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Alert Staffer Helps Avoid Lockdown At Maryland School For Nunchuck-Wielding Parent: Police Alert Staffer Helps Avoid Lockdown At Maryland School For Nunchuck-Wielding Parent: Police
Alert Staffer Helps Avoid Lockdown At Maryland School For Nunchuck-Wielding Parent: Police An irate parent caught filming students at a Maryland high school broke out a pair of nunchucks when approached by police and attempted to resist arrest, authorities said. The Hyattsville Police Department received a call from a staff member at Northwestern High School shortly before 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, to alert officers of a suspicious man on school grounds who appeared to be recording students on the football field. An officer assigned to the building as a school resource officer and security responded to the area as the man began walking toward the front of the school, a s…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Police Investigate At Maryland High School After Students Found With Weapons, Bullets (UPDATED) Police Investigate At Maryland High School After Students Found With Weapons, Bullets (UPDATED)
Police Investigate At Maryland High School After Students Found With Weapons, Bullets (Updated) Three teens are facing disciplinary action in Maryland after being busted with weapons at a Prince George’s County high school. The Hyattsville Police Department received an alert from a teacher at Northwestern High School at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13 regarding a student who appeared to have a weapon. Officers were called to the building to investigate, and they located three suspects - one of whom had brass knuckles and bullets, police said. Two of the three face school administrative actions, and one who is not a student at Northwestern will face charges, according t…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Trio Believed Dead Of Overdose Outside Maryland Apartment Building: Police Trio Believed Dead Of Overdose Outside Maryland Apartment Building: Police
Trio Believed Dead Of Overdose Outside Maryland Apartment Building: Police Three men died in what Hyattsville police say was a drug overdose this week. EMS personnel responding to a 911 call placed by residents on the 5700 block of Queens Chapel Road found the men unconscious and not breathing around 11 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, local police said. Medics administered Narcan and performed CPR but were unable to revive the men. There was no visible evidence of trauma to their bodies. Anyone with information is urged to call the City of Hyattsville Police Department at 301-985-5060. 

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by Cecilia Levine
News
One Fatally Shot At Maryland Mall, Police Say (DEVELOPING) One Fatally Shot At Maryland Mall, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
One Fatally Shot At Maryland Mall, Police Say (Developing) Police are investigating reports of shots fired at a Maryland mall that reportedly left at least one person dead and others possibly injured, authorities announced. Shots rang out at approximately 4 p.m. inside the food court at the Mall at Prince George's County, the Hyattsville Police Department confirmed. Upon arrival, officials located at least one victim who had been shot and was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. The department noted that it is not an active shooter situation and the scene was declared secure amid the investigation. No suspects have been identified, nor …

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by Zak Failla