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Burglary Reported in 3200 Block of N Street

By Hiromi Oka March 21, 2013

A student residence on the 3200 block of N Street N.W. was burglarized early this morning. According to a Department of Public Safety alert, students discovered around 3:30 a.m. that two unknown males...

DPS to Adopt ‘Police’ Name

By Kylie Mohr March 19, 2013

Although a recent survey conducted by the Campus Life Working Group stated that the Department of Public Safety is now the Georgetown University Police Department, the name has not officially been changed,...

Small Fire Forces Southwest Quad Evacuation

By Ted Murphy December 10, 2012

A small fire originating in the overhead light in room 604 of Kennedy Hall caused the evacuation of the entire Southwest Quad late Sunday evening. Residents of McCarthy, Kennedy and Reynolds Halls...

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...

Hall Director Partners With DPS to Cut Crime

By Lily Westergaard October 23, 2012

In response to the high theft rate at Georgetown in recent years, Lamar Dawson, the hall director for McCarthy, has launched an initiative to increase student awareness about on-campus safety measures. Working...

DC Campus Police Chiefs Talk Tactics

By Meghan Patzer October 12, 2012

Georgetown University Chief of Police Jay Gruber met with fellow Washington, D.C., university public safety leaders to discuss solutions to campus crime at a conference at the Capital Hilton last Thursday...

Student Sexually Assaulted in Village A

By Sarah Kaplan August 3, 2012

A student was sexually assaulted in Village A Friday evening, according to the Department of Public Safety. A public safety alert emailed to students at 12:15 a.m. Saturday termed the incident "forcible...

Healy Clock Hands Replaced

By Sarah Kaplan & Matthew Strauss May 5, 2012

The clock hands on the front face of Georgetown's famous Healy Tower were replaced by the university Tuesday morning, more than a week after they initially went missing. The hands, which disappeared...

Thefts in District Spike 21 Percent

By Elizabeth Garbitelli March 23, 2012

Thefts in the Metropolitan Police Department’s second district, which includes Georgetown, have spiked 17 percent since Jan. 1, in keeping with a trend of increasing theft across D.C. Between Jan....

Two Arrested in St. Mary’s Burglary

By Upasana Kaku March 18, 2012

Two suspects were arrested early Monday morning in Burleith for allegedly burglarizing St. Mary’s Hall. The Metropolitan Police Department is still searching for other suspects and the investigation...

Two Arrested in St. Mary’s Burglary

By Upasana Kaku March 18, 2012

Two suspects were arrested early Monday morning in Burleith for allegedly burglarizing St. Mary’s Hall. The Metropolitan Police Department is still searching for other suspects and the investigation...

Student Assaulted in Burglary on 36th Street

By Sarah Kaplan March 16, 2012

A student was physically assaulted in a burglary at an off-campus townhouse near the intersection of 36th and O Streets Wednesday night, according to the Department of Public Safety. DPS reported in...

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