Nearly 100 Applicants Given Conditional Job Offers at One-Day Recruiting Event

The Prince George’s County Police Department offered 98 applicants conditional job offers at a recent recruiting event. The “Fast Track Hiring Event” was held at PGPD headquarters in Upper Marlboro last Saturday.

The Recruiting & Background Division hosted the one-day event which was designed to move qualified candidates through multiple steps of the hiring process in a single day. Applicants completed a physical test, an oral board, a written test and a preliminary background screening. Typically, these steps in the hiring process take weeks, if not months.

Interested applicants traveled from 10 states to participate in the hiring event – from as far away as Illinois, Florida, and New York. Nine candidates are currently experienced police officers with other agencies who are interested in potentially now joining the PGPD.

At the end of the day, the PGPD processed 132 applicants and offered 98 conditional job offers. The accepted applicants will now go through a more extensive background process with the goal of placing them in an upcoming academy class.  

Due to the great success of this event, the department is planning to hold more one-day recruiting events soon. Please monitor agency social media for information!

Missing Child Found

 Update 4/21/26: Kyree has been safely located.

Kyree Proctor

The Prince George’s County Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in finding a missing child. He is identified as 12-year-old Kyree Proctor. Kyree was last seen on April 20, 2026, at approximately 7 am in the 2800 block of Crestwick Place in District Heights.
 
Kyree is approximately 5'6" tall and 90 pounds. He was last seen wearing khaki pants, a gold shirt, and black shoes.
 
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Missing Persons Section at 301-772-8970.

PGPD Arrests Suspect in Temple Hills Fatal Shooting

 

                                          Polo Shaw 

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit identified and charged a suspect in connection with a recent fatal shooting in Temple Hills. The suspect is 33-year-old Polo Shaw of Upper Marlboro. He’s charged with murdering 39-year-old Darian Ragland of Brandywine.

On April 10, 2026, at approximately 4:35 pm, officers responded to the 4700 block of Branch Avenue where they located the victim inside of his car suffering from a gunshot wound(s). He died at the scene.

 

Through various investigative techniques, detectives identified Shaw as the suspect and obtained a warrant for his arrest. With the assistance of the Emergency Services Team, he was taken into custody. The preliminary investigation revealed Shaw shot Ragland during a road rage incident. The suspect and victim were not known to each other.

 

Shaw is charged with first and second degree murder and related charges. He’s in the custody of the Department of Corrections on a no-bond status.

 

If you have information and would like to speak to a Homicide Unit detective, please call 301-516-2512. 

 

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com, the “P3 Tips” mobile app (search “P3 Tips” in the Apple Store or Google Play to download the app onto your mobile device), or call 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). You can remain anonymous. Please refer to case number 26-0018909.

 

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PGPD Arrests Suspect in Armed Carjacking; Warrant Also Obtained Charging Suspect With Earlier Shooting

 The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Carjacking Interdiction Unit charged a suspect with an armed carjacking that occurred on Thursday. The suspect is 18-year-old Kairee Hicks of Bowie.

 

On April 16, 2026, at approximately 12:40 pm, officers responded to the 1900 block of Grand Way Boulevard in the unincorporated section of Bowie. The victim, an adult female, had just been carjacked. During the carjacking, the suspect displayed a handgun. The victim was not injured. The suspect fled in her 2014 Lexus sedan.

 

Through an extensive investigative effort, detectives located the victim’s car on Friday in the Lanham area. When officers attempted a traffic stop, the driver, Hicks, fled, leading to a brief pursuit that ended in a crash. Hicks then fled on foot but was apprehended following a coordinated search. During his arrest, officers recovered a loaded handgun with an obliterated serial number. Additional evidence linking him to the carjacking was recovered during the investigation.

 

In connection with the carjacking, Hicks is charged with multiple offenses, including armed carjacking, carjacking, use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence, illegal possession of a handgun and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number among additional charges.

 

Gun Crimes Unit detectives have also obtained an arrest warrant charging Hicks with an earlier shooting. In this case, Hicks shot and seriously wounded a man in the 7100 block of Martin Luther King Junior Highway on April 10, 2026. The preliminary investigation revealed Hicks shot the victim during a dispute.  

 

If you have information on the carjacking or Hicks and would like to speak to a Carjacking Interdiction Unit detective, please call 301-516-3788. 

 

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com, the “P3 Tips” mobile app (search “P3 Tips” in the Apple Store or Google Play to download the app onto your mobile device), or call 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). You can remain anonymous. Please refer to case number 26-0020084.

 

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