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[Metro Forward @wmata]

Did you know you can report system issues or safety and security concerns directly through the Metro Pulse app? 📲

You even have the option to upload photos or videos to help our team find a solution faster. 🤳

Download the app today in your phone’s app store, or visit here: https://t.co/Ww2gcYSLHf

[DC Fire and EMS Department @dcfireems]

Box Alarm: (9:52 am) 900 Block of Eastern Avenue on the Maryland side, @dcfireems assisted @PGFDNews with a one story detached garage.

Fire originated from brush and extended to rooftop.

PGFD Fire Investigators on scene.

No injuries, home was vacant at time of fire.

[Pete Piringer @mcfrsPIO]

Mutual Aid Community Engagement @PGFDNews Prince George’s County & Montgomery County Safety Offials @mcfrs meeting at FS732 Travilah) to have an opportunity for face-to-face introductions & discuss common Safety initiatives

[Fairfax County Fire/Rescue @ffxfirerescue]

Captain Robert Pickel (Fire Station 19, Lorton, C-Shift) recently achieved a career milestone of 25 years of service with #FCFRD. Congratulations, Captain Pickel! Thank you for your dedication to the residents of Fairfax County!

[PGPDNEWS @PGPDNews]

This is the weapon recovered at one of the scenes.

[KMNONSCENE @KMNONSCENE]

POLICE INVESTIGATING TWO POSSIBLY RELATED SHOOTINGS IN LAUREL

LAUREL, MD — Police are maintaining an active presence at two separate locations Friday evening in Laurel as investigators work to determine whether two shootings may be connected.

Authorities are currently investigating scenes at:

📍 Discovery Park on Harrison Drive
📍 800 block of Eighth Street, Laurel

According to preliminary information, a juvenile is the confirmed victim in the incident and was transported to Children’s Hospital suffering from injuries believed to be non-life threatening.

Investigators say the shooting in the 800 block of Eighth Street involved shell casings recovered on scene as officers processed evidence.

Police have not released suspect information at this time and are continuing to determine whether the incidents are directly related.

⚠️ Authorities confirmed this investigation is NOT related to the earlier Greenbelt carjacking and shooting incident.

[KMNONSCENE @KMNONSCENE]

CARJACKING WITH SHOTS FIRED SPARKS MULTIPLE CRIME SCENES ACROSS NORTHERN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY

GREENBELT, MD — Prince George’s County Police are investigating a large-scale critical incident Friday afternoon that began as a reported carjacking with shots fired and escalated into multiple active crime scenes across northern Prince George’s County.

According to preliminary information and radio traffic, the first call came out around 2:50 p.m. for a carjacking involving gunfire.

As officers responded, the investigation quickly spread into several locations throughout the county, including:

📍 Route 201 & Good Luck Road
📍 67th Avenue & Patterson Street
📍 Additional connected scene still under investigation

Police activity was also reported near Greenbelt Middle School, prompting a heavy law enforcement presence throughout the area.

Investigators believe the suspect vehicle may have pulled in front of a bus while fleeing through the county. Authorities are currently reviewing surveillance footage and piecing together the suspect’s route between scenes.

During the incident, an approximately 36-year-old male was shot in the back.

🚑 The victim was transported conscious and breathing as a Priority 1 trauma patient to an area hospital for emergency treatment.

Prince George’s County Police confirmed:

⛓️ One person is in custody
🔫 One weapon has been recovered

Authorities stated multiple reports of gunfire were received throughout the unfolding incident as officers worked to contain the situation.

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

BART spent $90 million on new fare gates. They're recovering about $10 million a year in fares.

That's a 9-year payback on paper. The actual return hit in six months.

Embarcadero station went from 112 hours of corrective maintenance in the six months before installation to 2 hours after. Daly City saved 109. Balboa Park saved 75. Across the system, 961 hours of cleanup work disappeared. Corrective maintenance is the term BART uses for graffiti, heavy soiling, vandalism, the damage that needs a crew not a janitor. At several stations it dropped to zero.

Crime fell 41% year over year. Riders who reported seeing fare evasion on their trip dropped from 22% to 10%. Citations issued by BART police went from 2,200 in January to under 1,000 in July, because there was nothing to cite.

