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Crime Report: Homicide, Robbery and Sexual Assault Investigations
October 3, 2022
•Despite efforts by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to address the city’s mounting gun-violence crisis, an alarming number of semi-automatic rifles, ghost guns and unlicensed handguns appear to be proliferating […]
Georgetown Community Day Delights at GU
September 19, 2022
•In the brilliant sunshine of a late-summer Saturday, Georgetown University held its annual fall Georgetown Community Day – a fun and family-friendly festival bringing together students, faculty and staff, local […]
Downtowner News: Metrorail, Tourism Numbers, Porch Piracy
September 12, 2022
•D.C.-Based Pastry Chef on “Selena + Chef” Washingtonians may notice that Paola Velez, a D.C.-based pastry chef and co-founder of “Bakers Against Racism” made an appearance on actor and singer […]
M St. Murder Suspect Nabbed by U.S. Marshals in Jamaica
August 18, 2022
•Murder on M Street On a busy rush-hour evening in Georgetown, a 27-year old aspiring chef who had worked in area restaurants and briefly at 1789 Restaurant – Tarek Boothe […]
Crime & Safety: MPD, D.C. Council Step Up Despite Violence, Fatalities
August 1, 2022
•In the summer heat of 2022, the nation’s capital continues to grapple with issues of traffic safety and gun violence, though the D.C. Council and Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) are […]
Exclusive Interview: Duncan Bedlion, Commander Second District, MPD
July 13, 2022
•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 […]
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 […]
Crime: July 4 Parade Shooting in Chicago, K St. Homicide, D.C. Crime Rate Under Fire
July 5, 2022
•National Headlines from this Fourth of July weekend are dominated by news of Chicago’s Highland Park Independence Day parade mass shooting, leaving 6 dead and dozens injured, ages 8 to […]
Crime Report: ‘Moechella’ Shootings Mar Weekend Celebrations
June 21, 2022
•Promoting a celebratory weekend in the city, Mayor Bowser tweeted excitedly on Friday, June 17: “DC is Open.” And, “There’s Something in the Water,” she added, referring to the start […]
Crime Report: M Street Kidnapping, Two Arrests in Violent Georgetown Incidents
June 13, 2022
•In the heart of Georgetown, an attempted kidnapping of a young male toddler took place on June 7 in broad daylight in front of Urban Outfitters on the 3100 block […]