Dozens gathered recently in front of Metropolitan Police Department headquarters, which houses the D.C. Central Cell Block, in protest of the mouse and roach infestation, shackling and verbal mistreatment at the facility. [read more…]
Concern is growing over an escalation in homicide rates in D.C. unseen in years. [read more…]
At the request of the Metropolitan Police Department, the FBI’s Washington field office has joined their investigation of the July 16 shooting death of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson in northeast D.C. [read more…]
In what has been a recurring cycle, a slew of gun-related violence in D.C. and subsequent conversations about public safety have spurred calls from residents and council members alike to flood the most affected communities with police officers and confiscate as many firearms as possible. [read more…]
Ward 7 Council member Vincent Gray has asked for and received assurance that the Metropolitan Police Department will undertake a full investigation of an incident in front of Nook’s Barbershop on Sheriff Road in Northeast this month. [read more…]
Hundreds of concerned D.C. residents gathered in the backyard of a Southeast retail store on Memorial Day to brainstorm ways to eliminate gun violence in the District, particularly in Southeast, after one of the most violent weekends in the city this year. [read more…]
The senseless killings in Ward 8 and across the District have marked the first half of 2018 as one of the city’s deadliest in recent years. [read more…]
A coalition of civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit against D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and two other top city officials for a delay in the legally required collection and reporting of police stop-and frisk data. [read more…]
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham launched last month the District’s Summer Crime Initiative, the city’s coordinated effort to reduce crime through strategic prevention and focused enforcement in high-crime areas. [read more…]
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser launched Monday the city’s annual “Summer Crime Initiative,” a coordinated effort to reduce violent crime through strategic prevention and focused enforcement in specific areas across the District. [read more…]
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