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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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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...

Locking the Door on Crime

By Jay Gruber February 1, 2013

Everyone knows Georgetown provides one of the best opportunities for education in the country. What many people do not know is that we also provide an opportunity for theft when we leave our doors unlocked....

For Te’o, Armstrong, Deceit Trumps Crime

By Peter Barston January 25, 2013

My father still finds the time to remind me of life lessons. Eat your vegetables. Get your exercise. Do well in school. His favorite saying, though, is a little more profound: “The cover-up is always...

Burglary Reported in Kennedy Hall

By Hiromi Oka December 8, 2012

A student in Kennedy Hall found an unknown person in their room this morning, according to a Department of Public Safety alert. At 5:30 a.m., the victim woke up and saw the unidentified person, who...

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