Crime & Safety

Officer Indicted On Charges Of Theft, Misconduct In Office: Prince George's Co. Police

An officer has been indicted on charges of theft and misconduct in office, the Prince George's County Police Department has disclosed.

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — A Prince George’s County grand jury has indicted an officer on charges of theft and misconduct in office. The involved officer is Corporal Travis Fowble, according to the Prince George's County Police Department.

Fowble has been accused of conducting unauthorized activities while on-duty dating back to 2018. The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division brought this case to the State’s Attorney’s Office for consideration of criminal charges.

Fowble joined the agency in 1998 and was most recently assigned to the Bureau of Investigation and Forensic Science. He has been suspended without pay. His police powers initially were suspended in February 2022, the Prince George's County Police Department disclosed.

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Last month, the Prince George's County State's Attorney Office charged 13 current Prince George’s County police officers and one retired county police officer with misconduct in office, along with felony and misdemeanor theft scheme.

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