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At Least 4 Georgetown Businesses Burglarized Sept. 9-10
September 11, 2024
•At least four Georgetown businesses were hit with burglaries and vandalism, September 9 to 10, the Metropolitan Police Department reported. Five persons were taken into custody on charges that included […]
Crime Report: Ward 8 Council Member White Arrested for Bribery
August 19, 2024
•By Paulina Inglima Washington, D.C., residents and politicians alike were shocked this week after Ward 8 Council Member Trayon White was arrested and charged with allegedly accepting over $156,000 in […]
Crime Report: Cameras Prove to Be Essential
July 8, 2024
•By Paulina Inglima Cameras have proven essential in identifying suspects and capturing footage of a variety of crimes reported recently. D.C. residents are still eligible for the mayor’s Private Security […]
Crime Report: Mopeds, Crash on Foxhall, Break-in, Coffee & Cops
June 10, 2024
•Georgetown Residents Concerned About Influx of Mopeds; Officials Introduce Registration Mandates Residents have voiced their concerns about the recent uptick in mopeds on the streets of Georgetown. Neighbors have reported […]
Brooke Pinto to Tell Latest on Crime Bill at Monday’s ANC Meeting
February 29, 2024
•An aggressive omnibus crime punishment bill, developed by Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto, is facing its second vote of approval on Tuesday, March 5. At 7 p.m. on Monday, […]
Downtowner: New Divorce Law; Metro Fares; Cicadas; Carjackings
February 14, 2024
•D.C. Law Removes Waiting Period Before Divorce There’s a new law in the District jettisoning the waiting period for couples who want to divorce. The law is in response to […]
Crime: Rash of Car Vandalism in Woodley Park; Georgetown Rabbi Attacked; DOJ Intervenes on D.C. Crime
January 29, 2024
•Friday in Woodley Park this past Jan. 27 was no easy stroll for residents who had parked in the neighborhood the night before and then woke up to TV news […]
First ANC Meeting of 2024 Confronts Crime and Bagels
January 10, 2024
•The first 2024 meeting of the Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E) on Jan. 8 dealt with last year’s continuing problems as well as looking to the year ahead. Rising […]
Editorial & Opinion: Time to Think of Creative Solutions to Prevent Homicide
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As the new year rolled in, readers of the Washington Post were greeted by this front-page story: “2023 Was District’s Deadliest Year in More Than Two Decades: The City Recorded […]
Georgetown ‘Pot Shops’ Flourishing as City Licensing Delayed
January 4, 2024
•As many have noticed, cannabis “gifting shops” and dispensaries have been scrambling energetically – and often furtively – to set up shop behind Georgetown storefronts, to the delight of marijuana […]