Every day, Prince George’s County police officers work to protect the citizens of our county. Too often their good works go unnoticed. Here are the police officers of the month for December.
District I Police Officer of the Month
Police Officer John Quarless
On December 4, 2012, Police Officer John Quarless spotted a car without headlights. While trying to conduct a traffic stop, he watched the driver throw out an object from the driver’s side window. Police Officer Quarless arrested the driver who is a known gang member. Police Officer Quarless recovered the thrown object, which turned out to be a revolver and ammunition.
Police Officer John Quarless
District II Police Officer of the Month
Police Officer First Class Harold Nichols
Police Officer First Class Marlon Carey
On December 5, 2012, Police Officers First Class Harold Nichols and Marlon Carey were called to a restaurant on Campus Way South for the report of drug activity. Once on scene, the police officers spotted two men inside the restaurant. When those men saw the police officers, they tried to leave the business. The two police officers stopped the men for further investigation. Police Officers Nichols and Carey patted them down. They recovered a fully loaded weapon from one of the suspects as well suspected marijuana from both of the men. Both were arrested. During a follow up search inside the restaurant, police officers recovered an additional three large plastic bags with 127 grams of marijuana, having a street value of $2500.
Police Officer First Class Harold Nichols
Police Officer First Class Marlon Carey
District III Police Officer of the Month
Corporal Decatur Thompson
On December 7, 2012, while on routine patrol, Corporal Decatur Thompson stopped a suspicious person, who repeatedly provided him false information. Corporal Thompson noticed the suspect had several new car jacks and other new merchandise. The corporal requested that patrol officers check nearby auto parts stores for possible break-ins, though none were discovered. Corporal Thompson did arrest the suspect for making false statements. Detectives later discovered an Auto Zone store that had been broken into through the roof. The items found on the suspect had been stolen from that business.
Corporal Decatur Thompson
District IV Police Officer of the Month
Police Officer Justice Halsey
On December 25, 2012, Police Officer Justice Halsey was called to the 5400 block of Livingston Terrace for the report of an apartment burglary. Police Officer Halsey quickly spotted several of the suspects a few apartment buildings away. After identifying the victim’s stolen property, Police Officer Halsey arrested three suspects. A fourth was caught in a stairwell behind the victim’s apartment. The suspects were wanted in connection to other burglaries as well.
Police Officer Justice Halsey
District V Police Officer of the Month
Police Officer Julius Askins
Police Officer Teresa Murphy
On December 19, 2012, a citizen told Police Officers Julius Askins and Teresa Murphy of a breaking and entering in progress in Clinton. The citizen also gave the police officers a description of the suspect’s car. The police officers rushed to the scene and spotted the suspect’s car speeding away. They pulled it over and saw stolen property in plain view. The suspects were immediately arrested and were later linked to several other burglaries in the county.
Police Officer Julius Askins
Police Officer Teresa Murphy
District VI Police Officer of the Month
Police Officer First Class Dwight Prophet
Police Officer First Class Andrew Wallman
On December 11, 2012, Police Officers First Class Dwight Prophet and Andrew Wallman were dispatched to Odell Road for the report of gunshots. Once on scene, the two police officers heard as many as 15 gunshots coming from the back of a residence on Odell Road. Police Officers First Class Prophet and Wallman quickly alerted a nearby school of the danger and the school was locked down. They then took up a tactical position between the school and the residence. Police officers eventually made four arrests. A handgun and 250 rounds of ammunition were recovered. The children at the nearby school were unharmed.
Police Officer First Class Dwight Prophet
Police Officer First Class Andrew Wallman
