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Laptop Snatched While Student Naps

By Laura Engshuber November 19, 2010

A laptop was stolen in an unforced burglary in Darnall Hall Wednesday afternoon, according to a Public Safety Alert sent to the campus community Thursday evening. The Darnall resident took a nap at...

Copley Burglary Victim Vows to Lock Up

By Mary Murphy and Stephen Levy November 11, 2010

The same day as the most recent burglary in Village A, an Xbox was stolen from a dorm room in Copley Hall's basement. The burglary occurred on Nov. 9 between 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. The victim, Xander...

Man Snatches Student’s Wallet on 36th Street

By Mary Murphy November 3, 2010

A Georgetown student was robbed on the 1200 block of 36th street early Sunday morning. The student was taking a photograph at approximately 12:25 a.m. when an unknown suspect swiped her wallet from...

Break-Ins Surge in Village A

By Stephen Levy November 3, 2010

Four burglaries have occurred in Village A in the past two and a half weeks - a total on par with the number of break-ins that occurred in Village A in all of fall 2009. Shortly after midnight on Monday,...

DPS Urges More Alertness After Village A Burglary

By Laura Engshuber October 22, 2010

A laptop was stolen from a Village A residence early Saturday morning. There was no one in the residence at the time and entry to the apartment was not forced. The suspect entered through an unlocked...

Laptop Stolen Via Unlocked Door in Village A Burglary

By Laura Engshuber October 20, 2010

A laptop was stolen from a Village A residence early Saturday morning. There was no one in the residence at the time and entry to the apartment was not forced. The suspect entered through an unlocked...

S St. Burglary Strips Residents of Valuables

By Laura Engshuber October 10, 2010

A burglary occurred in the early hours of Thursday on the 3800 block of S Street. A laptop, two televisions, credit cards and other items were stolen while one of the residents was asleep, according to...

Weekend Robberies Latest To Target iPhone Owners

By Clare Scanlan October 1, 2010

iPhones were the primary targets in a string of robberies that occurred in the Georgetown area last weekend. Residents reported their iPhones were stolen from them as they were walking down the street,...

Recent Years Show Decline In Georgetown Hate Crimes

By Hadley Stein September 28, 2010

While bias-related incidents are at the forefront of many students' minds in the wake of graffiti incidents two weeks ago, hate crimes at Georgetown have actually been on a decline and occur at a comparable...

ln Silver Spring Hostages Freed, Gunman Shot

By Nathalie Lawyer September 3, 2010

Chaos erupted in Silver Spring, Md., around 1 p.m. Wednesday after a flurry of Twitter updates reported that a gunman had taken three hostages inside the headquarters of Discovery Communications. James...

Sexual Assault Reported in Burleith

By Laura Engshuber August 31, 2010

An unknown suspect sexually assaulted a Burleith resident on the 3800 block of S Street on Sunday morning, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. A white male allegedly broke into the Burleith...

Fandom Meets Handgun Scare at Midnight Madness

By Eamon O’Connor April 30, 2010

As Midnight Madness drew to a close on October 16, rumors swirled around McDonough Gymnasium that a shot had been fired inside the building. Anne Kenslea (COL '13) didn't hear a gunshot, but she recalled...

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