Recent Prince George's County News (16 Jul 2015)

Recent headlines from the Enquirer-Gazette:

• Prince George’s County Council considers e-cigarette bill; Vaping in most restaurants, public housing units could be banned (@KPetersenGAZ)
• PG district court opens second self-help resource center (Bobby Jones)
• With YMCA closed, Fort Washington residents push for new tenant; Civic associations suggest “all-encompassing” fitness center  (@KPetersenGAZ)
• New District Heights park tested, tricked out by skaters; Skatepark grand opening held at Walker Mill Regional Park (@KPetersenGAZ)
• Agency seeks land for agriculture business center;  Facility will be available to all farmers in region (Christopher Ullery)
• Theaters offer acrobats, play and Whoopi
• Bowie State playwright to speak at writers’ meeting
• Good news for seniors from the P.G. County Library
• Melwood elects officers, board members
• Jamaican citizen wanted in county arrested at airport
• Waldorf man shot, killed outside Accokeek party

General:

• NBCWashington  @nbcwashington
• * - The FBI busted a crime ring they say robbed dozens of Prince George's County residents over six years http://nbc4dc.com/zukTAeV  |  Expand
• Rochelle Metzger @RochelleReports
• * -  #MD Lt. Gov @BoydKRutherford calls #redistrictingreform a "good government issue," at rally to end #gerrymandering. pic.twitter.com/38CcT2TLJ4 | View photo
• Rochelle Metzger @RochelleReports
• * -  .@LWVMD, @commoncausemd hold "birthday party" in #Annapolis for father of #gerrymandering, to bring attn to issue. pic.twitter.com/LZKb2lBnQG | View photo
• The Diamondback @thedbk
• * -  One of the nation's largest supercomputers is located in Maryland — and UMD helps in its operation bit.ly/1J1EzX2 | View details 
• Mark Brady @PGFDPIO
• * -  PGFD Battalion Chief is American Legion MD Firefighter of the Year with DFC @CoreySmedley... pgfdpio.blogspot.com/2015/07/pgfd-b… pic.twitter.com/ryED2Aoafv | View photo ·
• Lynh Bui @ByLynhBui
• * -  .@PGPDNews expands social media presence with @nextdoor wapo.st/1M5X51e | View summary
• PG Politics @pgpolitics
• * -  Greenbelt News Review for July 16, 2015 Now Online goo.gl/SsrH3f | View details

Injured Police Officers:

• WJZ - CBS Baltimore @cbsbaltimore
• * -  A second police officer injured by a car in PG county in two days: cbsloc.al/1M7NK9* | View summary
• PGPDNEWS @PGPDNews
• * -  Search for driver who struck our officer in Oxon Hill. Driving gold Subaru like this. goo.gl/MmVheO  pic.twitter.com/iXzKwRgsyQ | View photo
• Maryland News @WTOPinMD
• * -  Two Prince George’s officers hit by suspects’ cars within 8 hours bit.ly/1HRNfdi   #WTOP | View summary 
• Lynh Bui @ByLynhBui
• * -  Police hunt for suspects after traffic incidents leave two @PGPDNews officers injured wpo.st/KFsQ0 | View summary 
• PGPDNEWS @PGPDNews
• * -  Updated Blog: Includes new information on injured officer. goo.gl/MmVheO | View details
• Riverdale Park Patch @RiverdalePatch   
•   * -  Driver of Stolen Car Runs Down Police Officer: Report dlvr.it/BY2cbj  | View details
• 99.1 WNEW @WNEW
• * -  UPDATE: Major search underway for Danny Harvell, wanted for injuring PG officer while fleeing. cbsloc.al/1I4eqGj pic.twitter.com/jcuNn60QnB | View photo 
• PGPDNEWS @PGPDNews
• * -  Detectives obtain warrant for suspect for attempted murder of our officer. goo.gl/yZm0Sl  pic.twitter.com/I91Axudyvs  | View photo
• PGPDNEWS @PGPDNews
• * -  1/3 #Breaking: 2nd PGPD Officer injured in separate attack on police in county; unrelated to earlier District Heights incident. | View details 
• * -  2/3 Ofcr approached driver in stolen car, orders him out, suspect accelerates, hits ofcr, flipping him on hood. Carried short distance. | View details  
• * -  3/3 Officer treated & released. Suspect last seen fleeing down Wheeler Rd into DC; driving 2008 gold Subaru Outback w/DC tags DT2586 | View details 
• 99.1 WNEW @WNEW
• * -  JUST IN: Another Prince George's Co. officer injured after a suspect hit him with car while fleeing scene. (via @PGPDNews ) |View details
• * -  MORE: Prince George's Co. officer hit, flipped on hood of car in second incident of suspect fleeing scene. cbsloc.al/1KajhYG | View summary
• NBCWashington @nbcwashington
• * -  A MANHUNT is underway to find a driver who sped off with a Prince George's Co. cop caught in the door of the car. nbc4dc.com/J63JdxW | View details
• PGPDNEWS  @PGPDNews
• * - Officer injured in District Heights remains hospitalized & has had surgery to repair injury to his leg. Thx for all the thoughts and prayer!   | Expand
• * - Update: Officer injured in District Heights recovering from surgery on leg. Search continues for suspect. pic.twitter.com/HjThfPsCeg   | Expand
• 99.1 WNEW  @WNEW
  * - 2 Prince Georges Co. officers recovering after struck by fleeing cars just 8 hours apart; Search is on for drivers. http://cbsloc.al/1KajhYG   | Show Summary

Senate:

• bruce johnson @brucejohnson9
• * -  Super PAC challenge in Maryland Senate primary wapo.st/1McLFdi pic.twitter.com/j1bctIl9k6 | View photo
• John Fritze @jfritze
• * - .@DonnaFEdwards is addressing #NN15. Streaming here: http://www.netrootsnation.org/follow-nn15-at-home/ … #mdsen   | Expand
• * - .@DonnaFEdwards @ #NN15: "We have to create a nat'l movement that says that we are tired of losing 88 lives a day to gun violence." #mdsen    | Expand
• *  - .@DonnaFEdwards: "Ppl shouldn't be afraid that 1 little black woman...is going to be in the...Senate. I'm not going to hurt 'em too much."   | Expand
• John Wagner  @WPJohnWagner
• * - Donna Edwards seeks help of nationwide progressive gathering in Maryland Senate race http://wapo.st/1JlSKCb   | Show Summary

Congressional District 4:

• Arelis R. Hernández @arelisrhdz
• * -  Md. Congressional candidates line up dollars @Glenn_Ivey ahead @IngridMTurner
  @Davis4MD
  @PenaMelnykforMD
  @WC4Congress
  wapo.st/1fKHeZW | View summary
• AFRO News @afronews  
• * - Alvin Thornton to Join Prince George’s Md. Congressional Contest