Recent Prince George's County News (29 Oct 2015)

• General:
• Greenbelt News Review for October 29 now online greenbeltnewsreview.com/issues/GNR2015… : View details
• The Diamondback: @thedbk: 
• Food trucks will be rolling into College Park soon bit.ly/1XABPFe pic.twitter.com/q2ewpQvsZY : View photo
• The Sentinel : @PGSentinel: 
• The county council leaving paid sick leave up to the state left some residents unhappy, @MikeDSykes reports. bit.ly/1jUBpLC : View details
• The Sentinel : @PGSentinel: 
• Local leaders are joining the fight against gun violence. bit.ly/1LEppXm : View details
• PGCCouncilMedia : @PGCCouncilMedia: 
• Council's Transportation, Housing and Environment Cmte. listens to testimony on Hydraulic "Fracking" & the County. pic.twitter.com/mP8sYFYaut : View photo
• Mel Franklin : @melrfranklin: 
• Hire Pr. George's Co. Program: Cut training costs in half when you hire local workers: melfranklin.net/learn-about-th… pic.twitter.com/hqUTGCiPfV : View photo
• 99.1 WNEW: @WNEW: 
• Maryland's unemployment insurance tax rate will drop to the lowest possible level allowed, Gov. Hogan says. cbsloc.al/1GyQNaG : View summary
• Hyattsville Patch @HyattsvllePatch: : 
• Hyattsville Begins City-Wide Leave Collection Monday dlvr.it/CbNnqW View details
• Education:
• Joce Sterman: @jocefromthenews: 
• Does your kid play on a field with synthetic turf? Map with DC area schools that use crumb rubber can be found here wjla.com/features/7-on-… : View summary
• Black rubber crumb infill....it comes home with your kids. Does it put them at risk for cancer? Watch this video wjla.com/features/7-on-… : View summary 
• Kimberly Suiters: @ABC7Suiters: 
• 160+ people w/ cancer after playing on #crumb rubber fields: Coincidence or cluster? @jocefromthenews investigates tonight 11p @ABC7News  : View location
• Steve Rudin ABC7 @SteveRudinABC7: 
• 80 former soccer goalies all with cancer after playing on crumb rubber synthetic turf: Coincidence or cluster? facebook.com/wjlatv/videos/… View details
• NBCWashington @nbcwashington: 
• Is there a link between cancer and artificial turf fields? W/the topic back in the news, watch Chris Gordon's report nbc4dc.com/psrcxaI View details
• PGCBlogging : @PGCBlogging: 
• Prince George's Co. Changes Discipline for Texting While Driving School Buses | NBC4 Washington nbcwashington.com/news/local/Pri… via @nbcwashington  : View summary
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• NBCWashington : @nbcwashington: 
• The principal at a prestigious Md. school has been suspended after teacher spanking allegations: nbc4dc.com/I1c94eW  : View summary
• The Sentinel : @PGSentinel: 
• The county board of ed created a new advisory board to handle minority and local business enterprise issues. bit.ly/1LZVQ0o  : View details
• Elections & Politicians:
• MarylandReporter.com : @mdreporter: 
• Is redistricting reform a waste of time? #mdpolitics ow.ly/TZxYW : View summary
• The Diamondback: @thedbk: 
• STAFF EDITORIAL: The Diamondback Editorial Board endorses Patrick Wojahn for College Park mayor bit.ly/1GxX8D8  : View details
• CANDIDATE PROFILE: Patrick Wojahn stands on his experience in mayoral campaign bit.ly/1Gy6T4n pic.twitter.com/NHnln5Lm4u : View photo 
• CANDIDATE PROFILE: Denise Mitchell focuses on transparency in her run for mayor bit.ly/1XAC4QC pic.twitter.com/oBFgdkE43m : View photo 
• Planning, Development, Transportation:
• The Sentinel : @PGSentinel: 
• The county council and @PGCPS dicussed system-wide capital improvements recommendations last week. bit.ly/1P0jb8j : View details
• PGCBlogging : @PGCBlogging: 
• Concord Park at Rusett, a high-end community in Laurel featured in this article. globest.com/news/12_1224/w…  : View details ·
• The Sentinel @PGSentinel: 
• Residents of University Park are concerned about the effect the proposed PG Plaza TDDP will have on their town. bit.ly/1Wlpzpz View details
