Recent Prince George's County News (11 Apr 2012)

Gory Prince George's

• nsmcgill Gunshots punctuate #Bladensburg candlelight vigil for man killed by officer in #Landover, police say is.gd/sqsRa3 by @DanieljGross
• nsmcgill Speaker, whose son committed suicide, urges #PrinceGeorges students to put an end to bullying is.gd/tIR6cg by @abbybrownback
• DanieljGross #PGPD patrol officer in county's 2nd police-involved shooting ID'd as Terrence Garrett - gazette.net/article/201204…
• CBSWashDC Prince George’s Police I.D. Man Shot By Officer cbsloc.al/I3qvYI
• WashTimesLocal P.G. officer fatally shoots armed man during struggle after Taser fails to subdue him -- ow.ly/abQsf
• DCExaminerLocal Prince George's County police identified the officer who shot and killed an armed man Monday night bit.ly/Ir83Ls

Public Safety (including public corruption)

• PGPDNews Surveillance photos are available from the robbery of the M&T bank in #Largo :pgpolice.blogspot.com/2012/04/pgpd-a…
• PGPDJulie Lasley & Tucker are also suspected in 2 other recent bank robberies in #PrinceGeorge's. Charges pending.
• PGPDJulie Reginald Lasley of #Baltimore, Dillian Tucker of #Greenbelt both charged in today's #Largo bank robbery. Photos out shortly.
• PGPDNews #PGPD apprehends two suspects in bank robbery: pgpolice.blogspot.com/2012/04/pgpd-a…
• nsmcgill Man attempts suicide after robbing #Largo bank; Officers rescue man who tried to hang himself w/ bedsheet, police say :is.gd/GtcN2F
• PGPDNews #PGPD MT Bank Robbery Campus Way South, Largo. Prelim: one arrest. PGPD PIO en route.
• PGPDJulie Breaking: #PGPD nabs 1 bank robbery suspect, 1 outstanding after M&T Bank robbery on Campus Way South. PIO en route.
• nsmcgill #PGPD searches for D.C. man they say fired shots during Feb. 14 attempted robbery in #TempleHills is.gd/giz2SK
• postlocal Police ID 6-year-old who accidentally shot himself wapo.st/Inn0Tv
• postlocal Charges filed in Prince George's County for 6-year-old's accidental shooting death wapo.st/Ir85Wa
• CBSWashDC Raymond Brown Charged In Accidental Shooting Of 6-Year-Old cbsloc.al/HI9TcU
• GreenbeltPatch Our #PrinceGeorges County crime watch is up with details of a police involved shooting & money switch scam. patch.com/A-svkR
• MarylandJuice Comptroller Peter Franchot Says Time for Senate President Mike Miller to Go: "He's a Fanatic for Gambling"  fb.me/1diwYilhT
• postlocal MS-13 gang member arrested in Maryland, wanted for Honduras slaying wapo.st/HwlAAN
• ABC7News A jury has convicted a Capitol Heights woman for lying about her boyfriend’s involvement in a shooting. wj.la/HwY5aR
• PGCrimeSolvers Have you seen..http://tinyurl.com/WantedPerson-HakimJohnson pic.twitter.com/t1nnoRgm
• nsmcgill Police search for #Landover gas station armed robbers; Cash reward for info leading to capture, says #PGPD: is.gd/WpKaUC
• nsmcgill Mistrial declared in #OxonHill chemical attack case; New trial is scheduled for May 1, state’s attorney’s office says: is.gd/eyrIGL

Gambling

• WPJohnWagner The Post editorial board on gambling and the collapse of Maryland's legislature session wapo.st/II2o5I
• DCExaminerLocal Baltimore’s mayor wants gambling bill passed in special session bit.ly/IAArP4

