Recent Prince George's County News (6 Feb 2012)

Gory Prince George's

• Harris, Lenwood 'Lenny', 53, (2.005), 26 Jan 2012
• ABC7News Funeral services will be held today for murdered community activist from Alexandria, Lenny Harris. wj.la/xbN75G
• darcyspencer Lenny Harris funeral being held today at greater mt calvary holy church in ne #dc. Harris was the #alexandria acti twitpic.com/8giu4l
• PGPDNEWS Press Conference on Lenny Harris homicide at 3:30pm at #PGPD Headquarters.
• darcyspencer Lenny harris funeral getting underway. Being praised for all the work he did in the community. twitpic.com/8gjd3o
• ABC7News #BREAKING: A third suspect has been identified and will be arrested in the murder of Lenny Harris, @ABC7Brad reports. wj.la/wJHJRM
• ABC7News UPDATE: The suspect, Tyrone Lewis, 26, of Fort Washington, may have been caught on camera using Harris' ATM card. wj.la/wJHJRM
• anobleDC On same day as Lenny Harris' funeral, PG police to announce third suspect in his death already in custody on other charges.
• PGPDNEWS #PGPD Chief Magaw announces arrest warrant obtained for 3rd suspect in Lenny Harris homicide case.
• PGPDNEWS #PGPD Homicide Commander Maj. Straughan: "Three suspects total, no suspects are outstanding".
• PGPDNEWS #PGPD releases mugshot of Old Fort Road homicide suspect. pic.twitter.com/2vlU3ChX
• PGPDNEWS #PGPD:Third suspect in Old Fort Rd homicide identified as 26 year-old Tyrone Lewis. pic.twitter.com/l2qLBxsG
• darcyspencer 26 year old Tyrone Lewis is the third man arrested in murder of lenny harris. Harris' funeral was held today. twitpic.com/8gm6f2
• Scott_McCabe Tyrone Lewis, 26, of Ft. Wash., is third and final person charged in Alexandria activist slaying. 
• Scott_McCabe Tyrone Lewis was triggerman and man seen on video using Lenny Harris' stolen credit cards after disappeance. 
• Scott_McCabe Calls from discarded cell phones led to alleged killers of Lenny Harris, police say. 
• Scott_McCabe Still don't know identification of anonymous caller who alerted police to body in well. $38,000 reward still available for info.
• ABC7News UPDATE: Police speculate murder of activist Lenny Harris may be linked to the drug trade. wj.la/wJHJRM
• DanieljGross Following reflection ceremony, third and final suspect arrested in Lenny Harris homicide investigation. Tyrone Lewis, 26, charged w/ murder. 
• DanieljGross What began as a missing person investigation Sept. 22, ended as a homicide investigation Feb. 6 with 3 arrests. 
  
• DanieljGross Here's my update on the Lenny Harris investigation, concluded after today's announcement of a third and final arrest bit.ly/y866Zb
  
• DanieljGross Third man charged in killing man whose body was dumped in Fort Washington well bit.ly/y866Zb Tyrone Lewis, 26, now facing charges
• DanieljGross Lenwood 'Lenny' Harris described as ‘loving, kind, respectful’ -- bit.ly/y866Zb --
• WashTimesLocal P.G. police to charge third man in activist's killing ow.ly/1hcDMB

Public Safety

• PGFDPIO FOX NEWS REPORT - Sprinklers Make A Difference In 3 PG Fires: bit.ly/wItwwT 
• PGPDNEWS WANTED: #PGPD seeks assistance locating suspect wanted for citizen armed robbery in #Beltsville: bit.ly/ytfxBQ
• Capital_Land P.G. police looking for help locating armed robbery suspect: bit.ly/ziu0gV
• PGPDNEWS #PGPD officer identified in Friday night police-involved shooting in #Brentwood: bit.ly/ApgSbU
• DanieljGross Officer from police-involved shooting in Brentwood now identified as 13-year veteran Cpl. Donald Taylor bit.ly/x3gaw8
•  PGPDNEWS #PGPD announces investigative discovery in police-involved shooting in #Brentwood: bit.ly/xWw8iP 
• HyattsvllePatch HT @PGPDNEWS: #PGPD says evidence contradicts earlier accounts provided in police-involved shooting in #Brentwood: bit.ly/xWw8iP
• DCAbloob vid tape not supporting initial account MT @PGPDNEWS: #PGPD announces investigative discovery in police-involved shooting in #Brentwood
• postlocal Arrest made in U-Md. robbery wapo.st/yw1kJB 
•  CBSWashDC 15-Year-Old Arrested For Cell Phone Robbery At University Of Maryland cbsloc.al/zyoPui

Corruption, Scandals and Ethics Reform:

