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Washington Post
30-06-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Shake-up in Pr. George's leadership continues with fire chief
Prince George's County will have a new fire chief, one of several recent shifts in leadership since County Executive Aisha Braveboy took office earlier this month. Braveboy introduced on Monday Thelmetria Michaelides, a 26-year veteran of the county fire and emergency services department, as the fire department's next chief. Braveboy has also named a new police chief, George Nader, and an interim schools superintendent, Shawn Joseph.
Washington Post
19-06-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Prince George's County gets new police chief
Prince George's County Executive Aisha Braveboy, newly sworn in, introduced the county's new chief of police on Wednesday. George Nader, an assistant chief at the Metro Transit Police Department who previously served as deputy chief in Prince George's, will replace Malik Aziz, Braveboy said, a week after Aziz was named as a finalist for another job.
Washington Post
13-06-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Prince George's Schools Superintendent Millard House to step down
Prince George's County Schools Superintendent Millard House II will resign his position after school board members and House reached an agreement Thursday evening for him to leave. His last day is June 18, according to a statement from the school board and school system's central office. The news comes after the county's teachers union issued a vote of no confidence in House's leadership last week. House has defended his tenure, pointing to data that shows graduation rates increased and efforts to add weapons detectors to schools. ABC 7News was first to report House's resignation. House became superintendent in 2023, after he was selected by then-County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D). House's resignation comes amid leadership turnover in the county. Aisha Braveboy, who has served as state's attorney since 2019, was recently elected county executive and will be sworn in on Juneteenth. She succeeds Alsobrooks, who was elected to the U.S. Senate. And on Wednesday, Phoenix said that Prince George's County Police Chief Malik Aziz is a finalist for a job overseeing the police force in Arizona's largest city. This is a developing story. It will be updated.
Washington Post
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Pr. George's police chief is a finalist for a job in Phoenix
The city of Phoenix said Wednesday that Prince George's County Police Chief Malik Aziz is a finalist in its nationwide search for someone to lead the police department in Arizona's largest city. The news circulated among Aziz's officers in Maryland, many of whom learned of the chief's job search from a Phoenix news release announcing him as one of three finalists. The Prince George's County Police Department declined to comment. The news of Aziz's potential departure comes as Aisha N. Braveboy (D) prepares to take over as Prince George's County executive on Juneteenth. Braveboy, who has served as state's attorney since 2019, was elected to the role in early June after the job was vacated mid-term by Angela Alsobrooks (D), now a U.S. senator. It is not uncommon for new county executives to bring in their own Cabinet members or hire new people into key leadership roles. As the top law enforcement officials in Prince George's County, Braveboy and Aziz worked alongside each other since 2021, when he was hired to reform the police department amid nationwide calls for racial justice and police accountability. 'As states attorney my office had a good working relationship with Chief Aziz,' Braveboy said in a statement Wednesday. 'I wish him the best.' Acting county executive Tara Jackson said in a statement that Aziz 'has done an outstanding job leading our police department through challenging times.' At a recent news conference, Aziz touted an overall decrease in crime, with total crime down 16 percent compared with this time last year. His annual summer crime initiative is in full swing, which focuses on crime reduction and community engagement during the summer months. A Texas native, Aziz came to Maryland after decades in law enforcement in Dallas, where he garnered a national reputation as an advocate for community policing and reform. He had served as the national chair of the National Black Police Association and worked on President Barack Obama's task force on 21st century policing in 2015. He advocated for the Justice Department to collect annual demographic statistics from all police agencies to hold them accountable for diversifying their command ranks, according to the task force's final report. Alsobrooks hired Aziz in March 2021 and instructed him to overhaul a department that has long had a contentious relationship with county residents. He took over as the nation and the county were grappling with the Black Lives Matter movement and widespread calls for reform. He vowed to build a strong relationship with reform advocates and community partners. Tamara McKinney, vice president of the Heels Off Gloves On Boxing Foundation, said Aziz once showed up to a boxing ring to support the organization. When he noticed a young boxer was without boxing shoes, he found a sponsor to assist the group. They were able to buy 16 to 18 pairs of shoes for boxers who couldn't afford the equipment, McKinney said. 'I think he made a concerted effort to change the mind of the community about having such a negative outlook on police,' McKinney said. Before coming to Prince George's, Aziz had been a finalist for chief positions in cities across the country, including Milwaukee, Miami and his hometown of Dallas, where he last served as deputy chief of the Dallas Police Department. Phoenix officials said the three finalists will speak at a public forum on Monday. City officials said they hope to announce the new chief in July.
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Aisha Braveboy outlines vision for Prince George's Co.
Washington (DC News Now) — Current Prince George's County State's Attorney, Aisha Braveboy, has won the special election to become county executive. Unofficial results show Braveboy (D) secured more than 89 percent of the vote. Braveboy joins Capitol Review this week on her plan for the county and how she plans to work with members of the county council. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
