Two criminals drove off in the car - with the mother’s nine-month-old baby inside!

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 From http://pgpolice.blogspot.com/

PGPD Seeing Spike in Jump-in Car Thefts; Detectives Urge Drivers to Never Leave Car Running Unattended!

A trip into a convenience store turned terrifying for a mother in Lanham. Last Thursday, the mother parked her car outside of the store in the 9100 block of Annapolis Road. She then went inside and left her car running. Minutes later, two criminals drove off in the car - with the mother’s nine-month-old baby inside. The mother tried to reach her baby as the car pulled away, but couldn’t. Thankfully, the baby was found unharmed a short time later. Detectives recovered the stolen car and have since identified and are in the process for applying for charges for two teenage suspects with abduction and auto theft.

Innovative New Tool Supports Vision Zero

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 From 'The Dispatch Monthly Newsletter - August 2020:

Prince George’s County launched a new online tool with the ability to visualize pedestrian and traffic crash data in the County, helping County officials create safer roadways while providing accessibility and transparency to the public.

Designed for Vision Zero Prince George’s, the geographical data visualization tool was created by information science students from the University of Maryland’s College of Information Sciences (iSchool) as part of a collaboration between Prince George’s County and the University’s Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS) program.

“We are Prince George’s Proud to launch this innovative tool in collaboration with students from the University of Maryland, showing that we continue to come together as a community to find solutions to the challenges that we face,” said Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. “We know that the loss of even one life on our roadways is too many, and this will be another tool to help us prevent these tragedies.”

Using geolocation data provided by the County, in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Transportation, the ArcGIS tool creates a visual of where and when pedestrian and vehicular crashes have occurred across the County. Maps indicate the locations of crashes, including the date they occurred and severity of injuPrince George’s County launched a new online tool with the ability to visualize pedestrian and traffic crash data in the County, helping County officials create safer roadways while providing accessibility and transparency to the public.

Designed for Vision Zero Prince George’s, the geographical data visualization tool was created by information science students from the University of Maryland’s College of Information Sciences (iSchool) as part of a collaboration between Prince George’s County and the University’s Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS) program.

“We are Prince George’s Proud to launch this innovative tool in collaboration with students from the University of Maryland, showing that we continue to come together as a community to find solutions to the challenges that we face,” said Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. “We know that the loss of even one life on our roadways is too many, and this will be another tool to help us prevent these tragedies.”

Using geolocation data provided by the County, in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Transportation, the ArcGIS tool creates a visual of where and when pedestrian and vehicular crashes have occurred across the County. Maps indicate the locations of crashes, including the date they occurred and severity of injuries, enabling viewers to zoom in on specific roadways or intersections.

The new tool can be accessed at VisionZeroPrinceGeorges.com, which is also a platform the community can use to provide feedback and suggestions.

Background on why MD 210 is called "The Highway of Death"

16-Year-Old Boy Hit, Killed on One of Deadliest Roads in DC Area

 

"16-year-old boy was killed in a crash Saturday on a Maryland road known for pedestrian deaths and drivers’ excess speeding. 

Osadolar Omozee died after he was hit on Indian Head Highway (Route 210) at Palmer Road, Prince George's County police said, releasing his name Monday night. He attended Woodbridge High School.
Omozee was “an amazing young man who had a tremendous spirit and was held in such high regard by staff and students alike,” Woodbridge High’s counseling department said in a tweet. Prince William County Public Schools have counselors available for virtual support.
he teen was hit by two vehicles, Prince George’s County police said. Omozee was rushed to a hospital, where he died. Both drivers remained on the scene. No information was released on whether they could face charges.
Dozens of people have been killed in crashes on Indian Head Highway in the past decade. Memorials to victims, bearing crosses and flowers, dot the road’s shoulder. "

See Adam Tuss' News4 report at

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/teen-fatally-struck-on-indian-head-highway/2399069/

Police blog report at

http://pgpolice.blogspot.com/2020/08/pgpd-investigates-fatal-collision-in.html

Text to 911

 

Text to 911 is for:

• The hearing or speech impaired
• When you are in an unsafe situation and can't speak
• When you can't speak because of a medical emergency

Make sure you answer the questions so the appropriate response can be sent to you!

See Chris Gordon's News4 report at https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/maryland-residents-can-now-text-911/2396752/

Auto Related Incidents Predominate in PGPD Crime Database

 

From https://data.princegeorgescountymd.gov/Public-Safety/Crime-Incidents-February-2017-to-Present/wb4e-w4nf/data

Crime Incidents February 2017 to Present

The Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) provides the displayed data as a service to our community. The included data does not represent every call for service handled by PGPD. Information is provided regarding traffic accidents, assaults, burglaries, homicides, robberies, sex offenses, stolen vehicles, thefts and vandalisms where a report has been written. Included information for any of these events has been modified to remove specific address location. In order to provide victim confidentiality, address numbers have been rounded to closest hundred block and any mapped locations will show occurrence based on the street centerline. We hope you will find this information useful.

Do You Know Your COPS Officer?

 

• POFC Timothy Green, W-1 & W-4, TDGreen1@co.pg.md.us, 301-292-5300 (O)
• Cpl. V. Blackwell, W-5 & W-6, vablackwell@co.pg.md.us, 240-481-5871 (C)
• Cpl. Stephen Rannacher, W-2 & W-3, sdrannacher@co.pg.md.us, 240-507-8110 (C)

Keep your COPS Officer informed about crime in your neighborhood and call incidents into 911 (Emergency) or 301-352-1200 (Non-emergency).