Recent Prince George's County News (7 Jun 2011)

• 8 Jun 2011 (Wed), 3:00 pm, Youth/Gang Violence Prevention Steering Committee  RMS Bldg, 1400 McCormick Drive, Largo/rm:308. Call 301.952.3700 @PGCCouncilMedia
• 8 Jun 2011 (Wed), 6:30 pm,  Pr. George’s Blue RibbonTask Force, Pepco Service town hall, June 8, Ft Foote ES, 8300 Oxon Hill Rd, Ft. Wash, Md. @PGCCouncilMedia

Gory Prince George's

• Montoya, John Realpe, 29, (8.046), 25 Apr 2008
• Latin American Herald Tribune: Latin Kings Maryland Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Prison http://is.gd/OIwpQm Charges included Racketeering Conspiracy, Murder, Robbery and Gun Offenses, Laurel armed robbery, 2008 Langley Park murder of John Realpe Montoya, 29
• wjla: Gang member sentenced for racketeering, murder of John Realpe Montoya, Riggs Road, Apr 2008 http://is.gd/AKR8Wf 
• Jacobs-Miller, Zariyah, 3 months, (0.073), 3 Sep 2010
• Times: Greenbelt: Man pleads guilty to fatal child abuse, Sep 2010 case of Zariyah Jacobs, 3 months, not online but see http://is.gd/PnjV0i 
• Scott, Edward Jerome, 60, (1.049), 30 May 2011 
• Post: Sources: 60-year-old man was shot to death http://is.gd/bOBOOj Edward Scott, 30 May 2011, Chillum, cab driver see http://is.gd/oh1ki5 
• McKelvin, Anthony Stevens, 28, (1.050), 30 May 2011 and
  Ellis, Sean O’Neil, 24, (1.051), 30 May 2011
• PGPolice: Police Make Arrests in Double Homicide Investigation on Rollins Avenue (3120) http://is.gd/cAahvc &  http://nixle.us/7S2X3
• wusa9 2 Arrested In Double Homicide In Capitol Heights http://bit.ly/iUhWEP 
• Wright, Wynetta, 20, (1.053), 2 Jun 2011, and
  Wright, Jaylin, 1, (1.054), 2 Jun 2011
• Post: D.C. officer accused of killing ex-girlfriend admits to meeting with her http://is.gd/aAaoPi  
• dcist: D.C. Cop Also Charged With Manslaughter In Child's Death http://is.gd/qE2mRc 
• Examiner: Victim's relatives call D.C. cop "a monster" http://is.gd/RnbNro 
• ben_giles: Family members of Prince George's victims call DC cop "a monster." http://bit.ly/lfB5qJ  
• anobleDC: DC officer, #Wynetta #Wright talked for 7 hours in park before she was shot - http://tinyurl.com/6kbghua 

Public Safety

• PGPolice: Julie Parker Named Director of Public Affairs Division for Prince George’s County Police Department (3121) http://is.gd/1iltTQ &  http://nixle.us/7S2XE
• wusa9 Police, Fire Marshal Investigate Fatal Car Fire In Laurel http://bit.ly/k4JZYw 
• nbcwashington Traffic Alert: Ramp from WB Route 198 to SB I-95 in Laurel closed after body found in a burning car. Take EB ramp to SB 95 instead. 
• ABC7News Body found in burning car on I-95 ramp in Laurel http://wj.la/il01qa 
• Post: Authorities close ramp to southbound I-95 in Laurel after body found in burning car http://is.gd/j1WR22 \
• LaurelPatch: Body is found in burning car along I-95 southbound ramp in #Laurel  this morning   http://patch.com/A-jfWW
• Post: Magician among those killed in Oxon Hill crash http://is.gd/lGSC9Z 
• FBI: Armed Bank Robber Sentenced to over 19 Yrs in Prison (First Liberty National Bank, 3030 Queens Chapel Rd, Jan 2006) http://is.gd/iTKxDb 
• emilybabay A P.G. woman has pleaded guilty to stealing funds from the Charles Co. school district, where she used to work: http://ow.ly/5cufc 
• wusa9: Police Bust Alleged Grave Robbing Ring; Grave Markers And Urns Stolen From Prince George's Cemeteries http://bit.ly/koHdKI 
• Post: Four charged with stealing grave markers, vases from Pr. George’s cemeteries http://is.gd/nTo77z 
• PGPolice: PGPD District IV Hosts Community Walk in Oxon Hill (3118) http://is.gd/y5HwQd 
• PGPolice: PGPD to Participate in Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics (3119) http://is.gd/tkydxo 

County Government and Politics

• Patch: PG Council Approves Fund Transfer to Health Services; Council agrees to shift funds to county hospital system http://is.gd/gH1tQA 
• PGD9Politico: Communications tweeted this at 2:30pm AFTER mtg began. Not good public notice! RT @PGCCouncilMedia PSFM meets today, June 1, at 1:30pm.
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• PGD9Politico: I guess if it's immoral but not illegal, then it's no big deal? Maybe #PGCounty leaders aren't so different than #JohnEdwards & #RepWeiner. http://deck.ly/~pg9Ph

State Government and Politics

• Taxpayer subsidies for illegal immigrants
• Sun: In-state tuition advocates applaud court action; Supreme Court won't hear challenge to CA law similar to MD's http://is.gd/yVyxek 
• mdreporter The number of petition signatures is getting closer to the first threshold, according to the State Board of Elections. http://bit.ly/juu3MQ 
• mdreporter: UPDATE: Opponents of immigrant tutition meet first goal with 21,919 signatures. #mdpolitics http://bit.ly/kWoLaH 
• marylandmoment Tuition bill petitioners cross first threshold: Organizers of an effort to repeal a Maryland law granting colle... http://wapo.st/mFDDZz
• Gazette: Hearings start this week on proposed toll hikes; Pipkin calls would-be increase a ‘tax' http://is.gd/W9W5XG 
• MDPolicy: If we want to turn #MD around we must rally behind the Taxpayers' Bill of Rights, says the MD Taxpayers' Assn. http://su.pr/1ucxle

Education

• ben_giles An Oxon Hill senior goes to court to graduate, says school is to blame for missing credits. http://bit.ly/kaPaAo

Business, Transportation and Development

• BBJ: Flextronics to cut 173 jobs in Maryland (including some in Prince George's County) http://is.gd/aSx0R6 
• Gazette: Hearings start this week on proposed toll hikes; Pipkin calls would-be increase a ‘tax' http://is.gd/W9W5XG 
• LaurelPatch: Tired of those big chain stores? Check out Laurel Patch's picks for friendly local alternatives. http://patch.com/A-jcfP 
• bcbolin RT @anacostiaws New AWS Blog Post: Make Your Voice Heard on Quality of Life in Prince George's County http://tinyurl.com/3jdectk .

Local (Municipalities)

• Laurel:
• LaurelPatch: Tired of those big chain stores? Check out Laurel Patch's picks for friendly local alternatives. http://patch.com/A-jcfP

Other

• RatedPGcounty The RatedPGcounty Daily Feed is out! http://bit.ly/eMsOcD ▸ Top stories today via @riverdalepatch @dcabloob