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…
November 2020 News Briefs
Man dies in police custody Edwin Morales, a 29-year-old Mount Rainier man, died in Hyattsville police custody on the afternoon…
Facility dog em-barking on a journey with the HCPD
By Madison Burinsky The Hyattsville City Police Department (HCPD) swore in its newest member at an Oct. 8 press…
Grand jury declines to indict in Shand shooting
By Sophie Gorman Oriani On Sept. 10, Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced that a Prince George’s…
ALERT: City police warn residents of phone scam
The City of Hyattsville Police Department released an alert saying someone is “spoofing” the department’s non-emergency telephone number (301-985-5060). When…
News Brief: Skimmer discovered at 7-Eleven ATM
On Oct. 22, an off-duty police officer recognized that an ATM skimming device was affixed to the Citibank ATM at…
City police add electric car, motorcycle to fleet
BY HOLLY BREVIG — The Hyattsville City Police Department (HCPD) has added a Chevrolet Bolt electric car and a Zero electric…
HCPD opening summer club for teens
BY KRISSI HUMBARD — The Hyattsville Police Department is starting a new teen club for the summer. “Teens need somewhere…
City council votes to move forward with HCPD relocation
BY HEATHER SARVER MILLAN — The city council unanimously authorized one of the biggest, most expensive items in recent years…