PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Friday, September 28, 2018
Be in the Picture!
We look forward to seeing you at the Purple Light Nights Domestic Violence Awareness Campaign Lighting Ceremony Monday at 6:30 pm.
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Thanks to our colleagues at the Department of Family Services, Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Division for continuing partnership with the Capital Wheel to light the wheel purple during the Domestic Awareness Month. The wheel will be purple on:
Monday, October 1st, 2018
Friday, October 5th, 2018
Friday, October 12th, 2018
Friday, October 19th, 2018
Monday, October 29, 2018
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Media Advisory - Purple Light Nights® Lighting Ceremony Celebrates 5th Year #PGSO
(Recognizing Fearless Leadership in the Fight Against Domestic Violence)
Upper Marlboro, MD… The Prince George’s County Office of the Sheriff will celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the Purple Light Nights® (PLN) lighting ceremony on October 1, 2018 – the ceremony that has come to be known as the kickoff event that begins Domestic Violence Awareness Month. “This fifth anniversary of the lighting ceremony will be a celebration of what our county can accomplish when we work together,” said Sheriff High. Sheriff High said the ceremony will recognize partners across sectors for their partnership, support and fearless leadership in raising awareness against domestic violence.
The “Purple Light Nights®” lighting ceremony continues the work of the Sheriff’s Domestic Violence Intervention Division (DVID), working with County Administration, county, and corporate/private professional partners to raise awareness, share information, highlight the range of resources available in the county, and serve victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. “Awareness is how citizens know the signs of abuse, know that there is help, and know where to get it. It’s impossible to imagine the end of domestic violence without the support and involvement of the community,” said High.
As in past years, during the lighting ceremony Sheriff’s Office personnel will again distribute purple light bulbs and ask that they shine them every night during Domestic Violence Awareness Month to signify the county’s unity in the fight against domestic violence.
WHAT/WHEN: Purple Light Nights® Lighting Ceremony October 1, 2018 6:30 p.m. – 8:00p.m.
WHO: Office of the Sheriff – Sheriff Melvin C. High County Executive Rushern Baker III – (A Walk Through Five (5) Years of Progress The “Purple Light-Bulb” Awards)
WHERE: County Administration Building, 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Dr., Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Guests are invited to pick up lightbulbs, a fifth anniversary memento, take keepsake photos in the “Purple Light Nights®” picture frame between 6:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The program will start promptly at 7:05 and conclude with the lighting ceremony countdown promptly at 8:00.
Upper Marlboro, MD… The Prince George’s County Office of the Sheriff will celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the Purple Light Nights® (PLN) lighting ceremony on October 1, 2018 – the ceremony that has come to be known as the kickoff event that begins Domestic Violence Awareness Month. “This fifth anniversary of the lighting ceremony will be a celebration of what our county can accomplish when we work together,” said Sheriff High. Sheriff High said the ceremony will recognize partners across sectors for their partnership, support and fearless leadership in raising awareness against domestic violence.
The “Purple Light Nights®” lighting ceremony continues the work of the Sheriff’s Domestic Violence Intervention Division (DVID), working with County Administration, county, and corporate/private professional partners to raise awareness, share information, highlight the range of resources available in the county, and serve victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. “Awareness is how citizens know the signs of abuse, know that there is help, and know where to get it. It’s impossible to imagine the end of domestic violence without the support and involvement of the community,” said High.
As in past years, during the lighting ceremony Sheriff’s Office personnel will again distribute purple light bulbs and ask that they shine them every night during Domestic Violence Awareness Month to signify the county’s unity in the fight against domestic violence.
WHAT/WHEN: Purple Light Nights® Lighting Ceremony October 1, 2018 6:30 p.m. – 8:00p.m.
WHO: Office of the Sheriff – Sheriff Melvin C. High County Executive Rushern Baker III – (A Walk Through Five (5) Years of Progress The “Purple Light-Bulb” Awards)
WHERE: County Administration Building, 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Dr., Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Guests are invited to pick up lightbulbs, a fifth anniversary memento, take keepsake photos in the “Purple Light Nights®” picture frame between 6:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The program will start promptly at 7:05 and conclude with the lighting ceremony countdown promptly at 8:00.
The media are invited to attend. For more information contact the Communications and Public Affairs Division at 301-780-7354.
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Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Sheriff’s Deputies Save a Life in the Line of Duty #PGSO
Upper Marlboro, MD… While executing a court-ordered eviction in the 1100 block of Palmer Rd. in Fort Washington on September 5, 2018, Deputies First Class S. Green and S. Smith spoke with the male tenant about the order to proceed with the eviction. The tenant was asked to gather essential items before vacating the apartment, but when he walked back to the bedroom he laid down on his bed. DFC Smith asked him to get off the bed and gather his personal items so the eviction could begin but the tenant, instead, began to open his nightstand drawer.
Aware of the potentially unsafe condition, Deputies positioned themselves tactically and both noticed that the tenant had a knife. DFC Green used OC spray on the man that did not subdue him. He continued to ignore all verbal commands, held the knife to his neck, and essentially threatened deputies by telling them that the only way he was leaving “is in a body bag.” The man attempted to cut his right wrist, was unsuccessful and began to try to cut his neck again. Deputies continued to give verbal commands and called for extra units with a taser to the scene.
For more information, contact the Communications and Public Affairs Division at 301-780-7354.
Aware of the potentially unsafe condition, Deputies positioned themselves tactically and both noticed that the tenant had a knife. DFC Green used OC spray on the man that did not subdue him. He continued to ignore all verbal commands, held the knife to his neck, and essentially threatened deputies by telling them that the only way he was leaving “is in a body bag.” The man attempted to cut his right wrist, was unsuccessful and began to try to cut his neck again. Deputies continued to give verbal commands and called for extra units with a taser to the scene.
As they waited, deputies attempted sympathetic reasoning with the tenant in an attempt to get him to drop the weapon. The deputies were assisted by off-duty Cpl. Mayberry who arrived on scene with a taser. Noticing that the man’s arm was tiring, Cpl. Mayberry talked with the tenant as he executed a taser strike that subdued the tenant sufficiently so that DFC Green could take possession of the knife. The tenant was taken into custody and transported to Southern Maryland Hospital for emergency psychiatric evaluation.
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