Police crime reporting six months behind
BY HEATHER WRIGHT Update 7/26/22: Hyattsville Police Chief Jarod Towers informed the Hyattsville Life & Times that as of July…
City approves $19.9 million for police facility: total cost approaches $23 million
BY SOPHIE GORMAN ORIANI – published 5/15/22; revised 5/23/22 and 6/3/22 On April 18, the Hyattsville City Council voted to…
New police chief seeks community trust
By Heather Wright Hyattsville has announced the hiring of Col. Jarod J. Towers, as its ninth permanent chief of police,…
Hyattsville officer receives award for traffic safety enforcement
By Melena DiNenna After just four years of being a police officer, Officer Kelly Hernandez, of the Hyattsville City…
Hyattsville civilian oversight of law enforcement committee proposed
By Collin Riviello Hyattsville city councilmember Danny Schaible (Ward 2) announced in his April newsletter that he is sponsoring a…
City police mental health program grows, increases partnerships
By Heather Wright Across the nation, many critics of police departments recommend reducing police budgets and diverting city funds to…
Carjackings climb during COVID: But cars are recovered
By Heather Wright On May 6, the Bowie police found a red Alfa Romeo Giulia parked along the 16000…
The science of the city: The evolution and ecology of police cruisers
By Paul Ruffins Police cars represent a fascinating balance between the conflicting demands of human-factors engineering, public policy and municipal…
From the Editor: The year of sending out an SOS in Hyattsville
By Heather Wright If you look at 2020 written backwards in digital characters, it reads something like “Oh! SOS!”…
Friendship Arms fire displaces 160 residents
By Luke Gentile Prince George’s County Fire Department (PGFD) officials said 160 people were displaced Oct. 1 after a fire…
