Recent Prince George's County News (8 Dec2011)

Public Safety

• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD seeks identity of suspect in BB&T bank robbery in #FortWashington: bit.ly/vDNxKj
• UMarlboroPatch Man sought in connection with a bank robbery in Fort Washington: patch.com/A-pspX
• wusa9 Police Release Photos Of 'Spider-Man' Robber on.wusa9.com/vWbLA8
• postlocal Man wearing ‘Spider-Man’ design mask and sweater robs Fort Washington bank wapo.st/rNZnzK
• DCExaminerLocal Police are looking for a man who robbed a bank in a Spider-Man outfit bit.ly/sdxJq6
• anobleDC Person in Spider-Man outfit robs P.G. bank - Washington Times: wtim.es/svh3zo via @washtimes
• PGCrimeSolvers Fort Washington BB&T Bank Robbed by Suspect in "Spider Man" Mask fb.me/ATPxjljw
• News_PGCounty Police hope to snare sticky-fingered Spider-Man bank robber. gazette.net/article/201112…
• PGCrimeSolvers Police: Crime down near Laurel, thanks to seniors. gazette.net/article/201112…
• PGPDJulie Let's talk! "@Scott_McCabe: Examiner reader helps FBI catch bank robber. That's 37 captures credited to the paper bit.ly/uH3rAE" 
• PGNewsWashPost Crime in your neighborhood -> washingtonpost.com/local/prince-g…
• PGPDPressOffice Man to serve over 9 years in prison for robbing #Glenarden laundromat employee of $13: #PGPD bit.ly/tGrGp3
• PGCBlogging Man Gets 9 Years For Armed Robbery of Temple HIlls Laundromat $13. Jack Johnson (blank stare) greenbelt.wusa9.com/news/news/8434… via @addthis [Glenarden, not Temple Hills]
• ben_giles #smh MT @Capital_Land: Temple Hills man gets nine years for robbing laundromat of $13 bit.ly/uSAV1Y
• darcyspencer Juamal Samuel Carroll, 22, of Temple Hills, gets 9 years in prison for $13 glendarden laundromat holdup
• alanhenney PG-OXON HILL: 2 masked men, 1 armed w/ handgun, carjacked navy blue Envoy XL from victim at Indian Head Hwy and Audrey. L/S headed 

PG Taxers

• Diamondback: County plastic bag tax bill will be introduced; proposed 5-cent tax could make shopping more expensive is.gd/CFOME9
• Diamondback: Story says supporters are Sen. P. Pinsky, Del. B. Frush, Councilwoman M. Lehman, Mt. Rainier Councilman Brent Bolin #PGTaxers
• Gazette Ed.: Betting on bags; Bag tax proposal must include residents’ buy-in, even if being handled by state lawmakers is.gd/9Bvi33

County Government and Politics

• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• PGCBlogging Leslie Johnson to seek probation, prosecution cries foul va.mu/RxwU via @WTOP
• ben_giles Leslie Johnson's lawyers to ask for probation or house arrest rather than jail time. bit.ly/rrHuDA
• Gazette: Leaders urge PG to move past Johnson corruption case is.gd/myZapl (Note: Want us to forget that corruption still a problem]
• scottbroom: #JackJohnson Some supporters claim race played role in sentence is.gd/lFLrbc Cuz he got half as long as white gov?
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Gerry Evans - Convicted of Mail /Wire Fraud - This is certainly transparency by Baker administration? is.gd/caalt6

