Crime: Chief Smith Calls for More Cops; MPD’s Carjacking Safety Tips; Local Reports
• December 4, 2023

As crime in the nation’s capital spirals, the District’s new Chief of Police, Pamela A. Smith made the case on Nov. 29 for crime-fighting progress in her testimony before the […]

ANC Tackles Parks, Public Spaces, Crime, Leaf Collection 
• November 6, 2023

She tried. She really did. Gwen Lohse, chair of ANC 2E, had timed each item of her lengthy November ANC meeting – held Oct. 29, all remote – to a reasonable time […]

Crime: Escapee Caught; Council Endorses Acting MPD Chief Smith; Police Burnout
• October 30, 2023

As crime in the nation’s capital continues to be a focus of nation-wide political attention, D.C Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council have shifted to a tougher stance on […]

Crime Report: Congress Targets ‘Soft on Crime’ D.C.; Local Reports
• October 16, 2023

“We’re grateful to have you here,” the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) said in his opening statement…. before raking D.C. […]

Crime: Acting MPD Chief Smith Testifies; Local Shop Windows Smashed
• October 2, 2023

MPD Acting Police Chief Smith Testifies Before D.C. Council Another early morning in Northwest D.C. – one of the District’s safest neighborhoods – and Alert DC has already warned of […]

Crime: Pinto Launches ‘Secure DC Plan’; Georgetown Incidents Reported to ANC
• September 18, 2023

D.C. Council Member Brooke Pinto (Ward 2) Launches ‘Secure DC’ Plan Fear of crime has been a major factor in Georgetown politics this summer. “I am getting a lot of […]

Georgetown Coalition for Public Spaces Petitions to Improve Streateries
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Where do you stand on Georgetown streateries?  A petition calling for “common-sense re-adjustments” to Georgetown’s streateries programs, launched by the Georgetown Coalition for Public Spaces (GCPS) and signed by former […]

Crime: City and Its Council Need to Get Real  
• August 16, 2023

On Aug. 7, Ward 8 Council member Trayon White made headlines as he suggested the use of the D.C. National Guard to combat the city’s unrelenting lawlessness and violence.  “The […]

News Bytes: Microbursts, GU’s Selective Admissions, GWU Lawsuit
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Microbursts Hit Washington   A series of microbursts hit D.C. late last month, causing extensive damage around the city. A microburst occurs when a thunderstorm’s updraft collapses, sending air rushing down […]

Crime: Gun Violence Raises City Homicide Tally to 20-Year High
• August 7, 2023

In addition to police sirens wailing around the city in the early days of August, national newspaper headlines again blared messages of out-of-control shootings and homicides in the nation’s capital.  […]