Other Government and Politics

• Failure in Annapolis
• WPJohnWagner Post columnist Robert McCartney -- O’Malley: So eager for presidency, he ‘forgot’ to be governor wapo.st/HycSSx
• WashTimesLocal Special session surely ahead for Maryland legislators bit.ly/IuBOeq
• DCAbloob RT @baltimoresun: Gov. O'Malley says he won't call special session until leaders have a deal bsun.md/Hw8vHl #mdpolitics
• MDPolicy A special #LegislativeSession is certainly a possibility to deal with unfinished #gambling rules. ow.ly/adc6S #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• MDPolicy Our legislators may not have agreed on a budget, but they did pass hundreds of bills last week. ow.ly/adbSz #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• MDPolicy By @mmossburg: The truth behind the rhetoric of "Doomsday" and "Balance." ow.ly/adbld 
• MarylandJuice Comptroller Peter Franchot Says Time for Senate President Mike Miller to Go: "He's a Fanatic for Gambling"  fb.me/1diwYilhT
• MDPolicy By @mmossburg: As usual, our legislators focus on the trivial and ignore the important stuff. ow.ly/adbda #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• PGCBlogging Gov. O'Malley, State Leaders Miller & Busch should be ashamed of their outcome with Maryland's budget. Too many men, democrats, and AGENDAS!
• MDPolicy How did the #DoomsdayBudget get passed? A little background info: ow.ly/ada92 #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• ben_giles To reach a budget deal without millions of dollars in cuts, Md. lawmakers will have a special session. bit.ly/I2ZJTd
• ben_giles Some Md. lawmakers say it was an "embarrassment" the state couldn't pass a budget on time, @hcpeterson reports. bit.ly/I2ZAzf
• MDPolicy #Kilmer: Some lowlights and one highlight from the recent #LegislativeSession: ow.ly/ad9uL #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• AFPMD Now is the time to contact your legislators telling them not to go into a special session! Take action today! fb.me/1En6VSGO2
• WashTimesLocal Maryland faces special session or 'doomsday' -- bit.ly/IyWu41
• mdreporter Today's roundup of end of session. #mdpolitics bit.ly/IyhyMR
• mdreporter Video: O'Malley calls education cuts 'really a damn shame' #mdpolitics bit.ly/IygZm2
• postlocal Md. lawmakers predict that governor will call for a special session once the impact of forced spending cuts sink in wapo.st/IkQqBU
• mdreporter Analysis: Spring chill hits Dem leaders over budget. #mdpolitics bit.ly/HGOhOG
• AFPMD Budget had gone up on average over a $1 billion a year and we hear the same political scare tactic rhetoric on how we can't cut spending???
• AFPMD After the 90 day #MDSession12 the Assembly couldn't get a budget passed until the final hours & they want u 2 trust them with more of us $$
• washtimes #Maryland faces special session or 'doomsday' wtim.es/HImpsR
• WPJohnWagner Maryland legislature likely to return, officials speculate wapo.st/HzOxxt
• RethinkCP State Approves $5M in Cuts to the University System of Maryland: bit.umdbk.com/I0DIof via @thedbk
• bbjonline Maryland's average student loan debt is $33,704, the highest in the country bizj.us/b5tab
• ben_giles Maryland college students and graduates carry highest debt in the nation, @hcpeterson reports. bit.ly/IhCLai
• Local
• PGCCouncilMedia THE Committee meets April 12 @ 10 am, Rm 2027 of County Administration Building, 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
• PGCCouncilMedia Postponed - D-8 Breakfast Reception hosted by CM Patterson for PTA/PTSA Presidents/Board Members for April 14 @ Oxon Hill Library
• RiverdalePatch Councilman Will Campos: 'I can't believe that they keystone-copped this' patch.com/A-svYS
• nsmcgill #Glenarden mayor hit with ‘no confidence’ vote; Mayor disputes complaint, keeps powers: is.gd/lVjO2h
• News_PGCounty #Glenarden mayor hit with 'no confidence' vote: bit.ly/HKfi32
• CollegePrkPatch Cafritzes Donate Boundary Marker to Riversdale Museum: patch.com/A-stWs

PG-Politics mailing list (Selected topics only, link to first message in topic)

• Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot Says Time for Senate President Mike Miller to Go
• Fwd: [FWD: Metro Blue Line Corridor Project News - Looking Forward t
• Senate President Mike Miller Does Not Plan To Step Aside ----LISTEN
• Sine Die Press Release - Prince George's House Delegation
• Maryland becomes first state to ban employers from asking for social
• Income Taxes Too - I see not only the rich will be taxed!!!
• In Prince George’s, Baker works on a ‘doomsday’ budget

Business, Transportation and Development

• Cafritz Development Circus (incomplete, posted separately)
• DanieljGross Spent the morning at the @Accokeek Foudation in Piscataway Park for a cool feature story. pic.twitter.com/6EvpwEeO
• cherylcort Apparently, this 4 lane road isn't big enough for Branch Av Metro so MD will add a bigger 4 lane rd to station. Really? pic.twitter.com/hG8GnbKb
• PGCBlogging Come out tomorrow to discuss the future of the Central Avenue / Blue Line Corridor: pgcblog.com/?p=3521

Other

• radleybalko Trayvon politics=Duke Lacrosse redux. Right thinks only white people screwed by justice system. Left does away w/ presumption of innocence.
• radleybalko If that Baltimore beating isn't a hate crime, it really only confirms the idiocy of hate crimes laws. Jesus that was depressing.
• PGCBlogging PGC Blog is under attack from an IP address located in Prince George's County; we're closing in on specifics. Guess I should be flattered..