Man charged in robbery of student University of Maryland police have a charged a 19-year-old Silver Spring man in connection with a December robbery of a graduate student.
Omiesam Nathaniel Ockiya, who police were already holding for another infraction, faces seven charges including armed robbery, first degree assault, theft under $1000, credit card theft and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Police are still seeking an unspecified second person for their role in the incident.
Ex-D.C. cop sentenced
A former D.C. police sergeant who acknowledged stealing $43,000 from an 85-year-old woman will spend 18 months in prison.
Aisha Hackley, 36, pleaded guilty in August to forging checks that the elderly woman had allegedly signed. The two met while Hackley was investigating a separate incident in which the elderly woman was also a fraud victim.
Hackley paid restitution and resigned from the police department.
Police spot, report fire
Prince George’s County fire officials say two police officers are to thank for spotting a Saturday fire at a College Park assisted living facility after the building’s alarm system failed.
The officers were on patrol when they spotted smoke on the sixth floor of the apartment complex. After alerting their dispatcher, the officers went inside the building, warned other residents and checked the apartment to ensure no one was in danger.
No one was injured in the incident, which may have been caused by an unattended candle, and officials are inspecting the alarm system.
