Hyattsville News

The jukebox is thumping atA Taqueria La Placita , this humble Hyattsville operation with the rusting-metal mariachi frogs perched on theA roof.A The song is Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean," whose bass line is almost rattling the wood tables, where Latino families have gathered on a Saturday afternoon to socialize andA sample some of the best tacos ...

County police have arrested three suspected members of the MS-13 gang for allegedly assaulting several area residents last month in what appears to be a hate crime, according to a Montgomery County Police press release.

Twelve people have been charged with checking out $87,000 worth of books from Prince George's County public libraries to sell them for quick cash.

Montgomery County Police have charged three men with committing a crime by assaulting the victims because of their sexual orientation.

DC Police are searching a Northwest neighborhood today, hoping to find two men whom they say killed a popular liquor store owner.

Police are searching for two suspects in the slaying of a clerk during a robbery at a liquor store in Northwest D.C. Police say Rufina Hernandez was found with multiple gunshot wounds to the face and neck about 9 p.m. Saturday.

No one at the busy corner station offered much information after the thief smashed a window and sped off with her house keys, checkbook, drivera s license, car insurance, vehicle registration, nearly $100 in cash, as well as her credit, ATM, and health insurance cards.

Had a chance to talk to Quinn Cook after his weekend visit to Wake for the Miami game and a tour of the campus.

Juan Martinez of Mount Rainier has a familiar routine: He arrives at work at around 11 a.m., takes phone calls, chops vegetables and prepares an array of Latin American foods - pupusas, tacos and carne asada - all within a truck.

A suspect who had barricaded himself in a residence in the Hyattsville area is in custody, after a several hour stand-off involving Prince Georges county police and members of the U.S. Marshals service.

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany a ' A U.S. soldier was killed in a motorcycle accident in Jurbise, Belgium, Monday morning.

When asked who frequents Hyattsville's newest park, park-goers rattle off their names - and the breeds of their dogs.

Saxophonist Brian Lenair will be the featured performer at the second annual Doleman Black Heritage Museum fundraiser, an effort to help bring the collection of the late Marguerite Doleman to light.

A 16-year-old girl says a police officer threw her to the ground and slammed her face into a police cruiser.

Prince George's County Police are investigating a homicide in the 3400 block of Toledo Terrace in Hyattsville.

Hyattsville police are searching for a man who ditched a gun near Northwestern High School Friday afternoon.

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A woman was discovered dead in the hallway of the Seville condo around 4:25 a.m. Thursday, and Prince George's County police are trying to determine what happened.

Prince George's County police say two men were stabbed in Hyattsville Thursday night.

Police are investigating a homicide in Prince George's County. Officers were dispatched to the 3400 block of Toledo Terrace just before 4:30 a.m Thursday morning.