Recent Prince George's County News (22 Nov 2011)

Gory Prince George's

• Watson, Phillip, 30, 4 Mar 2011, (1.021)
• Post: Mishandled paperwork blamed for murder suspect’s release is.gd/hPxA1W [So Marilynn Bland's staff screwed up & has endangered public?]  
• anobleDC Prince George's police hunt for released murder suspect - Washington Times: wtim.es/thTdcO
• RiverdalePatch Officials say a clerical error led to the release of a murder suspect earlier this month: patch.com/A-nTQS
• Gazette: Court clerical error blamed for release of Chillum murder suspect is.gd/HrboOC No mention head court clerk Marilynn Bland
• Butler, Jakaria, 20, (1.094), 18 Nov 2011 
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD makes quick arrest in #OxonHill stabbing.html: bit.ly/sTT1x7
• DCExaminerLocal A 35-year-old man has been arrested in a stabbing death in Oxon Hill bit.ly/sTVJoM
• UMarlboroPatch Virginia Man Arrested in Oxon Hill Stabbing Case -- patch.com/A-nTXk
• postlocal Alexandria man arrested in Oxon Hill stabbing wapo.st/tfos03

Public Safety

• WSJ: Sky-High Metal Prices Lead to Grave Situation; Bronze Vases Become Target for Thieves; Mentions PG, Doyle Niemann is.gd/vo2NdJ 
• nbcwashington Mt. Rainier's former 'Officer of the Year' pleads guilty to att. murder charge bit.ly/sg7tsB
• postlocal A Mount Rainier police officer pleads guilty to attempted murder, sex and gun charges in connection with July incident wapo.st/t5yNnd
• PGCrimeSolvers Attempted Robbery at Clinton Bank of America - Suspect Identity Needed fb.me/1lSkd2VdE
• PGCrimeSolvers UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND POLICE CHARGE SUSPECT IN NOV. 17TH ROBBERY fb.me/OwmsCijn
• darcyspencer UMD cops file charges against a second man, Dominic Amos, 21, of suitland for on campus armed robbery outside Cecil hall last Thursday
• emilybabay Fort Washington man sentenced to prison for 50,000 child porn images: ow.ly/7BLDc

County Government and Politics

• PGCCouncilMedia CM Mel Franklin, D-9 hosts Comm Advisory Mtg “State of Health Care & Access” Tues, Nov. 29, 7–9:30 pm - James Madison MS, Upper Marlboro.
• Anti-home rule Del. Davis and Del. Frush seek to override Prince George's law on alcoholic beverages is.gd/roKf7H.
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• Post: Prosecutors seek tough sentence for Jack Johnson in corruption case is.gd/6Xat3V 
• postlocal Prosecutors say Jack Johnson "flouted" trust and are seeking a tough sentence for the ex-Pr. George's leader wapo.st/t7vsEq
• WTOP Stiff sentence proposed for former #PGCounty Exec. #JackJohnson - bit.ly/s2bwSo #MD
• ABC7News WATCH: Surveillance video of former PG County executive Jack Johnson allegedly accepting a bribe. wj.la/v3K0LB
• realpgcounty #FBI released video of #JackJohnson accepting a bribe mins. before he is busted wjla.com/articles/2011/…
• myfoxdc Video: Johnson Allegedly Accepts Bribe: Prosecutors for the U.S. Attorney's Office released video tape t... tinyurl.com/7ovn5mg

State Government and Politics

• darcyspencer Steny Hoyer says he will back Donna Edwards in Democratic primary - Maryland Politic washingtonpost.com/blogs/maryland… via @washingtonpost
• Anti-home rule Del. Davis and Del. Frush seek to override Prince George's law on alcoholic beverages is.gd/roKf7H. 
• Redistricting:
• mdreporter The legal challenge to Maryland's congressional redistricting will be heard by a three-judge panel, a judge ruled. bit.ly/tSLmAD
• PGCBlogging Nine plaintiffs of the Maryland redistricting court case have WON their first battle in court: pgcblog.com/?p=1906
• MDPolicy The legal battle against #redistricting pushed forward, overcoming the first obstacle. su.pr/7jRndV #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• Budget and Taxes:
• PG Taxers: Sen. Pinsky & Del. Frush plan to introduce "bag tax" bill is.gd/8GxeHn 

Big Brother Is Watching Us:

• TheNewspaper: Innocence Not Defense to Speed Camera Citation; PG judges crack down on drivers who say camera inaccurate is.gd/CkIRYe 
• TheNewspaper: PG judges who threaten or jail defendants who claim cameras wrong: Jean S. Baron, Gerard F. Devlin is.gd/CkIRYe 
• PGPDPressOffice Speed Camera service center now open: bit.ly/rIpSvT

Business, Transportation and Development

• RiverdalePatch Riverdale Park town council works to finalize Cafritz redevelopment recommendations: patch.com/A-nSKW
• ggwash Maryland can't afford any more transportation projects thanks to the ICC: wapo.st/rqJkVL on ggwash.org/12862
• PGCBlogging Lawmakers say O'Malley's agency move will waste $$: Oh get over it: politics will benefit PGCo this time. shar.es/osoPU
• PGCBlogging Oxon Hill apartment buildings purchases preemptively: Homeland Security is coming! pgcblog.com/?p=1906

Local (Municipalities)

• Mount Rainier:
• nbcwashington Mt. Rainier's former 'Officer of the Year' pleads guilty to att. murder charge bit.ly/sg7tsB
• postlocal A Mount Rainier police officer pleads guilty to attempted murder, sex and gun charges in connection with July incident wapo.st/t5yNnd