Selected Prince George's County News (24 Aug 2011)

• 25 Aug 2011 (Thu)
• 6:30 pm, District 6 candidate forum (People for Change), Mt. Ephraim Baptist Church, 610 Largo Rd is.gd/i2dTXv

Gory Prince George's
This year: 76 (one every 74 hours); this time last year: 62 (one every 91 hours)

• DeSha-Overcash, Justin, 22, (1.011), 11 Jan 2011
• College Park Patch: Suspect [Stephan E. Weaver ] Connected to DeSha-Overcash Murder to Appear in Court is.gd/90x2b7 
• CollegePrkPatch Trial rescheduled for Stephan E. Weaver, arrested in connection to shooting death of UMd. student Justin DeSha-Overcash patch.com/A-lwPY
• Harris, Frank Lamar, 20, (1.068), 4 Aug 2011
  Harris, Patricia Mercer, 56, (1.069), 4 Aug 2011
• PGPolice: Police Make Arrest in Fort Washington Double Homicide (3204) is.gd/raz2iT (Quindell Glen Mercer, 34, arrested)
• Post: MD man [Quindell G. Mercer, 34] charged with murdering mother & stepbrother is.gd/SmgB1H See Harris cases: is.gd/KEU6aq 
• Gazette: Son arrested in killings of mother, half-brother in Fort Washington; Police: Ballistics show man’s handgun ... is.gd/ilVfyy .

Public Safety

• PGPolice: Police Obtain Warrant in Shooting of Toddler in Glenarden (3205) is.gd/8cNSiF (Arrest warrant for Deven Angel Matos, 18)
• ABC7News A warrant has been issued for a man in connection with the shooting of a 2-year-old in Glenarden on Monday. wj.la/r9LjMq
• darcyspencer 32-year-old Ricardo Mitchell of Temple Hills charged in minnesota ave ne shooting of wyatt earp robinson Saturday
• PGPDPressOffice Identity of Suspect Sought in Multiple Commercial Armed Robberies Surveillance Photo Released bit.ly/pd5UEF

County Government and Politics

• Special Election:
• 3 last day cand file for Dist 6 council: Van Caldwell, Wayne L Leach, Brad Donnie Ray. Will update my cand list overnite or Thu morning is.gd/g8RBuK 
• cherylcort 15 vie for Pr George's Council Dist. 6 seat - which ones will champion transit-oriented development and smart growth? tinyurl.com/43545pl

Big Brother Is Watching Us:

• GGLaurelLeader Speed cameras live in Prince George's County baltimoresun.com/explore/howard…
• wusa9 Houston became the latest U.S. city to turn off its red-light traffic cameras on Wednesday, less than a month after Los Angeles did the same