PGSO Invites you to join us for the "Purple Light Nights" Lighting Ceremony

As you know, October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This gives us another opportunity in our partnership to heighten awareness of this dreaded societal issue. Please join me and the members of the Office of the Sheriff as we launch a ceremony that will become the symbol of our community’s Unified Voice Against Domestic Violence.  I look forward to seeing you. 

Sheriff Melvin C. High  

DVID Deputies Rescue a Mother and her Children from an overturned vehicle

Domestic Violence Intervention Deputies (DVID) from Squad 30 came to the aid of a mother and her small children early Thursday Morning after they were trapped inside of an overturned vehicle on Maryland Route 202 in Cheverly, MD.

Corporal Terry Hooper, Deputy First Class Adrian Curtis, Deputy Dominick Chambers and Deputy Daryl Humphries came upon the flipped vehicle which came to rest on the driver’s side. The deputies immediately rushed to rescue the family; ultimately breaking the rear window and sunroof to remove the mother and her children from the vehicle.

Members of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department responded and transported the victims to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Our daily encounters with people are often challenging because we come in contact with them during sometimes challenging and unfortunate circumstances in their lives. Knowing that the family is fine after rescuing this mother and her children is great work and a great outcome. Of all the work we do, none is better than this,” said Captain Ron Terry, Assistant Bureau Chief Field Operations, Domestic Violence Intervention Division.                                          

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For more information contact the Communications and Public Affairs Division at 301-780-7354.

Domestic Violence Intervention Deputies Arrest 1st Degree Assault Suspect. #PGSO

Upper Marlboro, MD…The Prince George’s County Office of the Sheriff’s Domestic Violence Intervention Division (DVID) Deputies, responding to a domestic violence 9-1-1 call, reported the arrest of Carlos Wright of Capitol Heights, MD for First Degree Assault.

According to court documents, on September 4, 2014, DVID Deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 600 block of Balboa Avenue in Capitol Heights, MD for a domestic dispute. Deputies arrived at the location and made contact with the victim who stated she was taking Wright’s belongings out of a vehicle, when Wright became upset because there were some items missing and began banging on the victim’s car. The document further states that Wright picked up a pole and began swinging it at the victim, ultimately striking the victim’s car and causing glass to shatter over a minor child sitting in the back seat. He fled the scene prior to the deputies’ arrival.

Deputies initiated a routine warrant check that revealed that there was an outstanding warrant for Wright on a Failure to Appear for Driving while Suspended charge. Deputies canvased the area in search of Wright after speaking to him on the telephone in which he admitted to the incident on Balboa Avenue. DVID Deputies located Wright at Southern Avenue and Old Central Avenue. Wright was arrested without incident and transported to the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections.

Wright was also charged with an additional count of First Degree Assault, Malicious Destruction of Property and Reckless Endangerment. 

For more information contact the Communications and Public Affairs Division at 301-780-7354.

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Attempted 1st Degree Murder Suspect Arrested

Upper Marlboro, MD… The Prince George's County Office of the Sheriff’s Fugitive Apprehension Surveillance Team (FAST) reported the arrest of Thomas Sanders of Hyattsville, MD on an arrest warrant for Attempted First Degree Murder that was obtained by County Police on September 4^th, 2014.

According to the warrant, on September 3^rd, in the 6500 block of Columbia Terrace, Hyattsville, MD, Sanders is alleged to have approached a vehicle into which he fired a handgun repeatedly, striking a victim multiple times in the chest and arm.  The warrant further states that Sanders was seen holding  the gun  as he ran through backyards in the same block and that he later came out of the house and confessed to a witness that he had shot the victim. 

            

Deputies determined that Sanders could be located at an address near the shooting.  On September 9^th, they went to the location where they took Sanders into custody without incident and transported him to District III Police Detectives.

Sanders is also charged with Firearm use in a Felony Violent Crime, First Degree Assault and five additional charges.

For more information contact the Communications and Public Affairs Division at 301-780-7354.

