Riverdale Park News

YOGA IN THE Park, free, Greenwood Park, Dundas Street and Greenwood Ave., off of Alton Avenue, meet in front of the skating arena, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.; Withrow Park, Carlaw and Logan avenues, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. ...

See " Greenbelt residents to ride University of Maryland shuttle ," from the Gazette .

“The verdict today was an important verdict to stem the violence perpetrated by MS-13”

By Ruben Castaneda Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, April 10, 2008; Page B06 A Prince George's County jury convicted a member of the violent street gang MS-13 yesterday in the July slaying of a young man ... via The Washington Post

“This is an unusual crime; it is a horrific crime. It's one we don't want to see repeated”

Detectives are looking for the man who dragged a woman at gunpoint into a dumpster in a parking lot off Kenilworth Avenue in Riverdale Park and savagely assaulted her. via WJLA-TV Arlington

One local community is taking a high-tech approach to fighting crime. The 7,000-person town of Riverdale Park is the first municipality in Maryland to take part in CrimeReports.com . With the click of a mouse, ... via WRC Washington DC Channel 4

Image: Anacostia Trails Heritage Area signage, Riverdale Park) From email: ATHA, Inc. via Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

Riverdale Park, Md. Police say two pizza shop employees stabbed one another inside Bono Pizza in Riverdale, Md. via WJLA-TV Arlington

Former U.S. Park Police Chief Teresa C. Chambers was sworn in as the head of the Riverdale Park police department Jan. via Gazette.Net

SALISBURY -- Maurice Wanner Graham, 90, of Salisbury died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. via The Daily Times

Teresa Chambers has become the new Chief of Police for Riverdale Park, a town in Prince George's County, Maryland. via Daniel's News & Views

Sunday, January 13, 2008 WBAL Radio as reported by Leonard Roberts and Associated Press The former U.S. Park Police chief who was fired after publicly calling for more funding and officers for her agency has ... via WBAL-AM Baltimore

Activities Events Calverts by Candlelight // Visit the 200-year-old mansion that was once home to George Calvert and Rosalie Stier Calvert when the Riversdale House Museum, 4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park, ... via Baltimore Sun

Two Riverdale Park employees were suspended Dec. 13 for allegedly hanging a noose in a common area of the Department of Public Works and town officials are investigating the incident. via Gazette.Net

“I think that they should get fired and it's a hate crime, I think, and if anything come about they should at least get locked up.”

Two public works employees were suspended, accused of dangling a noose over a television screen. via NewsChannel 8

Silver Spring, Md. New projections for an east-west transit route in Montgomery and Prince George's counties show a light-rail line could draw as many as 47,000 riders a year, and a dedicated bus line on the ... via NewsChannel 8

The special legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly, called by the Governor to address the State's $1.7 billion structural budget deficit, began on October 29 and adjourned early Monday morning, ... via Maryland Municipal League

County planners have launched a revitalization study of the central Kenilworth Avenue corridor, mostly in Riverdale Park, to develop a plan for improving the area. via The Washington Post

NewsChopper 7 was on scene Thursday afternoon as Prince George's County police captured a suspect thought to have shot at a U.S. Park Police Officer. via NewsChannel 8

Uniform and undercover officers stand at the top of a stairway that leads down off Montcrest Blvd. via Canoe

A man who committed an armed carjacking in Washington, D.C., Oct. 31 was shot by a Prince George's County Police officer after he took a resident hostage. via Gazette.Net