Posts Tagged ‘prince george’s county’
Monday, September 19th, 2011
- Crystal Anderson
Crystal Keyona Anderson was last seen on July 26 in New Carrollton. Prince George’s County investigators say she was in the 7500 block of Riverdale Road before she vanished. Crystal’s family and friends have been on the ground passing out fliers ever since and making noise about her case. Family members are releasing a $2,500 reward for information leading to Crystal’s whereabouts.
Crystal is described as a black female, about 5’5” and 125 pounds. She has black hair, brown eyes and was last seen with four ponytail braids. She was alos wearing khaki cutoff shorts, black tennis shoes and a white t-shirt.
Anyone with information is asked to call the investigative Section at: 301-772-4492
Tags: Crystal Keyona Anderson, family, police, prince george's county, reward, Riverdale Road
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Friday, August 12th, 2011
Judy Forrest (left) Kanika Powell (right)
Kanika Powell’s case is still a Prince George’s County mystery….
Kanika Powell graduated from Largo High School in 1998, and enlisted in the Army two years later. She proudly served in Korea, and returned to her home in Prince George’s County after her tour. Trying to figure out the next steps in her life, Kanika decided to take on a job as a security contractor at Hopkins laboratory. She was very private about the work she was doing for the laboratory, and would sometimes travel for days at a time to handle work projects before returning home. Judy Powell, Kanika’s mom, said she always knew where her daughter was going, but her daughter was not allowed to discuss what she was doing when she got on location.
Kanika lived alone in her garden style apartment in Laurel, Maryland. On Saturday, August 22, 2008 she heard a knock at her door. Judy says Kanika told her she peeked through the hole and a man was holding up a badge claiming he was an FBI agent. Kanika wouldn’t open the door without seeing ID, and the mystery man left. She called 9-1-1 and police came to her apartment, but nothing was found. Judy says Kanika was planning to install a security system thereafter. The incident jarred her so much that she wrote this e-mail to share with her friends and family:
Tags: army, Kanika Powell, Korea, Largo High School, murder, mystery, prince george's county
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Friday, March 4th, 2011
UPDATE: Authorities say they arrested a suspect Friday in Connecticut they believe to be the “East Coast Rapist.” Detectives received a lead earlier in the week when a new campaign was launched to find a suspect attacking women since 1997. Police say evidence links the alleged suspect to the rapes.. more to come on this case.
The FBI is launching a new digital campaign and website today to help generate leads on a suspect named the “East Coast Rapist.” Agents say the suspect is a serial offender who has attacked women up and down the east coast over the last 15 years; the attacks are linked through DNA. Digital billboard with information will now appearing in Delaware, New York, Rhode Island, Maryland, Connecticut, Virginia and New Jersey.
Authorities say the first attacked occurred in February 1997 when a suspect approached a 25-year-old woman as she walked home. The man allegedly pulled out a gun and forced the victim into a nearby wooded area where he raped her. The FBI says since then, 17 other attacks total or attempted attacks have occurred.
Tags: 1997, captured, Connecticut, east coast rapist, fbi, maryland, prince george's county
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
Judy Forrest (left) Kanika Powell (right)
Kanika Powell’s case is a mystery to detectives in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Sunday marked the two year anniversary since her murder. I met Kanika’s mother, Judy Forrest, last year at the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims in Washington, D.C. Judy continues to stand tall and is full of faith that the person who took her daughter’s life will be caught, and I share that faith with her.
Kanika graduated from Largo High School in 1998, and enlisted in the Army two years later. She served in Korea, and returned to her home in Prince George’s County after her tour. She then took on a job as a security contractor at Hopkins laboratory. Kanika was very private about the work she did for the laboratory, and would sometimes travel for days at a time to handle a work project before returning. Although Judy says she always knew where her daughter was going, Kanika’s family and friends were aware that she was not allowed to discuss what she did when she got there.
Tags: army, D.C., daughter, faith, Hopkins laboratory, Judy Forrest, Kanika Powell, knock, knock at the door, Largo High School, National Day of Remembrance for Murder victims, police, prince george's county, washington
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Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Jason Thomas Scott (suspect)
An indictment was handed down Tuesday for murders in Prince George’s County, Maryland. A grand jury indicted Jason Thomas Scott, 27, of Upper Marlboro with two counts of murder, two of first-degree burglary and three gun related charges. Scott is officially charged in the murders of Delores Renee Dewitt, 41, and her daughter Ebony, 19. Investigators expect formal charges to be brought down for other homicides in the area as well. Other jurisdictions are also investigating to see if Scott is responsible for crimes and murders in their areas. Currently Scott is being held behind bars and will be arraigned within the next couple of days.
