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2021 City of Hyattsville Press Releases

• December 15, 2021: Hyattsville Police Announce Joint Mental Health Programs with Brentwood PD and Mount Rainier PD
• December 15, 2021: Student Tip Leads to Lockdown of Northwestern High School 
• December 12, 2021: Hyattsville PD Reports Pedestrian Struck at Adelphi and Wells
• December 12, 2021: Hyattsville PD Investigate Strong Arm Robbery at Mall at Prince Georges
• November 20, 2021: Riverdale Resident Struck on Bicycle
• October 4, 2021: Meet Hyattsville's new fully-electric trash truck!
• October 1, 2021: Ward 1 Councilmember Oath of Office
• September 7, 2021: New Police Chief Selected for City of Hyattsville Police Department
• August 31, 2021: City of Hyattsville Police Announce Arrest in July Non-contact Shooting
• August 23, 2021: City of Hyattsville participating in the Vote 16 Research Network to analyze impact of lowering voting age in the United States
• August 14, 2021: Hyattsville Resident Struck and Killed in Crosswalk
• August 4, 2021: City of Hyattsville Police Officer Earns Elite Certification and State-wide Recognition
• August 3, 2021: City of Hyattsville Police Bring Community Together with a Return of National Night Out
• July 16, 2021: City of Hyattsville Police Department Reports Non-contact Shooting in the Arts District
• July 12, 2021: Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.’s Annual Assessment Open for Public Comment
• May 23, 2021: City of Hyattsville Police Investigate Shooting
• May 22, 2021: City of Hyattsville Police Report Overnight Fatal Motorcycle Collision
• May 4, 2021: City of Hyattsville to rename park in honor of Dr. David C. Driskell
• May 1, 2021: Hyattsville Police Investigate Overnight Shooting
• April 28, 2021: City of Hyattsville Police Department Reports Armed Carjacking
• April 1, 2021: New City of Hyattsville Relief Funding Opportunity for Artists in the Professional Trades
• March 20, 2021: Stabbing Death Reported by City of Hyattsville Police Department
• March 2, 2021: City of Hyattsville Police Department Proposes Robust  Mental Health and Wellness Program for First Responders
• February 26, 2021: New Relief Funding Opportunity for Hyattsville Restaurants
• February 24, 2021: Media Advisory: New COVID-19 vaccination site opening in Hyattsville
• February 23, 2021: City of Hyattsville Police Department Announces Arrest in Hit-and-Run Involving a Pedestrian
• February 23, 2021: The City of Hyattsville Police Department Announces  the Arrests of Armed Robbery Suspects

2020 City of Hyattsville Press Releases

• December 17, 2020: City of Hyattsville Police Department Deputy Chief Scott Dunklee to Serve as Acting Chief of Police During Search for Next Chief
• November 16, 2020: Chief Amal Awad Announces Resignation from City of Hyattsville Police Department
• October 24, 2020: City of Hyattsville Police Department Reports First Homicide of the Year
• October 15, 2020: City of Hyattsville Police Department Reports Suspect Death
• October 8, 2020: Hyattsville City Police Department welcomes Facility Dog to CAT Team
• October 1, 2020: City of Hyattsville to rename Magruder Park after removing segregationist language from deed
• September 20, 2020: Hyattsville Police officer indicted in off-duty Howard County incident
  • September 24, 2021: Update from the Office of the State's Attorney for Howard County
• July 13, 2020: City of Hyattsville honored with Maryland Municipal League Achievement Award
• June 12, 2020: Free, non-appointment COVID-19 testing begins in the City of Hyattsville on June 15
• June 1, 2020: City of Hyattsville begins distribution $1M COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Fund
• April 21, 2020: City of Hyattsville Police Department participating in pilot COVID-19 public safety program
• February 6, 2020: City of Hyattsville Awarded $339,543 to support Age-Friendly Initiatives
• January 23, 2020: The City of Hyattsville celebrates Clean and Safe Ambassador Team with Graduation Ceremony
• January 14, 2020:  City of Hyattsville Names Saarah Abdul-Rauf as It's 2019 Employee of the Year
• January 1, 2020: Hyattsville Police Department Releases Statement on Sexual Assault Kit News Reports

Leonard Shand Case Updates
September 10, 2020 - Prince George's County State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced a grand jury declined to indict the 10 officers involved in the shooting death of Mr. Leonard Shand on Sept. 26, 2019. While this ends the criminal investigation, an administrative investigation is underway. A community conversation will be held for Hyattsville residents to discuss the outcome of this case and policy recommendations in the future.

The members of the Hyattsville Police Department continue to extend their heartfelt condolences to the Shand family for their loss. 

• October 1, 2019: Leonard Shand Community Meeting Summary
• September 26 2019: HCPD Officer Involved Shooting