Crime & Safety
Police Fill 1K Backpacks With Free Supplies In Prince George's
The Prince George's county stuffed 1,000 backpacks with free school supplies on Wednesday, helping students heading back to school.
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — The Prince George's County Police Department filled more than 1,000 backpacks with free school supplies on Wednesday. The department will donate the bags to students starting online classes.
Families can pick up the supplies on Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to noon at 7600 Barlowe Road in Landover. Families must bring their ID and register in advance by scanning the QR Code in this tweet.
More than 1k bookbags will be filled today with free school supplies for families in our community. Please register online to receive your free supplies. See flyer for details. A big thank you to these proud sponsors .@PGCrimeSolvers .@PGCMDeniTaveras and .@PGCPAL. #FirstToServe pic.twitter.com/8VvxlXpjj4
— PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) September 9, 2020
Prince George's County Public Schools started virtual classes on Aug. 31. Online learning will continue until at least late January.
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