This is a case that caught my interest from the start, and one that’s been on my mind ever since. It baffled me that two mothers and two daughters could be murdered in the same neighborhood, only blocks away, and the cases weren’t somehow connected. The murders occurred within weeks of one another. In addition, in the same neighborhood at least 40 burglaries had been committed.
Tags: alleged, DeWitt, gun related charges, homicides, indicted, Jason Thomas Scott, Lofton, maryland, prince george's county, serial killer
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Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
Karen and Karissa Lofton (top) Delores and Ebony Dewitt (bottom)
This is a case that caught my interest from the start, and one that’s been on my mind ever since. Two mothers and two daughters murdered in the same neighborhood in Prince George’s County, Maryland. The murders occurred within weeks of one another, and now investigators believe they may have the man responsible behind bars.
This Upper Marlboro, Maryland neighborhood isn’t far from one of my homes, and is just miles outside of Washington, D.C. I always thought the cases were connected in some way, even though authorities, specifically an FBI profiler, said early on it appeared they were not. Another thing that caught my attention was the fact that more than 40 burglaries occurred from 2008 up until the murders in the same neighborhood. The evidence wasn’t adding up, and now we have a little more information about the person who may be responsible even though we don’t know his name yet. Prince George’s County Police Chief Robert Hylton said he is positive the man responsible for the murders is behind bars and is about to be indicted, and he may go down in history as one of the most dangerous and notorious criminals in the county’s history.
Tags: behind bars, D.C., fbi, maryland, prince george's county, Prince George's County Police, serial killer, two daughters, two mothers, Upper Marlboro
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Judy Forrest (mother left) Kanika Powell (right)
Kanika Powell’s case is a mystery to detectives in Prince George’s County, Maryland. I met Kanika’s mother, Judy Forrest, last year at the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims in Washington, D.C. Judy stands tall and is full of faith that the person who took her daughter’s life will be caught, and I share that faith with her.
Kanika graduated from Largo High School in 1998, and enlisted in the Army two years later. She served in Korea, and returned to her home in Prince George’s County after her tour. She then took on a job as a security contractor at Hopkins laboratory. Kanika was very private about the work she did for the laboratory, and would sometimes travel for days at a time to handle a work project before returning. Although Judy says she always knew where her daughter was going, Kanika’s family and friends were aware that she was not allowed to discuss what she did when she got there.
Tags: apartments, detectives, door knocking, Hopkins laboratory, Kanika Powell, Kanika Powell case, Kanika Powell murder, knock at door, Korea, Largo High School, Laurel, lived alone, maryland, package delivery, prince george's county, scariest, secret, shot in hallway, single female, suspect sought, unsolved murder
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Sunday, February 14th, 2010
GREAT NEWS: Investigators in Prince George’s County, Maryland say the Amber Alert to find 11-year-old Karina Elizabeth Garcia was successful. Karina was found last night at a Tennessee truck stop with her abductor. An alert Tennessee State Trooper spotted the truck and the suspect. Prince George’s County police told me this morning that the suspect was arrested, and Karina has been returned to her family.
BACKGROUND: Police believe Karina Elizabeth Garcia, 11, was last seen with Elmer Velaya around 2 p.m. She is 5’5” and 175 pounds. Velaya is described as a Hispanic male, 30 – 37. He may have barbed wire tattoos on both of his biceps, and the letter “Z” is tattooed on both his ring fingers. Investigators say he is driving an orange flatbed style tractor trailer with Virginia freightliner tags.
If you’ve seen Karina, Velaya or the orange tractor trailer, please call 9-1-1 right away.
Tags: amber alert, Karina Garcia found, maryland, prince george's county, successful recovery, tennessee
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Sunday, December 6th, 2009
Cleopatra Allen Missing
On October 27, 2009, Cleopatra Allen was reported missing from Upper Marlboro, Maryland. There is information that she ‘may’ have traveled to Pennsylvania with a female friend, and is currently listed as an endangered runaway. “Cleo” has pierced ears and a pierced nose.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Height: 4′11″
Weight: 105 pounds
If you have any information, please contact the Prince George’s County police department.
Tags: 2009, center missing and exploited children, cleopatra allen, endangered, international, maryland, missing child, october, prince george's county, runaway
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