Seventy-seven people were arrested overnight into Thursday as Prince George’s County deputies and a coalition of regional law enforcement agencies fanned out across the county to serve outstanding domestic violence warrants. The operation, which ran from Wednesday night into Thursday, closed 86 warrants.
The sweep was carried out as part of the 23rd annual National Family Violence Apprehension Detail, a nationwide initiative. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office led its 2024 annual sweep. The detail is held in October during Domestic Violence Awareness Month; 105 agencies in nine states participated in 2025.
Warrants closed during the operation involved multiple charges.
A County-Wide Coalition Backs the Sheriff’s Warrant Division
The Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Division, which works to locate wanted individuals and bring them before the courts, led an initiative that brought together personnel and resources from numerous jurisdictions. Participating agencies included the Prince George’s County Police Department, Maryland State Police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, Maryland-National Capital Park Police, and multiple municipal police departments including Bladensburg, Bowie, Capitol Heights, District Heights, and Edmonston…