Press Room

Media inquiries should be directed to the City's Public Information Office email at pio@hyattsville.org. Media inquiries for the Hyattsville Police Department should be directed to hpdpio@hyattsville.org.

2023 City of Hyattsville Press Releases

• August 30, 2023: Prince George's County Police Investigating Homicide in Hyattsville
• July 3, 2023: Hyattsville Police Investigating an Armed Robbery of an Armored Vehicle and Shooting
• June 30, 2023: Hyattsville Police Arrest Subject for Hate Motivated Vandalism
• June 21, 2023: Hyattsville Police Arrest Two for Weapons Violation
• June 14, 2023: Innovative Mental Health Initiative is successful in first year at Hyattsville Police Department
• June 12, 2023: Suspect charged for violent crimes in Hyattsville on June 3, 2023
• June 4, 2023: Suspect in custody after shootings in Hyattsville on June 3, 2023
• May 8, 2023: Jim Henson Celebration in Hyattsville, May 19-20
• May 3, 2023: Hyattsville Police Respond to Death Investigation on 42nd Avenue 
• March 2, 2023: We all vote! City of Hyattsville outreach to youth and Latino community members for the May 9, 2023 City Election
• January 17, 2023: Hyattsville Police Department Announces Laura Lanham as New Deputy Chief
• January 5, 2023: Hyattsville Police Respond to Death Investigation on Kirkwood Place; PGPD Now Leading Homicide Investigation 
• January 28, 2023: Letter to Our Community on the Death of Tyre Nichols

2022 City of Hyattsville Press Releases

• December 22, 2022: Hyattsville Police Charges Two Teens as Adults for December 9 Armed Carjacking
• December 16, 2022: Hyattsville Police Department to Host 18th Annual Shop with a Cop
• December 7, 2022: Hyattsville Police Confirm Overdose Related Death
• December 2, 2022: November 16 stabbing in the City of Hyattsville now being investigated as a homicide
• November 29, 2022: City of Hyattsville Police Arrests Teen Sleeping with Gun
• November 22, 2022: City of Hyattsville Police Release Photo of Stabbing Suspect
• November 16, 20022: City of Hyattsville Police Investigate Stabbing Near Charles Armentrout Drive
• October 30, 2022: City of Hyattsville Police Announce Fentanyl as Cause of Death for Three Men Last August
• October 7, 2022: City of Hyattsville Police Announce Charges for Stabbing Suspect
• October 6, 2022: Dedication Ceremony for Hyattsville's David C. Driskell Park on 10.8
• October 2, 2022: City of Hyattsville Police Investigate Stabbing
• September 20, 2022: Hyattsville Police Report Fatal Shootings in Home Invasion
• September 13, 2022: Celebrate PARK(ing) Day 2022 in the City of Hyattsville
• September 8, 2022: City of Hyattsville Celebrates Ceremonial Groundbreaking of New Police and Public Safety Building
• August 30, 2022:  Statement Regarding Legal Proceedings Involving former Hyattsville Mayor Kevin Ward
  
• August 27, 2022: Hyattsville Police Perform Life-saving Measures to Revive Teens Who Overdosed on Narcotics
• August 25, 2022: Hyattsville Police Investigate Deaths of Three Men
• August 18, 2022: Hyattsville Police Confirm Shooting Death Inside the Mall at Prince George's
• July 2, 2022: Hyattsville Police Department Hosts Annual National Night Out Event 
• July 27, 2022: Hyattsville Police Investigate Shooting at Belcrest Center Drive
  
• June 29: Invitation to attend groundbreaking ceremony for the Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail Extension
• June 23, 2022: Hyattsville Police Arrest Northwestern High School Student with a Loaded Ghost Gun on Campus
• May 16, 2022: National Public Works Week 2022 - City of Hyattsville Department of Public Works Open House
• April 14, 2022: City of Hyattsville family-friendly Anniversary Celebration Event Returns to David C. Driskell Park on Saturday, April 23, 4 – 9 p.m.
• March 27, 2022: City of Hyattsville Police Department Announces Additional Patrols In and Around the Mall at Prince George’s
• March 25, 2022: City of Hyattsville Police Department Confirms Shooting Death Inside the Mall at Prince George’s
• January 26, 2022: City of Hyattsville reports the passing of Mayor Kevin Ward

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

For press releases older than 2021, please email pio@hyattsville.org.

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