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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Gas Leak Shuts Front Gates

By William Zhu November 15, 2016

The main gates and Copley Lawn were cordoned off with caution tape for about 8 hours yesterday after Washington Gas Light contractors struck a natural gas line while performing excavations in front...

Police Investigates Local Hate Crime

By Lisa Burgoa November 4, 2016

A potential hate crime in which a perpetrator assaulted and used homophobic language against a Georgetown student off campus the night of Oct. 31 is being investigated by the Georgetown University Police...

GUPD Investigates Flyers

By Christian Paz November 1, 2016

The Georgetown University Police Department is investigating flyers posted on and off campus this weekend advertising a “Frito Bandito Party” to be hosted last night, which featured phrases misattributed...

Right to Life Chalk Messages Defaced

By William Zhu October 28, 2016

The university has condemned the defacement of Georgetown University Right to Life’s anti-abortion chalk display in Red Square, after it was erased and replaced with phrases including “End hate,”...

D.C. to Allow Local Prosecutors to Try Cases in Federal Courts

By Tanner Larkin October 18, 2016

Washington, D.C. local prosecutors will be allowed to try misdemeanors in federal courts effective this month, a move that will allow federal officials from the District’s U.S. Attorney’s office to...

GU Report Shows Hate Crime Rise

By Alfredo Carrillo October 14, 2016

Hate crimes against racial, religious and sexual orientation minority groups increased by 300 percent from one in 2014 to four in 2015, according to the Georgetown University Police Department’s 2016...

GUPD Warns of Scam

By Simon Carroll October 14, 2016

A virtual kidnapping scam — a hoax where a family is falsely led to believe a loved one has been kidnapped for ransom money — targeted a parent of a Georgetown student Oct. 6, according to a campus-wide...

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Mayor Muriel Bowser announced changes to MPD's body-worn camera protocol, including mandating officers to confirm with dispatchers that they are recording, following the shooting of Terrence Sterling.

MPD Updates Body Camera Policy After Shooting

By Paula Hong September 27, 2016

A new Washington, D.C. mandate announced Sept. 15 will require D.C. Metropolitan Police Department officers to confirm that they have switched on their body-worn cameras with dispatchers when responding...

Condom Envelopes Removed

By Ian Scoville September 23, 2016

Georgetown University Police Department officers removed condom envelopes from the doors of two condom representatives for H*yas for Choice early Wednesday morning in response to a report of vandalism. According...

Study Shows Crime Down, Homicide Up in DC

By Matthew Larson September 23, 2016

Although violent crime in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area has declined by more than 27 percent since 2006, there has been a recent surge in homicides, according to a Sept. 14 Metropolitan Washington...

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MPD apprehended and arrested a suspect in the recent sexual assaults in the Georgetown area.

Sexual Assault Suspect Arrested

By Cecia Soza September 20, 2016

The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department apprehended and arrested a suspect for third-degree sexual assault on the 3300 block of Prospect Street on Saturday at around 1 a.m. The arrest...

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A series of local sexual assaults on Georgetown students are being investigated by GUPD and MPD.

MPD Reports Series of Sexual Assaults

By Matthew Larson September 16, 2016

The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a possible relation between a string of recent sexual assaults on four Georgetown students that occurred in the Georgetown, both...

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