well within a one-mile radius, that of Linda Teresa Humphries, about 0.27 of a mile away.
Three other homicides occurred between about 0.84 and 1.02 miles of the development's center; to be fair, each may have happened within one mile of some corner of the development: Michael Edward Montgomery, Darnell Anthony Wright, and Carlos Leon Taylor.
The next closes homicide, presumably the fifth counted by Johnson, was that of Kerry Antonio Bennett, about 1.87 miles from the center of the apartments.
Both Bennett and Humphries were killed in their homes, away from the apartment development. Humphries was the victim of a domestic killing. It is difficult to see how proximity to the Glenarden Apartments could have had anything at all to do with these murders.
Looking at the homicide data from a slighly different perspective, there have been even more homicides within the same distance of police headquarters in Palmer Park (about a mile from the Glenarden Apartments).
- Darnell Anthony Wright (0.21)
- Michael Montgomery (0.22)
- Kerry Antonio Bennett (0.99)
- Carlos Leon Taylor (1.05)
- Linda Teresa Humphries (1.25)
- Elliott Lamar Hebb (1.43)
Little correlation between murders and targeted apartments. The March 15 Post has a map of the 22 apartment developments threatened by Johnson. Laying those locations over a map of 2005 homicides shows that thre is very little correlation. While the developments cited by Johnson may account for many crime reports, they are not located in the homicide hot-spots.
Where will the people go? Prince George's County has an affordable-housing crisis. Johnson is threatening to close down apartment developments with relatively low rents and thousands of low- and moderate-income minority residents. Where will they go? It is very unlikely that the existing county housing stock can accommodate them. County policies for the past several years have sharply discouraged any development of housing, especially low-cost housing. What little new construction has been allowed is slow, mired in excessive red-tape, with new taxes and fees planned, and is far, far beyond the means of most residents of the 22 developments threatened by Johnson.
So, where will the people go? Johnson's press release is silent on the issue. According to press reports, Del. Joanne C. Benson (D-24), says the county will take care of the residents and "not put them on the street." But Benson doesn't provide any specifics and since she is a state, not county, official, there is no way she can either deliver on such a claim or be held accountable if her claim turns out to be untrue.
Both Johnson and Benson are Black Democrats so the press is apparently giving them a pass on the havoc Johnson's plan could wreak in Prince George's County's lower-income African-American community. Were they white Republicans, they would probably be accused of gentrification, if not of conspiring to drive undesireables (minorities) out of the county.
List of 2005 homicides.
Map of 2005 homicides.
Map of 2005 homicides compared to targeted apartments.
Post map of targeted apartments.
Gory Prince George's: Obituaries of recent victims
Obituaries of recent homicide victims; all from the Post unless otherwise noted. The Post removes most notices from the Post website after 30 days, but most can then be accessed through the "America's Obituaries" database offered by the Prince George's County Memorial Library System. Previous listing.
2005 homicide summary & news links, map
- Brooks, Ronald (16), March 13
- Hebb, Elliott Lamar (22), February 27.
- Montgomery, Michael Edward (29), March 13
- Norris, Delante Lamont (26), March 7
- Robinson, Keith T. (35), March 14
- Taylor, Carlos Leon (18), March 4
- Wilson, Glenn Reuel (27), March 3
2005 homicide summary & news links, map
Gory Prince George's: Murder in Langley Park
Pedro Rivera, 30,
of no fixed address.
Found beaten to death in a parking lot in the 1800 block of University Boulevard, Hyattsville/Langley Park (20783), about 7:30 am on March 16, 2005.
Council District 2 (Campos)
Legislative District 47 (Britt, Niemann, Parker, Ramirez)
2005 homicide summary & news links, map (33)
[Note: Police Department press release NOT online]
of no fixed address.
Found beaten to death in a parking lot in the 1800 block of University Boulevard, Hyattsville/Langley Park (20783), about 7:30 am on March 16, 2005.
Council District 2 (Campos)
Legislative District 47 (Britt, Niemann, Parker, Ramirez)
2005 homicide summary & news links, map (33)
[Note: Police Department press release NOT online]
Monday, March 14, 2005
Tax Exempt and Growing, Churches Worry Pr. George's
(Updated 1 Jan 2005)
"Tax Exempt and Growing, Churches Worry Pr. George's"
Post, 14 Mar 2005 (by Sudarsan Raghavan and Hamil R. Harris, Washington Post Staff Writers)
Quotes:
- "We don't oppose churches," County Council Chairman Samuel H. Dean (D-Mitchellville) said. "The concern we have is that sometimes churches eat up a lot of land that could be used for other things."
- "We're losing tax money and retail," council member Camille Exum (D-Seat Pleasant) said. "And increasingly, [churches] are requiring more space."
- "None of us are against God," Exum said.
