Greenbelt police officer put on leave after being charged with violating Md. prostitution law

The Greenbelt Police Department has put Officer Albert Murray on administrative leave after he was charged with violating Maryland prostitution laws.

The Prince George’s County Police Department said it is launching an internal affairs investigation into Officer Murray, who was charged with the misdemeanor prostitution offense on Thursday. 

“The Greenbelt Police Department is committed to transparency at all levels and will continue to cooperate with the Prince George’s County Police Department’s investigation. These actions are not reflective of the men and women of the Greenbelt Police Department and do not reflect our standards,” Greenbelt Police Chief Richard Bowers said in a statement Friday.

Officer Murray, hired on Jan. 6, 2020, was serving as the community patrol officer for the Franklin Park area of Greenbelt, which is in Prince George’s County, a Washington suburb.

“My objective is to just definitely build back trust with the community and tackle some of the problems that the community has going on, whether that’s being very visible and vigilant at nighttime … or something as simple as walking through and saying hi to the kids out there,” Officer Murray told the Greenbelt News Review.

He held a community meeting on Jan. 19, according to the Greenbelt police.

“We would like to thank everyone who came out to our Community Officer Meet & Greet this past Thursday! We are so excited to see what Officer Murray has in store for our community 😁

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— Franklin Park at Greenbelt Station (@FranklinParkDMV)” January 24, 2023