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Armed Robbery Suspects Arrested

 Upper Marlboro, MD… The Prince George's County Office of the Sheriff’s Fugitive Apprehension Surveillance Team (FAST) reported the arrest of Lester Rawlinson of Lanham MD on a warrant for Armed Robbery that was obtained by County Police on August 27, 2014.

According to the warrant, on August 25^th, in the 9800 block of Good Luck Road in Greenbelt, MD, Rawlinson, along with three other men drove up in a Dodge Charger. One of the men who got out of the car is alleged to have approached a group of people, displaying and pointing a Taser at them and demanding their property.  The warrant states that a cell phone was taken from one of the victims, after which Rawlinson and his accomplices returned to the vehicle and fled the area.

On September 3^rd, FAST deputies executed the warrant after their investigation led them to Rawlinson and another suspect, Anthony Brown, at a location in the 9700 block of Woodland Avenue in Lanham, MD.  Rawlinson met deputies at the front door; both men were taken into custody without incident and transported to the Department of Corrections in Hyattsville, MD.  Later that day, FAST deputies also arrested Michael Ferebee on a warrant for the Woodland Ave. robbery and he was transported to the Department of Corrections in Upper Marlboro.

Rawlinson, Brown, and Ferebee are charged with five additional counts of Robbery and for Theft less than $1000 dollars.  Rawlinson was issued a $5000 bond.

For more information contact the Communications and Public Affairs Division at 301-780-7354.

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Possession with the Intent to Distribute

 Upper Marlboro, MD… The Prince George's County Office of the Sheriff’s Warrant/ Fugitive Division reported the arrest of Rashon Parham of Bladensburg, MD on an arrest warrant for CDS Possession with Intent to Distribute that was obtained by the Bladensburg Police Department on June 25, 2014.

According to the warrant, on June 16^th   , in the 5000 block of 57^th Avenue in Bladensburg, MD - an area that was under surveillance for drug trafficking - Parham is alleged to have approached the passenger side of a vehicle where he appeared to make a hand-to-hand exchange of an unknown amount of US currency for a small item consistent with the size and shape of a Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) packaging.   The warrant indicates that the vehicle was stopped, and CDS was recovered that field tested positive for Marijuana. 

The warrant further indicates that Parham was previously observed on June 10^th in the 5700 block of Emerson Street where he completed a similar  transaction  less than 1000 feet away from Elizabeth Seton High School. When approached by officers, Parham fled on foot. 

On September 8^th warrant deputies received information that Parham was in the Hyattsville area. Canvassing the area, they spotted Parham in the 3800 block of Hamilton Street in Hyattsville. Deputies apprehended Parham and placed him into custody without incident.  He was transported to Hyattsville Regional Unit for processing. 

Parham is also being charged with CDS possession with intent to distribute, Possession of marijuana, Possession of CDS Paraphernalia, and CDS Possession with Intent to Distribute on School Property.

For more information contact the Communications and Public Affairs Division at 301-780-7354

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1st Degree Assault Suspect Arrested

 

Upper Marlboro, MD… The Prince George's County Office of the Sheriff’s Fugitive Apprehension Surveillance Team (FAST) reported the arrest on August 21, 2014 of Leonard Smith of Temple Hills, MD on an arrest warrant for First Degree Assault that was obtained by County Police on August 15^th.

According to the warrant, on August 14^th, Smith is alleged to have been involved in an argument with the victim; he spit in her face, wrestled her to the ground and held a knife to her throat, threatening to kill her.  The warrant further states that children witnessed the attack and ran to a neighbor who called the police.

Upon receipt of the warrant, Deputies’ investigation of Smith’s whereabouts led them to an address in the 1800 block of Edwin Street in Northeast Washington D.C. On August 21^st, FAST deputies, in partnership with the Metropolitan Police Departments (MPD) Fifth District Warrant Squad and the US Secret Service, found Smith at the location.

Smith was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Fifth District Police Station, from which he was extradited back to Prince George’s County, where he is currently being held at the County Department of Corrections on a $25,000 bond. Smith is also charged with Second Degree Assault.

For more information contact the Communications and Public Affairs Division at 301-780-7354.

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