PGPD Off-Duty Patrol Officer Charged With Driving While Impaired

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A Prince George’s County Police patrol officer was charged early this morning with driving while impaired. Officer Simeon Daramola was off-duty at the time but driving his marked police cruiser.

At approximately 2:15 am, officers with the Laurel City Police Department located Officer Daramola on Fourth Street in Laurel. Daramola was issued DWI-related citations.

The officer’s police powers have been suspended. The PGPD’s Internal Affairs Division has opened an administrative investigation into this incident.

Daramola joined the agency in 2023 and is currently assigned to the Bureau of Patrol.

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