State Government and Politics

• realpgcounty @DFAaction latest major progressive group to endorse @repdonnaedwards in race against @iveyforcongress secure.actblue.com/page/progressi…
• mdreporter State Roundup: BWI, Camden Yards to get major upgrades; state wants feedback on synthetic marijuana. bit.ly/tGrcbn
• GGLaurelLeader Laurel delegate's (Joseline Peña-Melnyk, D-21)  fight for transgender anti-discrimination legislation to continue in 2012 session baltimoresun.com/explore/howard…
• AnnieLinskey CASA de MD concedes that opponents to the Dream Act gathered enough signatures. But suit continues on other grounds. bsun.md/vZcCpI
• jfritze Rep. Andy Harris calls GOP payroll tax bill an "excellent compromise," touts Keystone XL pipeline provision.
• Redistricting:
• MDPolicy Would we be better off if we based #redistricting in MD on race? No, definitely not. su.pr/1eFmbR #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• mdreporter Medicaid funds were paid to dead people because records were not cross-checked. bit.ly/tssGwf
• DCExaminerLocal RT @RachelBaye: Maryland spent as much as $7.5 million on Medicaid for residents after they died bit.ly/uULPI8
• MDPolicy Audit finds Medicaid funds being paid to people who died out state. Talk about disorganized. su.pr/2ePRKp #MDpolitics #MDtweets

Big Brother Is Watching Us:

• CNSmd Anyone gotten a redlight or speed camera ticket in MD? We're doing a story on the cameras, and we want to know what happened to you!.

Education

• PGCPSHite Finally, we are breaking ground on the New Oxon Hill High School pic.twitter.com/lblncxXR
• Gazette: Boundary changes would cut busing costs, officials say; Parents against putting 6th-graders in middle schools is.gd/xA6DHL

Business, Transportation, Environment and Development

• Post: HUD action leads to tenant displacement in PG County; Nearly 250 tenants must vacate Glenarden I apts by year-end is.gd/vSA1ZF 
• PGCBlogging @OvettaWashPost GREAT PIECE on the Glenarden Apartments this morning. I'm posting on it in a minute!
• PGNewsWashPost @OvettaWashPost reports: Glenarden complex loses some tenants washingtonpost.com/local/hud-acti…
• PGCBlogging So who's in the right, HUD or the property owner? HUD will not renew Section 8 contract with Glenarden Apartments: pgcblog.com/?p=2080
• PGCBlogging @OvettaWashPost PGCBlog post on your Glenarden Apartments story: pgcblog.com/?p=2080
• PGCBlogging Glenarden Apartments is just indicative of the gentrification wave: pgcblog.com/?p=2080
• Gazette: Some traffic fixes coming to Clinton intersection deemed dangerous by residents ... Piscataway and Floral Park is.gd/Xa9WFo
• Gazette: Hillcrest Heights library renovations to bring branch ‘into 21st century’ is.gd/ckKGZY [Note: Most BOOKS already disposed]
• Gazette: Sewage spills continue at two Fort Washington wastewater stations after heavy rains is.gd/6OJ5ng.
• ben_giles PG officials want to bring, lacrosse complex, Bayhawks to the county, and maybe D.C. United, too. bit.ly/upATDP
• Examiner: P.G. officials planning lacrosse stadium in Bowie is.gd/flDg5S
• -PG-Politics Fwd: P.G. officials planning lacrosse stadium in Bowie: Here we go again. .. yhoo.it/tSMccK
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Re: PG officials planning lacrosse stadium in Bowie: I don't see how this benefits the community... yhoo.it/vA1p4A
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Re: PG officials planning lacrosse stadium in Bowie: Peters seems to be quite happy to ram thing... yhoo.it/vmZfa0
• ggwash DC United not so interested in moving to Prince George's County: bit.ly/vYOJ93 on ggwash.org/13010
• ben_giles Where oh where will D.C. United wind up? The District? Baltimore? Perhaps PG? bit.ly/upATDP
• ben_giles PG officials say plans for a lacrosse stadium would be a perfect place for D.C. United's home field. bit.ly/upATDP
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Gerry Evans - Convicted of Mail /Wire Fraud - This is certainly transparency by Baker administration? is.gd/caalt6
• postlocal Runners and residents are still upset with the organizers of a race at National Harbor described as a "train wreck" wapo.st/rEVVbZ
• PGNewsWashPost Foot race turns into ‘train wreck’ washingtonpost.com/local/race-tur…

Local (Municipalities)

• Greenbelt:
• Greenbelt News Review now online: December 8, 2011 issue is.gd/k5DGR9

Other (including news about news)

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