Prince George’s police, others fix up houses for ‘Christmas in April’

The stuff had been piling up in Mary Bell’s backyard for years. People just kept leaving stuff. Then starting Wednesday, the Prince George’s County police came to clear it away. And by Saturday morning, the stuff was gone. The backyard was spotless. The security lights were changed. The wheelchair ramp firmed up. The driveway and front walk power-washed. “The yard looks like it’s a brand new place,” Bell said as she looked out at her rejuvenated property in Oxon Hill.