PGPD Suspends Probationary Officer After Assault Charge in DC

 

A probationary Prince George's County Police Officer is now suspended after the Metropolitan Police Department charged him with assault with a dangerous weapon.  Probationary Police Officer Zaid Abed was off duty at the time of his arrest early Sunday morning. 

Officer Abed is currently a probationary officer assigned to the Bureau of Patrol.  After graduating from the academy, officers are placed in a probationary status for their first year.  Abed’s been employed by the PGPD for 11 months.

Our Special Investigation Response Team (SIRT) of our Internal Affairs Division launched an administrative investigation after learning of the arrest. 

For more information regarding the criminal investigation, please contact the Metropolitan Police Department.