Selected Prince George's County News (26 & 27 Sep 2011)

Gory Prince George's

• Brooks, Antwan Lamar, 24, (1.085), 22 Sep 2011
• PGCrimeSolvers: Tips Needed in Antwan Lamar Brooks Homicide Case - Cash Reward Available t.co/ebA6cadx

Public Safety

• Police
• PGCrimeSolvers: Armed Suspect with RED Shoe Laces Robs Bowie Shell t.co/739U1odh
• PGPDPressOffice PGPD searching for man who sexually assaulted 10 yr old girl in her bedroom this am Stranger broke into Oxon Hill apt 
• PGPDPressOffice Police think this am's sexual assault of 10 yr old girl may have begun as a burglary 5400 blk Livingston Terr Oxon Hill 
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD investigate the sexual assault of 10 year-old girl: pgpolice.blogspot.com/2011/09/police…
• PGPDPressOffice: Anyone w/info about the sexual assault of a 10 yr old in #OxonHill should call 1-866-411-TIPS 
• PGCrimeSolvers: Police Investigate the Sexual Assault of 10 year-old - Tips Needed, Cash Reward Available. fb.me/Hq9JVXzu
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD make arrest in fatal hit & run in Hyattsville: t.co/0VQOcHi1
•  PGFDPIO 6 year old reported to have drown in bathtub transported to hospital in critical condition-3500 blk of Hubbard RD- Police investigating 
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD continue to investigate the death of a 6 yr old found unresponsive in bathtub #Landover. t.co/hwfimxyt
• nsmcgill: Girl, 6, dies Monday after being found unresponsive in Landover bathtub: is.gd/yBiTx4 
• PGCrimeSolvers: Man pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder for 2010 homicide fb.me/1lGi9kOdC
• PGCrimeSolvers: Robbers lost $100,000 from bank vault | Scott McCabe | Crime & Punishment | Washington Examiner fb.me/y6UKH18k
• PGCrimeSolvers: McDonalds on Bladensburg Road Robbed - Identity of Suspect Needed fb.me/1dmVGR8eo
• Fire
• Post: Proposed fire dept. changes to question volunteers’ autonomy t.co/iBfeZxUo PG volunteers called Baker’s move a “betrayal” of... .
• ben_giles Standing room only in PG Council meeting--volunteer firefighters here to oppose Baker's exec order overhauling fire commission 
• ben_giles: P.G. volunteer firefighters oppose Rushern Baker's overhaul of the fire commission. bit.ly/obKpGa

County Government and Politics

• melcouncil9 Dist 9 Seniors & Veterans Summit & Other Dist 9 Info conta.cc/ppPbqY [At site he wanted 2 boycott is.gd/Af6YI7] 
• LaurelPatch: #PG Council unloads displeasure at branding firm hired to market the county during Upper Marlboro meeting. .
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• Post (Editorial): Another Prince George's indictment t.co/RSOAYfPo Mentions PG corruption, Ulysses Currie, Leslie Johnson, both Exums .
• PGCBlogging: Former Capitol Heights mayor & Prince George’s County delegate charged with stealing, t.co/T7obH6EZ
• nsmcgill Town officials mum on fmr Cap Hts mayor, Dist 7 cand.; accusations could end Boys * Girls Club leadership: is.gd/2TIaSJ

State Government and Politics

• mdreporter Will all the employees want to move with the Department of Housing & Community Development headquarters? bit.ly/nTzebC
• PGCBlogging Someone who currently lives in or near or on the other side of Crownsville has no way to get to Metro. So, more driving. Geez. 
• MDPolicy: Relocating the housing dept. to PG County (as @GovernorOMalley promised) may force some employees out. su.pr/2GkAUt
• Scandals and Ethics Reform: 
• Tiffany Alston
• MDPolicy: #MD delegate Tiffany Alston, who bailed on #samesexmarriage, just keeps trampling her own public image. t.co/2AJuJuZa
• gazette_net Fresh. Del. Tiffany Alston (D-24) of Mitchellville has denied charges filed against her this week of... fb.me/1jkvIFJ8M
• Ulysses Currie
• Post (Editorial): Another Prince George's indictment t.co/RSOAYfPo Mentions PG corruption, Ulysses Currie, Leslie Johnson, both Exums 
• postlocal Md. Sen. Ulysses Currie’s trial begins today. The 74-year-old senator is accused of taking $245,000 in bribes. t.co/Uu4flIin
• WPJohnWagner: Currie jury -- 12 + 4 alternates -- is sworn in. Opening statements at 10 tomorrow. Judge says expect 6 weeks. 
  
• Taxes:
• MDPolicy: #MD #transportation committee scheduled to vote on key recommendations for new funding today. su.pr/8O6tdz #politics

Business, Transportation and Development

• wbjdan: GSA tightens purse strings on HHS lease is.gd/is3oNF
• PGCBlogging: Prince George's shopping center acquired is.gd/74ArQy
• PGCBlogging @CountyExecBaker @TeamDavis2011 What will become of Crestview Shop Ctr? Waiting to hear from T. Yockey: is.gd/7mzKWf

Other  (including news about news) 

• UMarlboroPatch: Prince George's County Libraries First in State to Offer Kindle Titles -- patch.com/A-mzqZ
• PGCBlogging: Why does the citypaper have to take shots at PGCounty in advertising the Blues Fest? t.co/AcO4utmW
• mdreporter With The Sun putting its content behind a paywall, should we keep linking to it in our dail… (cont) t.co/vNesqBoa
• DCAbloob: @mdreporter the problem is according to Poynter, social media & website links will count against the 15 free view limit. 
• tbd247: Baltimore Sun paywall is 'suicide,' morale in newsroom 'at a low point,' says source tbd.ly/oAhx0u