Crime: Acting MPD Chief Smith Testifies; Local Shop Windows Smashed
• October 2, 2023

MPD Acting Police Chief Smith Testifies Before D.C. Council Another early morning in Northwest D.C. – one of the District’s safest neighborhoods – and Alert DC has already warned of […]

Crime: As Shootings Mar Holiday Weekend, Mayor Searches for New Police Chief 
• June 20, 2023

Despite the Jubilation of the Father’s Day and Juneteenth weekend in the nation’s capital, gales of gun violence tore through the city as Mayor Bowser continues to search for a […]

Mayor Launches Community Survey on Police Chief, Teletownhall Scheduled; Crime Updates
• June 5, 2023

Mayor Seeking Community Input Want to give input on the search for a permanent Chief of Police for Washington, D.C.? Following the June 3 retirement of the District’s chief-of-police for […]

Public Safety: Mayor Names MPD Interim Police Chief; Local Crime Reports
• May 22, 2023

Mayor Appoints Interim MPD Chief Outside Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) headquarters on Friday evening May 19, a WUSA 9 reporter relayed a dramatic announcement from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office […]

ANC2E’s ‘Elevator Presentations’ Helps Keep to Agenda
• May 8, 2023

Faced with a huge agenda of important issues, news and announcements affecting Georgetown, Burleith and Hillandale, presented by dozens of officials, advocates and explainers, along with the memory of the last meeting […]

Use D.C.’s Red Flag Gun Law to Prevent Tragedy 
• January 11, 2023

It is difficult to imagine anything more frightful or tragic than having one’s own child murdered at school by a gunman who signaled his intentions publicly before the deed.   Increasingly […]

Crime & Safety: Shooting on School’s First Day, Commanders’ Player Shot
• August 29, 2022

A Shooting on the First Day of School It was the first day of school for the pre-Ks, kindergarteners and elementary school students of Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School. […]

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 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 […]

Fatal Shooting at 33rd & M St. 
• February 1, 2022

A man was fatally shot in the 3200 block of M Street NW around 6:15 p.m., Jan. 31, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.   MPD Chief Robert J. Contee III […]