Wanted Wednesday

Suspect & Accomplice Linked to Four Robberies

Please take a good look at this suspect in this clear surveillance photo. He robbed a gas station in the 16000 block of McKendree Road in Brandywine on August 27^th around 5:20 am.  After grabbing cash, he sped away in a blue Ford with Maryland tags 1AZ8591. Moments before the robbery, that getaway car had been carjacked on Albert Drive in Brandywine.

(Actual Car)

(September 1^st)

Our Robbery Unit detectives believe the suspect from the gas station robbery and an accomplice are also behind three additional robberies. On September 1^st, the two men robbed a convenience store in the 6000 block of Marlboro Pike.
 

(August 29^th)

The same two suspects are linked to the armed robbery of a sub shop in the 5700 block of Silver Hill Road on August 29^th.

(August 28^th)

Detectives also linked the two men to an armed robbery of another convenience store on August 28^th. The business in the 4900 block of Silver Hill Road was robbed around 4:10 am.  If you have information on any of these four cases or the suspects, please call 301-772-4905 or Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS. A cash reward is being offered.

Theft Suspect

You can’t see a face, but this suspect’s clothing choice is distinguishable. The suspect wore a shirt with a skull on the back when he or she stole items from a truck on Sellman Road in Beltsville on August 26^th. If you have any information on this suspect, please call 301-937-0910.
  

 

Robbery Suspects

(August 31^st)

Our Robbery Unit is also working to find these four suspects who robbed a convenience store on August 31^st. They targeted the store in the 14000 block of Baltimore Avenue around 2:00 am. Once they stole cash, the four ran away.
  

(August 27^th)

Detectives believe two of the suspects from the August 31^st robbery also committed another robbery a few days earlier. In that case, two suspects robbed a convenience store in the 6000 block of Livingston Road in Oxon Hill on August 27^th. Anyone with information on either robbery is asked to call 301-772-4905.
  

PGPD Announces the Graduation of Session 128

The Prince George’s County Police Department is proud to announce the graduation of 38 recruits from the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Training Academy. Of the 38 graduates, 29 will join us here at the PGPD. Of the remaining nine, one will continue work with the Prince George’s County Fire Department as a fire investigator, five will join Maryland - National Capital Park Police – Prince George’s County Division, two will join the Prince George’s County Office of the Sheriff and one will join the city of Bowie Police Department.

We’re looking forward to officially welcoming them all to the PGPD family tomorrow.

When:   Thursday, September 3, 2015

Time:    6:00 pm

Where:  Riverdale Baptist Church

1177 Largo Road

Upper Marlboro MD

 

Members of the community and the media are welcome to attend. 

PGPD Remembers Fallen Officer Sergeant Mark Murphy

Let us pause to remember our fallen hero Sergeant Mark Kevin Murphy, lost this day in 1988 as a result of injuries sustained during the execution of a narcotics search warrant.

Sergeant Murphy was born on June 26, 1953, in Tacoma, Washington.  He moved to the Washington, D.C. area in 1972 and spent the next two years as a fingerprint clerk for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Metropolitan Police Department.  Sergeant Murphy joined the Prince George’s County Police Department in March of 1974.  After graduating from the training academy, he was assigned to the Seat Pleasant district station.  In 1976, Sergeant Murphy was transferred to the Special Operations Division and two years later joined the Emergency Services Team.

On the evening of August 31, 1988, Sergeant Murphy and his team were preparing to execute a narcotics search warrant on 64th Avenue in Riverdale.  As they approached the target apartment, Sergeant Murphy assumed a kneeling position and deployed a hydraulic device to assist in making entry.  As the device took effect, his teammates perceived a deadly threat from within the target apartment and responded with lethal force.  As Sergeant Murphy stood up from his position, he inadvertently entered his colleagues’ line of fire and was gravely wounded.  The Sergeant was rushed to the hospital where he died a short time later.

Sergeant Murphy served the Prince George’s County Police Department for 14 years and was the 16th member of this agency to make the ultimate sacrifice.  He was the 27th law enforcement officer to give his life in service to this profession within Prince George’s County.

At the time of his death, Sergeant Murphy was 35 years old and survived by his wife of three weeks and his teenage daughter.

PGPD Remembers Fallen Officer Edward Merson

        World War I Vet Was First Member of Department to Make Ultimate Sacrifice

                                     

Let us pause to remember our fallen hero Officer Edward D. Merson, lost this day in 1937 while responding to a call for service.

 

Officer Merson was born on December 17, 1890, in Laurel.  He served with honor and distinction in the United States Army during World War I.  Officer Merson was appointed to the Prince George’s County Police Department in June of 1935 and assigned to the Hyattsville station.

 

On the morning of September 1,1937, Officer Merson received a call for service for a car that was submerged in a pond with its passengers reportedly drowned.  While en route to the scene, Officer Merson lost control of his police vehicle on Baltimore Avenue, left the roadway, and struck a tree near what is now Muirkirk Road.  Officer Merson died from his injuries several hours later.

Officer Merson served the Prince George’s County Police Department for two years and was the first member of this agency to make the ultimate sacrifice.  He was the second law enforcement officer to give his life in service to this profession within Prince George’s County.

At the time of his death, Officer Merson was 46 years old and survived by his wife and two children.