Crime: Pinto Launches ‘Secure DC Plan’; Georgetown Incidents Reported to ANC
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
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
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
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
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 […]