- "What I hear from residents is that they don't feel like these churches are being an asset to the community," said council member David Harrington (D-Cheverly), who represents Mitchellville.
Monday, March 07, 2005
Gory Prince George's: Another Murder in Suitland
(Updated 29 Jan 2006)
Keith Robinson, 35,
2005 homicide summary & news links, map (32)
Keith Robinson, 35,
- Shot, 7 Mar 2005, 11:50 pm
- Location: 3800 block of Regency Parkway, Suitland (20746)
- (Inside the Beltway, more than two miles from the DC line, 38.837298, -76.912887).
- Council District 7 (C. Exum)
- Legislative District 25 (Currie, Brown, D. Davis, Griffith).
- (Ricardo Carey, 19, was murdered in the same block, 27 Jan 2006)
- Shot outside his home
- Victim's residence:
- 3800 block of Regency Parkway, Suitland (20746) about 11:50 pm, March 7, 2005.
- (Inside the Beltway, more than two miles from the DC line, 38.837298, -76.912887).
- Council District 7 (C. Exum)
- Legislative District 25 (Currie, Brown, D. Davis, Griffith).
- Sources:
- Police, 8 Mar 2005
- Examiner, 9 Mar 2005
- Gazette, 8 Mar 2005
- Post, 9 Mar 2005; weekly crime report, 17 Mar 2005
- Times,
9 Mar 2005 - wjla.com, 8 Mar 2005
2005 homicide summary & news links, map (32)
Gory Prince George's: Murder in Palmer Park
Michael Edward Montgomery, 29,
of the 2700 block of Lorring Drive, Forestville (20747).
Shot near Bender Road and Bender Court, Landover (20785), about 4:30 pm, March 7, 2005.
Council District 5 (Harrington)
Legislative District 24 (Exum, Benson, Howard, Vaughn)
Cedric Maurice Gatling, 22, of the 7700 block of Bender Road, Landover (20785), arrested March 8, 2005 (First Degree Murder).
Obituary: Post, March 13, 2005.
2005 homicide summary & news links, map (31)
of the 2700 block of Lorring Drive, Forestville (20747).
Shot near Bender Road and Bender Court, Landover (20785), about 4:30 pm, March 7, 2005.
Council District 5 (Harrington)
Legislative District 24 (Exum, Benson, Howard, Vaughn)
Cedric Maurice Gatling, 22, of the 7700 block of Bender Road, Landover (20785), arrested March 8, 2005 (First Degree Murder).
Obituary: Post, March 13, 2005.
2005 homicide summary & news links, map (31)
Sunday, March 06, 2005
Gory Prince George's: Another Murder in Capitol Heights
Ronald Brooks, 16,
of the 4800 block of Alabama Avenue, Washington, DC.
Found shot in the 4800 block of Marlboro Pike, Capitol Heights (20743), about 3:40 am, March 6, 2005.
Council District 7 (Exum)
Legislative District 24 (Exum, Benson, Howard, Vaughn)
Obituary: Post, March 13, 2005.
2005 homicide summary & news links, map (30)
of the 4800 block of Alabama Avenue, Washington, DC.
Found shot in the 4800 block of Marlboro Pike, Capitol Heights (20743), about 3:40 am, March 6, 2005.
Council District 7 (Exum)
Legislative District 24 (Exum, Benson, Howard, Vaughn)
Obituary: Post, March 13, 2005.
2005 homicide summary & news links, map (30)
Saturday, March 05, 2005
Gory Prince George's: Another Murder in Suitland
(Updated December 5, 2005)
Note: Police department press release NOT online.
Bryan Duvall Fowler,40,
of Brandywine.
Found shot at Suitland Road and Huron Avenue, Suitland (20746), about 2:48 am, March 5, 2005 (about a fifth of a mile from the entrance to the new Suitland Elementary School).
Kenneth Monte Thomas, 23, of Oxon Hill was convicted of first degree murder and use of a handgun in a vioent crime on December 2, 2005. Examiner, December 5, 2005 (by Karle B. Hille); Gazette, December 5, 2005 (by Judson Berger)
Council District 7 (Exum)
Legislative District 25 (Currie, Brown, D. Davis, Griffith)
Obituary: Post, March 8, 2005.
2005 homicide summary & news links, map (39)
[Note: Police Department press release never placed online. Originally listed in the Examiner on April 1, 2005; apparently completely ignored and not otherwise reported by any other local news outlet.]
Note: Police department press release NOT online.
Bryan Duvall Fowler,40,
of Brandywine.
Found shot at Suitland Road and Huron Avenue, Suitland (20746), about 2:48 am, March 5, 2005 (about a fifth of a mile from the entrance to the new Suitland Elementary School).
