The Prince George’s County Police Department is intensifying efforts to cut crime and get guns off county streets. Each night this January, up to 125 additional police officers will be deployed in the focus areas identified in the county’s Transforming Neighborhoods Initiative. The police officers are assigned to specialized divisions within the PGPD to include narcotic squads, the gang unit, traffic enforcement squads, the fugitive squad, robbery suppression teams and special assignment teams. Members of the media are encouraged to attend Thursday evening’s roll call before the additional police officers head out on assignment. The Prince George’s County Police Department is partnering with the ATF in this month-long operation.
Who: Maj. Pete Eliadis, Commander, Special Operations Division
Bill McMullan, Resident Agent in Charge, Baltimore Field Division, ATF
When: Thursday, January 3, 2013
Time: 6:00 pm
Where: Giant Food parking lot
Silver Hill Road and Route 4
Silver Hill Road and Route 4
Forestville, MD
For more information, please contact the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Media Relations Division at 301-772-4710.
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