Crime: Surprising End-of-Year Stats, Latest MPD Reports
It’s that time of year when the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) issues its year-end crime statistics. And some figures jump out at you. Year-End Crime Statistics for the District In […]
Are We Normalizing Crime?
As we began to write this editorial, we noticed lots of commentary on the growing persistence of crime, close to home and across the nation. We noted the tragic loss […]
Wawa Shooting Rattles Georgetown
An apparently homeless and mentally disturbed man fired shots in and outside the Wawa convenience store at 1222 Wisconsin Ave. NW around 5:15 p.m. on Aug. 30. Metropolitan Police Officers […]
Georgetown BID Employee Murdered
On Aug. 11, MPD Second District Commander Duncan Bedlion appeared on the scene to answer reporters’ questions about an apparent drive-by double-shooting from a “silver car” in the Dupont Circle […]
Exclusive Interview: Duncan Bedlion, Commander Second District, MPD
What’s happening with crime in Georgetown? The Georgetowner interviewed Georgetown’s top cop, Duncan Bedlion, Commander of the Second District of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to find out whether progress […]
Palisades 4th of July Parade Lights Up MacArthur Blvd.
Photos by Patrick G. Ryan The 56th annual Fourth of July parade in Washington, D.C.’s Palisades neighborhood made a strong and sunny comeback this year. The happily, loosey-goosey, fun-loving mixture […]
Exclusive Interview: Mayor Muriel Bowser Has ‘Best Job in Washington’ and Plans to Keep It
Mayor Muriel Bowser met with Georgetowner staffers at their office next to the C&O Canal on the hottest day of the year so far, May 31, to discuss what she […]
Crime Report: A Mid-May Dip; Investigations Ongoing
Metropolitan Police Department representative, Sgt. Robinson, spoke before the Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E to give a crime update for the Georgetown area at its monthly meeting held on May 2. […]
Exclusive Interview: Robert White, Top Rival to Mayor Muriel Bowser
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 […]
Citizens’ Annual Meeting: Bowser Q&A, Members Honored
A vigorous annual meeting of the Citizens Association of Georgetown at Dumbarton House on May 3 featured a good hour-long earnest face-to-face town-meeting-style Q&A with Mayor Muriel Bowser and another […]