• Vandana Sinha @VandanaWashBiz: 
• .@ExpandPGC going all out to bring more contractors to @PrinceGeorgesMD from their No.Va. enclaves. Is it working? bizj.us/1jxibk View summary
• Public Safety (General):
• Maryland News: @WTOPinMD: 
• 124 arrested in Prince George’s County after warrant sweep bit.ly/1LE4pQI #WTOP : View summary
• FOX 5 DC: @fox5newsdc: 
• Warrant sweep leads to 124 arrests in Prince George's Co. fox5dc.com/news/local-new… #fox5dc : View summary
• PGCBlogging : @PGCBlogging: 
• Warrant sweep leads to 124 domestic violence related arrests in Prince George's Co. fox5dc.com/news/local-new…  : View summary
• Public Safety (Report by police):
• PGCCouncilMedia : @PGCCouncilMedia: 
• Police Chief provides briefing on body camera pilot program, homicides & budget in Council's PSFM meeting today. pic.twitter.com/G1xJHEYXrk : View photo
• Our story: Chief tells Council Prince George's County has lowest total overall crime in the NCR, down overall 17% pic.twitter.com/ynNEPIxseG : View photo
• PGPDNEWS: @PGPDNews: 
• Chief & Command Staff to county council: 3,500 fewer crimes YTD vs 2014. Committed to dropping more. pic.twitter.com/tebqTPgOFA  : View photo
• Chiefs tell County Council we assess crime-fighting strategy daily. Overall crime down in 2015 by 17.5%. pic.twitter.com/KEbkkJVQCw View photo · 
• Kate Ryan: @KateRyanWTOP: 
• Before the 1:30 Public Safety Ctee mtg here in Prince George's county pic.twitter.com/P4hjCJrC4V :View photo 
• Hearing room is filled as community members and staffers listen to #ChiefMagaw @ Prince George's County Police pic.twitter.com/HAVNK9T2TT View photo 
• Also coming: discussion of body cameras for #princegeorgescounty police. #moco police already piloting cams, say positive feedback resulted. View details 
• #bodycameras: Big issue (every IT manager will recognize this one) STORAGE. $ part of that. pic.twitter.com/Pr4Gz2Zfhs View photo
• #pgcounty police brief county council public safety ctee on body cameras pic.twitter.com/OduIeB0SS7 View photo 
• Familiar question: who gets images from body cameras? #pgcounty considers issues pic.twitter.com/Fc4OtObPA9 View photo
• Atty poses question: what if reality TV show wants body cam footage: would county have to turn it over? pic.twitter.com/RBAO08s66Y View photo
• Chief McGaw says (overall) crime down 17% in the county---says among the lowest if not lowest in Nat Cap region. #crimestats : View details
• Oh auto correct--it's Magaw---correct sp for #PrinceGeorge'sCountyPolice.  : View details
• Prince George's police Chief McGaw says PG NOT seeing level of synthetic drugs comp to DC--but DO see increases in pot-related crime. : View details 
• Concern from @ObiePatterson on getting Prince George's county police District 7 station open..several residents nod, agreeing. : View details 
• PG Council member Lehman tells Chief McGaw to wx its "uptick" or "spike" doesn't matter: # killings "going in the wrong direction" : View details 
• Tracee Wilkins @TraceeWilkins: 
• Pr. Georges police will roll out pilot body camera program in March and #UMD will assist. Story this evening on News4. @nbcwashington View details
• This is the camera that has been selected after recruit class testing. @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/vsPr1MCITs View photo 
• The pilot for the cameras may last 6 months. View details 
• The Sentinel @PGSentinel: 
• Some are calling for body cams after a video surfaced of an officer forcibly subduing a cuffed man in PG County. bit.ly/1GMWpho View details
• Maryland News @WTOPinMD: 
• Homicides on the rise in Prince George’s Co., but overall crime is dropping bit.ly/1jVPhFl #WTOP View summary
• Post Local @postlocal: 
• Prince George’s police chief: I need more officers to offset retirements wapo.st/1jVGhA3 View summary :
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