Crime: Omnibus Crime Bill Up for Vote; Carjacking Victim Mourned in Georgetown
• February 5, 2024

Georgetown’s primary legislative crime-fighter – Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto, Chair of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety of the D.C. Council – is urging her constituents […]

Crime: Terror at Georgetown Synagogue; Organized Retail Theft, Flashmobs
• December 18, 2023

Despite the holidays being a time of “peace and joy,” the last few days in or near Georgetown have seen residents, holiday shoppers and visitors witnessing or responding to acts […]

Crime Report: Carjackings, Dumpster Fires, and Poor Crime-Solving
• November 27, 2023

Once again, a phony fender-bender and carjacking in the neighborhood: this time on Foxhall Road near Whitehaven Parkway NW. Also – perhaps symbolically – dumpster fires appeared to be set […]

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 […]

Citizens’ Safety Meeting: Solutions & Complaints
• September 25, 2023

“Neighbors want to feel safe walking home,” said Mark Martinkov, summing up the theme of the public meeting, held by the Public Safety Committee of the Citizens Association of Georgetown […]

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 […]

Crime: New Second District Commander; Data Analysis, Local Crime
• March 20, 2023

New Commander in Town There’s a new police commander in town. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced March 13 that Commander John Branch of MPD’s Seventh District – a nearly […]

Crime: MPD Chief Cites 2022 Crime-Fighting Gains While Denouncing Gun Violence
• January 3, 2023

On the first day of 2023, MPD Chief Robert Contee released a “Message from the Chief” lauding his department’s crime-fighting efforts last year while acknowledging the District continues to be […]

Crime Report: 7 Teens Shot in Two Days, Crime Statistics
• October 11, 2022

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer was exasperated.  “Too many guns. Too many bullets,” Commander James M. Boteler told gathered members of the press at 14th and Columbia Road NW […]

ANC Highlights, July 2022 
• July 11, 2022

Briefings from Anthony Lanier of EastBanc, Mayor Bowser’s office, Ward 2 Council Member Brooke Pinto’s office, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), and Georgetown Main Street highlighted this month’s Advisory Neighborhood […]