The gates were a filtering project disguised as a revenue project.

Old BART gates were waist-high orange fins designed in the 1970s. You could hop them in under a second. That made the station effectively a public space, and the rider mix reflected that. The new gates are 72 inches of polycarbonate with 3D sensors that detect tailgating. You either pay or you don't enter. Once you don't enter, you also don't smoke on the platform, sleep in the elevator, or harass other riders.

BART tried hiring more police for years. Blitz operations at high-traffic stations. Increased patrols. Dedicated transit cops. None of it moved the numbers the way six feet of polycarbonate did.

The $10 million in recovered fares is the smallest line in the return. Fare revenue used to cover 70% of BART operations. After the pandemic it collapsed to 22%. The gates won't fix that gap directly. They fix the precondition for fixing it: a system that office workers, families, and tourists are willing to use again. Ridership growth at stations with new gates outpaced ungated ones before the rollout finished.

A $400 million annual deficit is heading to voters in November as a sales tax measure. Voters don't approve sales taxes for transit agencies they don't feel safe in. The $90 million on gates is buying BART the right to ask the public for more money.

That's the real return on six feet of polycarbonate.

[Pete Mellits @pmellits1]

Closed last weekend w/MFCA annual mtg incl. awards (Presidents, Valor & Leadership) & installation of officers. Humbled to be elected to continue as the Recording Secretary. Congrats to awardees & officers strengthening the fire service. @BowieVFD @MDFIRECHIEFS @MdSFA @PGVolFRA

[The DC MD VA Live @TheDMVLive]

NEW: PG County’s own Kevin Durant and his 35V/TPA Group has bought the former Six Flags site in Prince George’s County, Maryland 🚨

Six Flags America in Maryland shut down at the end of 2025 and has essentially been vacant since. Now, over 500 acres has been purchased by KD!

[Pete Piringer @mcfrsPIO]

Congrats @mcfrs Battalion Chief Jay Blake is retiring … He won’t be going far … Frederick County has tapped Jay to be Director for its volunteer fire & rescue services teams https://t.co/jt6Vpw4j0P

[7News DC @7NewsDC]

Officers responded around 6:52 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at the intersection of 14th Street and Chapin Street, NW, where they found a young boy who had been struck while riding his bike.
https://t.co/AG0GGbxA4K

[The DC MD VA Live @TheDMVLive]

NEW SPEED CAMERAS PLACED IN MOCO: These six German-imported speed cameras have been seen rotating around in different parts of Montgomery County, Maryland 📸

They were previously placed along University Boulevard in Silver Spring, and now they’ve been moved and set-up along Bradley Boulevard in Bethesda. (see below) The focus is on ‘high-injury networks,’ where previous serious crashes have been reported.

Fines go up to $425 per speeding ticket. (h/t @ReporterJoseph)

[Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department @PGFDNews]

House fire, 7:48am 7400 block Allison St in Landover Hills. PGFD units on scene of 1-story single family home w/fire showing through roof on arrival. Fire is out. 1 occupant removed & transported in critical condition. 5 PGFD firefighters transported for evaluation.

[Pete Piringer @mcfrsPIO]

Now serving the greater @The1stBatt @mcfrs New 2025 Command Vehicle Platforms (Ford F250) outfitted w/ Four radios, Vehicle Radio Repeater System, Mobile Data Computer, Seating for four, Setup to accommodate unified command including @mcfrs Battalion Aides when staffing permits.

[The MoCoShow (MCS) @TheMoCoShow]

Maryland and Virginia Team Up to Crack Down on Illegal Out-of-State Vehicle Registrations

Click below for full article.

https://t.co/FXQLsCqE5j

[Janice Dean @JaniceDean]

Grateful for the neighbor who carved a little path on the sidewalk for Lola. 🐾

[@LynneK @lynnek2005]

At this point everything is going to be recorded! 🤣🤣 I like it!

[DC Fire and EMS Department @dcfireems]

Final Update: Working Fire - 2500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE

Units extinguished all fire in basement, and on 1st and 2nd floors.

@dcfireems drone team assisted with tethered and non-tethered drones.

No additional injuries.

Cause of fire is under investigation.

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