Crime: D.C. Summer Crime Spree Continues; Youth Curfew; Local Reports
Guns, Yes, But Any Weapons Will Do … Mayor Muriel Bowser and Acting Police Chief Pamela A. Smith cite illegal gun-trafficking in the District as a major factor in the […]
Public Safety: Criminologists Puzzle Over D.C.’s Rising Homicide Rates; Local Reports
Once again, rising homicide rates in the nation’s capital are drawing national attention. And criminologists are puzzling over why the District appears to be regressing relative to other major U.S. […]
Crime: City and Its Council Need to Get Real
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 […]
Back-to-School Briefs, Aug. 2023
Gearing up for Back-to-School, Georgetown students and families can look forward to new school programs and fresh faces. While D.C. public schools will begin Monday, August 28, private schools often […]
News Bytes: Microbursts, GU’s Selective Admissions, GWU Lawsuit
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
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. […]
Crime: Organized Theft Groups, Grim Year-to-Date Stats, Local Reports
Compounding local crime concerns, a new illicit phenomenon – Organized Theft Groups (OTGs) – have arrived in northwest D.C., terrifying shoppers and bystanders and forcing shops and stores to hire […]
News Analysis: House Budget Riders Could Impact D.C. Funding, Voting Laws
For months D.C. officials have been roiled by proposals from the U.S. Congress to restrict and tighten up some of the District’s crime arrest and detention policies. President Biden actually […]
Crime: New D.C. Police Chief Selected; Local Crime Report
Historical first this morning: Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the selection of the first African-American woman as permanent Chief for the Metropolitan Police Department. Pamela A. Smith – formerly MPD’s Chief […]
D.C. Council Passes Emergency Bill to Address City’s Violent Crime
“It cannot wait,” Ward 2 Councilwoman Brooke Pinto said as she introduced and celebrated the almost unanimous passage (12-1) of three emergency public safety bills by the D.C. Council on […]