By Ajani Stella, Senior News Editor
• May 22, 2025
Georgetown University’s Capitol Campus Department of Public Safety (CC-DPS) will increase campus patrols after a fatal shooting one block away from the campus, university officials announced May 22.
A...
August 2024 saw crime reports on or around Georgetown University property more than double as compared to August 2023.
According to the Georgetown University Police Department’s (GUPD) public crime...
The Washington, D.C. Board of Elections issued a petition filed by residents of the largest ward in D.C. to recall City Councilmember Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) due to his legislative record on public safety...
A sweeping yet controversial crime bill that seeks to crack down on crime in Washington, D.C. advanced upon its first reading at the D.C. Council on Feb. 6.
The Secure D.C. Omnibus Amendment Act of...
Georgetown University students and community residents expressed concerns about a recent increase in criminal and dangerous activity at an Oct. 30 Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) meeting.
The...
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The District of Columbia launched a pilot program Sept. 1 that subjects...
Amidst skyrocketing car-jackings in Washington, D.C., city officials have announced efforts to crack down on car thefts.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested a group of five teens, age...
A man was arrested Thursday in the killing of Wendy Martinez (GRD ’12), who was fatally stabbed while jogging in Logan Circle just before 8 p.m. Tuesday night.
The 35-year-old woman, who lived...
The London man who pled guilty to kidnapping a Georgetown student last year now faces deportation following his Jan. 30 sentencing.
Paolo Aldorasi was sentenced to a 24-month prison term after pleading...
The male suspect accused of kidnapping a Georgetown student last January pled guilty to assault with intent to commit robbery Nov. 2, as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors who agreed to drop federal...
Filled with sexy intrigue and authentic portrayals of human strife, “The Deuce” is the latest in HBO’s lineup of addictive, provocative television dramas. The show, which premiered Sept. 10, has...
Reported cases of fondling on Georgetown’s main campus increased threefold from four in 2015 to 12 in 2016 and reported burglary cases increased from 31 in 2015 to 47 in 2016, according to the 2017...
