Morning Roundup: Prince George’s County Diverted Police Funding To Open A Mental Health Center

Apr 20, 2021

Prince George’s County is opening a mental health center using reallocated funds from the police department. [Informer]
Nearly 1,500 people at the D.C. Jail have been locked down completely for more than a year. [Post]
With your vaccination card, you can get free weed today and then pick up free fries. [FOX 5/WUSA 9]
D.C. residents who have been waiting for unemployment checks should receive them this week. [Post]
You can get a free at-home COVID-19 test at a D.C. library. [Washingtonian]
A court threw out a felony gun conviction, ruling that D.C. police committed an illegal stop and search. [WCP]
Elon Musk’s high-speed train connecting D.C. and Baltimore looks like it won’t happen. [Urban Turf]
Former Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith announced he’s retiring from the NFL. [ESPN]
Pedestrians and cyclists made up nearly one third of all traffic fatalities in the D.C. area last year. [WTOP]
An all-Halal food hall opened in Northern Virginia. [NBC 4]
ICYMI: A medical examiner ruled that Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes following the Jan. 6 insurrection.
ICYMI: Parking enforcement will restart in D.C. this June.
This Day in DCist: A weed giveaway near the Capitol ended in arrests.