There is a Neighborhood Watch meeting scheduled for 7 to 9 p.m. this evening, Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 at Davis Hall, 9217 – 51st Avenue, College Park, MD. The subject of the meeting will be the recent rise in car and personal items stolen in College Park, and locations for closed-circuit security cameras throughout the city. A...
Dear Neighbors: Here are a few things that might be of interest to you: The Swim Club’s Crab Feast is this Saturday, July 18th, 2009, starting at 6:00 p.m. Cost is $35 per adult and $15 for children under 10. Call Jean at 301-935-6698 by Thursday, July 16th to make reservations. There is a lost...
Dear Neighbors: We now have a report on the other vehicle break-in that occurred Wednesday night/Early Thursday morning, July 8th/9th, 2009 — this one involved a pick-up truck on the 3500 block of Marlbrough Way: << My driver’s side door window was smashed, and the radio, amplifier, and all of the contents of...
Dear Neighbors: One of our Block Captains for Gettysburg Lane has reported the following: <<A visitor’s truck which was parked in our driveway Getttysburg Lane was broken into last night between 11:00 pm and 5:00 am. A generator was stolen from the back of the truck and the chargers for the cell phone...
JULY FOURTH SAFETY……… FIRST AND ALWAYS! Please check out the following website: http://cms.princegeorgescountymd.gov/FireEMSNews/default.aspx?itemid=1016 COMMUNITY CARNIVAL – JULY 4th CELEBRATION at the pool on Saturday, July 4th, 2009 from 2-6 p.m. Admission: FREE for members; $5.00 for non-members ($3.00 for non-members under the age of 6 accompanied by a paying adult). Children under 10...
Dear Neighbors: Below is an e-mail we have just received from Major Daniel A. Dusseau, PGPD District 1 Commander, in response to our inquiry about the 2nd robbery suspect in the manhunt of Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 in CPW: —– Forwarded Message —– From: “Daniel A. Dusseau” Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 2:28:36 PM (GMT-0500)...
Dear Neighbors: A number of you have asked for an update on the manhunt in CPW yesterday, and we’re still trying to get an official update from the police. We will send out an update as soon as we have further information. In the meantime, here’s a Gazette news story on the incident that...
From one of our neighbors at 1:09pm. That was about the time the State Police helicopter stooped circling. One of our block captains reported seeing 13 police cars when she entered the neighborhood. “There is a Manhunt currently in progress in CPW. Two men robbed a bank in Bowie MD and were chased. Their...
Dear Neighbors: We have just received the following report from a resident on Bridgewater Street: <<Yesterday, June 16th, our house on Bridgewater Street was robbed sometime around 10 a.m. No one was home. The robbers entered the house from an open window in the back. They took only small electronic equiptment and $6 in cash – but nothing...
Dear Neighbors: We have received the following report from a resident on the 3700 block of Marlbrough Way: <<On the night of Tuesday, June 9th, approximately 9:45 p.m., . . . I heard a very distinct noise that seemed to sound like a pack of firecrackers exploding as it sounded very very close to...