Not All Surveillance Cameras Are Alike
• November 8, 2016

There are surveillance cameras as utilitarian in appearance as the duty they perform. Then there are those that also serve as an aesthetic enhancement. These two surveillance cameras, captured by […]

Crime Report
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Hold-ups at TD Bank and Domino’s Pizza;

Smash & Grab at Michael Kors

— The TD Bank at 1611 Wisconsin Ave., NW, was robbed Jan 31 around 6:30 p.m., according to the Metropolitan Police Department and the FBI.

According to the FBI: “On Friday, at 6:36 p.m., an unknown male entered the TD Bank located, in Washington, D.C. The subject approached a teller, presented a note threatening that he had a gun and demanding money. After receiving an undisclosed amount of cash, the subject fled the bank on foot, heading south on Wisconsin Avenue and then east on Q Street. … The subject was described as a black male, with a medium build and facial hair. He was described as wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt with another black hooded sweatshirt underneath, a black winter hat and blue jeans.”

A reward of $5,000 for information on this crime is offered by the FBI, which adds: “The FBI/MPD Violent Crimes Task Force is investigating this bank robbery and requests that anyone with information call the FBI at 202-278-2000 or MPD’s tip line at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the police department’s TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.”

— Also, a TD Bank on 7th Street, NW, was robbed Feb. 3.

— Domino’s Pizza at 3255 Prospect St., NW, was robbed after the Super Bowl, Feb. 3, with six men — all of whom were armed — demanded money from the register. No other information is available at this time.

— The glass door of the Michael Kors store at 3105 M St., NW, was smashed at 3:49 a.m., Feb. 11. The thief took purses and watches, according to MPD, which is reviewing video and continuing its investigation.

D.C. Gossip Girl 10-26
• October 27, 2016

**Jimmy Kimmel in Town** Elizabeth Webster of the District Council met Jimmy Kimmel, who was in town for the Mark Twain Prize, honoring Bill Murray.Kimmel and other comedians were staying […]

Crime Report 10-26
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A number of violent crimes, some with weapons, were reported in Georgetown over the past two weeks. They leave some people questioning if the area may be seeing an uptick […]

Homeless Tent City Is Back
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Last November, city housing officials made a sweep of some 40 homeless men and women living in white tents under the K Street Bridge, close to the renovated Watergate Hotel […]

New Law Will Help Cyclists Get Accident Benefits
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A bill was signed into law last week that could be very significant for the exploding number of bicycle commuters and weekend riders on Georgetown’s heavily trafficked narrow streets and […]

Surveillance Camera Rebate Program to Expand
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Last year, the city offered D.C. business, commercial, nonprofit and religious building owners and lessees an incentive to install surveillance cameras on the exterior of their properties to aid in […]

K Water Street Transportation Plans Take Shape
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K Street and Water Street neighbors met again this week with Georgetown Business Improvement District, District Department of Transportation and Advisory Neighborhood Commission officials to get an update on the […]

We’re No. 3 in Rats; NPS Wants to Help
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The National Park Service is partnering with the D.C. Department of Health to control the rodent populations in D.C.’s national parks. Just in time. Within a week of the announcement, […]

Hyde-Addison Swing: It’s Not Over Till It’s Over
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“Maybe the kids and parents at Hyde-Addison Elementary School should just decide en masse not to move out of their school at the end of the year,” suggested Tom Sherwood […]