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Man throws lit firework at Prince George’s Co. police officer

A Prince George's County police car is seen. (Courtesy Prince George's County Police Department)

A man threw a lit firework at a Prince George’s County, Maryland, police officer who was sitting in a marked cruiser last week.

The incident happened near Walters Lane and Hil-Mar Drive in Forestville. Police said an officer working a high-visibility enforcement assignment was sitting in a marked cruiser when a man threw the firework.

Police said the man planned to throw the firework at the police while another person recorded it.

No one was hurt, and police have identified a suspect and are working on charging him.

In a statement, police Chief Hank Stawinski said they will not tolerate such attacks on a department officers.

“Fireworks are dangerous and this is far more than simple jackassery,” Stawinski said.

of the incident on the Prince George’s County police blog.

Abigail Constantino

Abigail Constantino started her journalism career writing for a local newspaper in Fairfax County, Virginia. She is a graduate of American University and The George Washington University.

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