Kenneth Monte Thomas, 23, of Oxon Hill was convicted of first degree murder and use of a handgun in a vioent crime on December 2, 2005. Examiner, December 5, 2005 (by Karle B. Hille); Gazette, December 5, 2005 (by Judson Berger)
Council District 7 (Exum)
Legislative District 25 (Currie, Brown, D. Davis, Griffith)
Obituary: Post, March 8, 2005.
2005 homicide summary & news links, map (39)
[Note: Police Department press release never placed online. Originally listed in the Examiner on April 1, 2005; apparently completely ignored and not otherwise reported by any other local news outlet.]
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
Gory Prince George's: Another Murder in Landover
(Updated November 29, 2005)
Carlos Leon Taylor, 18,
of the 4400 block of 68th Place, Landover Hills (20784).
Shot in the 3400 block of Dodge Park Road, Landover (20785), about 10:20 pm, March 1, 2005.
Council District 5 (Harrington)
Legislative District 24 (Exum, Benson, Howard, Vaughn)
Obituary: Post, March 4, 2005.
2005 homicide summary & news links, map (29)
Carlos Leon Taylor, 18,
of the 4400 block of 68th Place, Landover Hills (20784).
Shot in the 3400 block of Dodge Park Road, Landover (20785), about 10:20 pm, March 1, 2005.
Council District 5 (Harrington)
Legislative District 24 (Exum, Benson, Howard, Vaughn)
Obituary: Post, March 4, 2005.
2005 homicide summary & news links, map (29)
Gory Prince George's: Recent summaries and commentary
Examiner summary of murders to date, February 28, 2005, page 5.
Examiner reports, March 1, 2005, page 6.
Post editorial, March 1, 2005
Post reports, February 28, 2005.
The county police department issues press releases for most county homicides, but does not do a particularly good job of making them all available online. Currently there are press releases online for only seven of the February homicides.
In addition to a month-end summary, the Examiner posted information on a current basis about ten of the homicides; most or all of those stories are still online.
The Gazette currently has online reports on eleven of the homicides (all but the most recent, last night).
The Post reported all twelve homicides on a current basis, and there were obituaries or funeral notices in the Post for seven victims.
The print edition of the Times reported about three of the February homicides; no reports were or are online.
WRC and WJLA each reported about half of the Febrary homicides and keep thir reports online. WTOP and WUSA each reported about a third. WTTG had reports on about half, but they are difficult to track because they remove information from their website within hours of posting it.
2005 homicide summary & news links, map
- "Murder rate in Pr. George's outpaces '04" by Robert Arkell, Examiner Staff Writer
- "Prince George's homicides in 2005" by Nick Shwaery and Robert Arkell
Examiner reports, March 1, 2005, page 6.
- "Police move on homicide cases" by Robert Arkell, Examiner Staff Writer
- "Prince George's murder spike draws fire" by Anna Bailey, Examiner Staff Writer
Post editorial, March 1, 2005
Post reports, February 28, 2005.
- "Victims' Relative Corners Suspect; Leads in Md. Deaths Ignored, Man Says" by Serge F. Kovaleski, Washington Post Staff Writer
- "In Wake of Pr. George's Homicides, Church Seeks Solutions; Boosting Community Involvement a Goal" by Elizabeth Williamson, Washington Post Staff Writer
The county police department issues press releases for most county homicides, but does not do a particularly good job of making them all available online. Currently there are press releases online for only seven of the February homicides.
In addition to a month-end summary, the Examiner posted information on a current basis about ten of the homicides; most or all of those stories are still online.
The Gazette currently has online reports on eleven of the homicides (all but the most recent, last night).
The Post reported all twelve homicides on a current basis, and there were obituaries or funeral notices in the Post for seven victims.
The print edition of the Times reported about three of the February homicides; no reports were or are online.
WRC and WJLA each reported about half of the Febrary homicides and keep thir reports online. WTOP and WUSA each reported about a third. WTTG had reports on about half, but they are difficult to track because they remove information from their website within hours of posting it.
2005 homicide summary & news links, map
Gory Prince George's: Another murder in Capitol Heights
Delante Lamont Norris, 26
Unit block of Cindy Lane, Capitol Heights (20743).
Found shot in the 5900 block of Athena Lane, Capitol Heights (20743), about 3:30 am, March 1, 2005.
Council District 7 (Exum)
Leglislative District 24 (Exum, Benson, Howard, Vaughn)
Obituary: Post, March 7, 2005.
2005 homicide summary & news links, map (28)
Unit block of Cindy Lane, Capitol Heights (20743).
Found shot in the 5900 block of Athena Lane, Capitol Heights (20743), about 3:30 am, March 1, 2005.
Council District 7 (Exum)
Leglislative District 24 (Exum, Benson, Howard, Vaughn)
Obituary: Post, March 7, 2005.
2005 homicide summary & news links, map (28)
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