Police/Fire

Bowie police and fire/EMS personnel responded Tuesday night to multiple calls for the report of a hit-and-run accident on Chapel Forge Drive at Clearfield Drive.

The collision, which occurred at 10 p.m., was loud enough that several residents were out of their homes to inspect the damage.

Skid marks could be seen on Clearfield Drive, then tire marks in a yard which led to bushes in the yard that were run over by the car and then a light pole that was left leaning after being struck.

Citizen robberies

For some it seemed like a movie set for "Transformers 3," for others an exciting Friday evening and for a select few, an embarrassing moment.

Late afternoon July 29, fire trucks, police cars and bomb units with robots descended on the Buckingham section of Bowie in response to a call for a suspicious package. Initial examination revealed a package that displayed all the warning signs of something possibly dangerous inside.

New phone number

With the move of the Prince George’s County Communications Center to its new facility in Bowie, comes a new nonemergency phone number. The number, 301-352-1200, should be used for nonurgent incidents such as a vandalism report, neighbor complaints or any other nonemergency situation requiring police, fire or EMS. The nonemergency number for the Bowie police is 301-575-2480, Monday through Friday,
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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