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Robbery Reported on Prospect St.

By Penny Hung June 30, 2013

Four suspects robbed a victim on the 3200 block of Prospect Street Northwest on Sunday morning, the Department of Public Safety reported. The incident occurred at approximately 3 a.m., when the victim...

After False Crime Report, Questions Linger in Stabbing Case

By Emma Hinchliffe June 22, 2013

A student’s false report of a stabbing outside The Tombs last Monday night may lead to disciplinary charges, while Metropolitan Police Department and Department of Public Safety handling of the incident...

Burglary Reported in Building D

By Penny Hung April 19, 2013

An unlocked office in Building D was burglarized Friday afternoon, marking the second burglary in the building in 24 hours. Two unidentified suspects entered the room between 2 p.m. and 2:10 p.m., stealing...

Burglary Reported in Village A

By Hiromi Oka April 10, 2013

A Village A apartment was burglarized April 5, bringing the number of reported student residence burglaries this month to three. According to a Department of Public Safety alert, the suspect entered...

Burglary Reported in 1300 Block of 35th Street

By Lily Westergaard April 7, 2013

A student residence in the 1300 block of 35th Street NW was burglarized Sunday morning. At 5 a.m., students were woken up by an unknown male who fled the scene after being approached by one of the...

Suspects Arrested in Vittles Theft Case

By Hiromi Oka March 26, 2013

A man suspected of stealing a Corp employee’s iPad and a female suspected of being his accomplice were arrested outside of Vital Vittles around 7 p.m. Monday night. An employee of the convenience...

DPS Blotter

By DPS Blotter March 1, 2013

Thursday, Feb. 21   Drug Violation, New South, 9:15 p.m.   The Department of Public Safety responded to reports of a suspicious odor. A male identified as a student admitted to having...

Assaults See Highest Rate on Record

By Lily Westergaard March 1, 2013

Georgetown’s Department of Public Safety reported eight cases of assault this February — the most on record since DPS started posting crime numbers on its website in 2009 — in addition to a continued...

DISSENT: DPS Alert Provided Necessary, Helpful Information

By TM Gibbons-Neff and Alyssa Huberts February 12, 2013

The Department of Public Safety’s Saturday email concerning the two men suspected of targeting the Georgetown community for burglary should not be considered a problematic excess of unhelpful information...

“Georgetown Cuddler” Conviction Overturned

By Emma Iannini February 1, 2013

The D.C. Court of Appeals yesterday overturned the March 2010 conviction of the alleged sexual assailant known as the “Georgetown Cuddler,” acquitting him of a 26-year prison sentence. Prosecutors...

Crime Drops in January

By Madison Ashley and Lily Westergaard February 1, 2013

Despite a recent string of burglaries that hit multiple dormitories, a faculty office and the Alumni Square Residence Hall Office, total crime dropped significantly last month compared to January 2012. The...

The Key to Preventing Crime

By The Editorial Board February 1, 2013

Lock your doors. This is a well-known instruction, and one that students — most of the time — appear to follow. But in the wake of another rash of burglaries in residence halls across campus, we...

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