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Bicycle Thefts on the Rise, DPS Urges Caution

By Mary Murphy February 19, 2011

Eleven bicycles have been stolen from a variety of locations on campus since the beginning of 2011, and seven of the thefts occurred in the past two weeks. Most of the stolen bikes had been attached...

DPS Expands Area Presence

By Heather Flynn February 18, 2011

A new order passed by the Metropolitan Police Department allows university police officers to take a more active role in handling off-campus incidents involving students. MPD officers have been directed...

Fake IDs Seized at Thirds

By Caitlin Mac Neal February 15, 2011

Metropolitan Police Department officers identified 14 underaged drinkers, mostly Georgetown students, in the popular bar Third Edition shortly after midnight on Friday. According to Advisory Neighborhood...

Students Encounter Intruder in Nighttime Break-In

By Eamon O’Connor February 14, 2011

Two student residents of a West Georgetown home were victims of a nighttime break-in on Sunday. According to one of the students, who asked to remain anonymous for her own safety, the sound of glass...

Student Assaulted and Robbed Tuesday Night

By Mary Murphy February 4, 2011

A student was assaulted and robbed near campus while walking alone on Tuesday night. Two men, approximately 17 years old, confronted the victim at 33rd and O Streets at about 11 p.m. A third suspect...

DPS Protocol to Be Codified, Made Public

By Alice Maglio February 1, 2011

In an effort to improve Department of Public Safety transparency, the GUSA Senate passed a resolution Sunday that aims to create a guide to DPS policy that would give students access to various public...

Abuses and Illusion of Safety Not Worth the Price of DPS

By John Woolley February 1, 2011

Many Georgetown students are worried about their safety when travelling back and forth from the relative safety of campus at night, whether it be to and from M Street bars or a friend's house in Burleith....

DPS Blotter, January 2011

By DPS Blotter January 14, 2011

Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010 Drug Violation, ICC/Reiss Science Walkway, 1:17 a.m. An unknown substance was confiscated and tested positive for containing marijuana. A suspect was identified and barred. Burglary-Forcible...

DPS Stops Attempted Bike Theft, Catches Suspect

By Caitlin Mac Neal and Mary Murphy December 16, 2010

The Department of Public Safety caught and apprehended a man attempting to steal a bike outside of Village A last Saturday afternoon. A DPS officer in plain clothes discovered the suspect attempting...

DPS Urges Laptop Registrations

By Glenn Russo December 3, 2010

After a wave of laptop thefts swept campus in the past two months, the Department of Public Safety is developing strategies to keep students' computers out of the hands of criminals. Plans include...

Student Victim of Attempted Abduction Near Campus

By Mary Murphy November 27, 2010

A student was approached by three unknown suspects who attempted to abduct him while he was walking near campus early last Sunday morning, according to a Public Safety Alert sent to the campus community...

DPS Continues to Up Security

By Jonathan Gillis November 23, 2010

Due to the recent crime surge on campus, which has included multiple burglaries and laptop thefts, the Department of Public Safety is bolstering its on-campus security with a lineup of new preventative...

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