Wednesday, November 27, 2019

2019 Senior Thanksgiving Luncheon

The Roscoe C. Cartwright Lodge #129 & sister organization, the Marjorie T. Lancaster Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter #84, welcomed around 500 seniors to the 30th Annual Senior Thanksgiving Luncheon. Prince George's County Sheriff Melvin C. High enjoyed spending time with the seniors while members of the Positive D.A.Y. program volunteered to help serve them.


Friday, November 22, 2019

Teddy Bear Partnership Celebrates over 18 Years

Sheriff High and Colonel Palmer join Mr. Gary Beall and the Prince George’s County chapter of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA), where they were presented with over 100 Teddy Bears Sheriff’s deputies use to comfort small children they encounter at the scene of domestic violence incidents. NAIFA began the Teddy Bear Partnership over 20 years ago.

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

PGSO Leads Arrests In 17th Clackamas County National Family Violence Sweep!

Upper Marlboro, MD… The Prince George’s County Office of the Sheriff reported nine additional arrests related to the 17th annual Clackamas County National Family Violence Apprehension Sweep, bringing its total arrests during the October 24th operation to 58 arrests to close 77 warrants.

The 2019 results make the Office of the Sheriff #1 in arrests of all participating agencies in the country and continues a tradition of being among the leaders in results over the last nine years. Of the additional nine arrests, Major John Carr said deputies conducted several follow-up investigations and that some people turned themselves in after being notified about an outstanding warrant.

“We look forward to participating in the Clackamas County Sweep as a part of our focus during Domestic Violence Awareness Month and we are pleased by the exceptional additional follow-up efforts made by deputies that resulted in the additional arrests and closure of an additional 18 warrants,” said Major Carr.

For more information contact the Communications and Public Affairs Division at 301-780 7354.                                                                                                                                               
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Saturday, November 16, 2019

Sheriff Melvin C. High Speaks at the South Economic Development Association, INC. (SCEDA) Meeting!

Sheriff Melvin C. High
 
                                                           Jane Taylor Thomas, SCEDA President




Earl T. O'Neal ,SCEDA  Education and Youth Affairs Chair

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Attempted First Degree Murder Suspect

Upper Marlboro, MD… The Office of the Sheriff's Warrant/Fugitive Division reported the arrest of Frederick Bangura on November 1, 2019 for an Attempted First-Degree Murder warrant obtained by County Police on August 14, 2019.


  According to the warrant, on August 14, 2019 Fredrick Bangura and three unknown men were in the 3900 block of Lakehouse Road Beltsville, Md. It is alleged Bangura and the men entered the victim’s residence, threatened him with a handgun and demanded his property. The men also allegedly assaulted the victim by striking him in the head and body with their handguns. The victim fled his apartment and was pursued by Bangura and the men who shot their handguns at the victim as he fled to safety. The victim was not struck by any of the shots. Bangura and the men took the victim’s cell phone, keys and debit cards, after which they fled the scene.


Deputies investigating the whereabouts of Fredrick Bangura located him in the 3900 block of Beltsville Road, Laurel, Md. He was taken into custody and transported to County Department of Corrections where he will await trial.

Bangura is also charged with Attempted Second-Degree Murder, First Degree Assault, Second- Degree Assault, Home Invasion, Handgun on Person, Use of Firearm in Commission of Crime and Theft.

For more information about this release contact the communications and Public Affairs Division at 301-780-7354.

The Prince George's County Office of the Sheriff proudly presents the Stephen Decatur Middle School Cadets with the "Community Partnership Service Award".