Topic - Laurel Police Department

The Laurel Police Department (LPD) is a nationally accredited, full-service police department servicing a population of 21,945 persons within of the municipality of Laurel, MD. The LPD also maintains its own emergency communications (dispatch) and temporary prisoner detention facility. - Source: Wikipedia

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Police now armed with video: Recording can protect officer, citizen through visual proof
Police officers nationwide, engaging a smartphone-happy public eager to catalog every potential misstep and post it on YouTube, are donning new accessories — body-mounted video cameras.
No charges for Laurel officer who struck handcuffed man
No criminal charges will be filed against a Laurel Police officer who was videotaped striking a handcuffed man in the face as the man was arrested this summer, Laurel officials said Tuesday.
NAACP asks Laurel police to halt own investigations
The NAACP in Prince George's County is asking that an outside agency handle investigations within the Laurel Police Department after receiving a series of complaints about officers' conduct.
Three killed Wednesday in Prince George's
Three people died Wednesday in northern Prince George's County, two in a double shooting and another in a suspected murder-suicide, police officials said.