• Sun (Edit.): When politicians go bad; J. Ivey's Constitutional amendment needed to handle officials who break the law is.gd/4Ik62f 
• WashTimesLocal Maryland Senate to introduce ethics bill ow.ly/1hceOX
• AnnieLinskey Sen. Uly Currie, Joe Evans and current lawyer Judge Murphy in closed door ethics hearing in Annapolis.
• AnnieLinskey Unclear how long ethics hearing will last, though Currie's former defense lawyer, Joe Evans, said he is in two hour parking.
• WPJohnWagner Md. Sen. Ulysses Currie and his lawyers have been behind closed doors with legislative ethics committee for 2.5 hours now.
• WPJohnWagner Md. Sen. Currie and his lawyer decline to comment upon leaving ethics committee meeting
• WPJohnWagner Currie spends long afternoon with Md. ethics panel wapo.st/yFSmUX

PG Gambling

• ben_giles More details about the bill to get Prince George's slots on the November ballot. bit.ly/wS7ntp
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Online lottery sales...:(From Gerron Levi via Arthur Turner)... is.gd/yf5UXu .

County Government and Politics

• KateRyanWTOP PG County Dept of Env Resources and Animal Management to sponsor a free pet loss grief workshop 2/21 6:30p 3750 Brown Station Rd 
• -PG-Politics Fwd:County Council Agenda: Proposed Bag Tax ... From: Council District 7 is.gd/hISdg5.

State Government and Politics

• More bills sponsored by Prince George's senators (3 Feb 2012, but no synopses or text posted as of 7:00 am, 6 Feb 2012) is.gd/86IiL0 
• Sun (Edit.): When politicians go bad; J. Ivey's Constitutional amendment needed to handle officials who break the law is.gd/4Ik62f. 
• Annapolis Capital: Plan to move Crownsville state offices [to PG] draws criticism; Del State's claim 'insulting to ..." is.gd/ctfajY
• mdreporter Video: Joel McCord of WYPR, Len Lazarick and Bryan Sears of Patch dissect O'Malley legislative agenda . #mdpolitics bit.ly/x2gmIU
• WashTimesLocal Maryland Senate to introduce ethics bill ow.ly/1hceOX
• Budget and Taxes:
• Times (Editorial): Big spenders on the Chesapeake; O’Malley’s tax-the-rich schemes will impoverish the Free State is.gd/zhk4BR
• mdreporter Maryland struggles to avoid bond downgrading. #mdpolitics bit.ly/z1CbfH
• mdreporter State property tax may need to increase to pay back bonds. #mdpolitics bit.ly/AkPsQg
• MDPolicy Thanks to falling home values, MD might have to raise property taxes to pay off bond debt. ow.ly/8TPBf #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• Think2xB4USlice See this quick primer on Gov O'Malley's revenue proposals to balance the MD state budget - wapo.st/wP1Tv1
• ben_giles PG lawmakers show concern for Baker's tax break program, his latest development proposal. bit.ly/xZTHQc
• MDPolicy #Kilmer: @GovernorOMalley further solidifies his reputation as a "tax and spend" politician. ow.ly/8TP1l #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• News8NewsTalk Today on NewsTalk, Del. @joleneivey threw cold water on Governor's revenue proposals, saying middle class res. cannot afford to pay more.
• MDPolicy With prices threatening record highs, @GovernorOMalley continues to push for a @GasTax increase. ow.ly/8TQe2
• MDPolicy InsiderOnline of @Heritage gives our #PolicyReport on the #GasTax increase some coverage. ow.ly/8TQo1
• MDPolicy If the federal gov's bond rating gets downgraded, it's likely that MD's will fall too. ow.ly/8TPn3.

Education

• News_PGCounty Mitchellville school tries Saturday math academy to boost test scores: tinyurl.com/89sjk4k

Business, Transportation and Development

• Examiner: Metro: about 30 percent of bus stops inaccessible (Cites PG stops) is.gd/b5zgH6
• ggwash 1/3 of Metrobus stops not wheelchair accessible, increases use of MetroAccess: bit.ly/yFyLjj on ggwash.org/13616
• GermantownPatch: Shifting Ground on Transit; Is Leggett throwing up a red signal on the Purple Line? (Includes PG) is.gd/cCtVVS
• mdreporter Study finds chicken manure pollution to bay is overstated. #mdpolitics bit.ly/yrGeBo
• ggwash Cafritz gets OK from PG Planning Board, now goes to District Council: bit.ly/zUBX74 on ggwash.org/13616
• WBJonline: More bank branch closures in store for Capital One (7530 Annapolis Road in Lanham) is.gd/puUTZZ
• MDPolicy CityBizList also has a nice writeup on our #PolicyReport on the #GasTax increase, with quotes. ow.ly/8TQyJ

Other (including news about news)

• Reason: Post Columnist E.J. Dionne's Screed Against Free Speech is.gd/1yjcLn
• DanieljGross Really interesting observation. RT @nhagerwtop Noticing more news orgs w story-specific Twitter feeds, e.g. @abc7MurrayTrial @NBC29Huguely. .