Dr. Zadia Gadsden, principal at Takoma Park Elementary School, has been named this year’s Washington Post Principal of the Year. The Washington Post announced the winners and finalists of the 2024 Principal and Teacher of the Year Awards on April 23.
At approximately 7:58 pm on Sunday night, Takoma Park Police responded to the area of Maple Avenue and Sligo Creek Parkway for a report of a “personal injury collision.”
The Takoma Park Police Criminal Investigations Division is actively investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Saturday, July 16, 2022, at about 11:05 am. A reward up to $10,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and/or indictment of the person or persons responsible for this crime.
The Prince George’s County Police Department has announced that 27-year-old Edward Mejia-Sandoval of Silver Spring, along with 34-year-old Alexis Romero of Fairmount Heights, have been charged with fatally stabbing 23-year-old Lusvin Espana Espana of Hyattsville. The incident occurred at a restaurant in Chillum, MD, close to Takoma Park.
Chief Antonio DeVaul from the Takoma Park Police Department announced the arrest of Irvin Mauricio Esquivel, 21, of Takoma Park, Maryland, for larceny, resisting arrest, trespassing and other offenses that occurred at Walgreens in Takoma Park. This is the third arrest in the last four days for larceny at the store.
Chief Antonio DeVaul from the Takoma Park Police Department announced the arrests of Erick Ferrufino-Villatoro, 26, of no fixed address, and Christian Alexander Gonzalez, 18, of no fixed address, for larceny. The two unrelated incidents both occurred at the Walgreens on the 1300 block of University Blvd.
The Takoma Park Police Department and Montgomery College Takoma Park/ Silver Spring campus are hosting an Opioid Awareness Narcan Training.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to the report of a tree down in Takoma Park at approximately 4pm on Thursday, April 4.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to the report of a tree down in Takoma Park on Thursday, April 4.
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Prince George’s County Police have announced that a Takoma Park man has been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred on March 23. (more…)
