Editorial: Doing the Safety Dance
• March 8, 2023

The Criminal Code Brouhaha Is an Opportunity to Do Better    The District’s new criminal code bill is in limbo, after D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson pulled the legislation out of […]

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 […]

Profs & Pints DC: Prosecuting the Former President
• August 26, 2022

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Prosecuting the Former President,” a look at the criminal-law case against Donald Trump with constitutional law expert and ABC legal contributor Professor Kim Wehle of […]

Exclusive Interview: Robert White, Top Rival to Mayor Muriel Bowser  
• May 13, 2022

As Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) seeks to become the first woman elected to a third term in office this fall as the District’s chief executive, her top rival in the […]

1,100 Body Bags Line National Mall For Action to Curb Gun Violence (photos)
• March 27, 2022

Over 1100 black “body bags” fanned out over a section of grass on the National Mall in Washington D.C. on March 24 in a plea for sanity. Each represented roughly […]

Crime Report, Oct. 25: P St. Carjacking Arrest; More G.U. Bike Thefts
• October 25, 2021

From the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), here are the latest crime and police reports in or near Georgetown.  Oct. 24 – Homicide Arrest: Offense occurred on Oct. 5 in the 4900 […]

Crime Report: October 4, 2021
• October 4, 2021

From the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), here are the latest crime and police reports in or near Georgetown. Oct. 3 – Sexual Assault: A student recently reported the assault that […]

Crime Report: September 27, 2021
• September 27, 2021

From the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), here are the latest crime and police reports in or near Georgetown. Sept. 27 – Armed Robbery Investigation: Underway for an incident that occurred […]

Crime and Police Blotter, Sept. 20 
• September 20, 2021

From the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), here are the latest crime and police reports in or near Georgetown. Sept. 19 – Physical Assault: A G.U. Affiliate reported the incident in the […]

Crime and Police Blotter, Sept. 13
• September 13, 2021

Here are some recent local crime and Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) reports: Sept. 12 – Robbery Investigation: Currently underway for an incident on the 900 block of Barry Place NW. The suspect […]