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DC Police Raid Policy Faces Criticism

By Matthew Larson • March 22, 2016

The Metropolitan Police Department’s policy allowed officers to obtain search warrants for raids conducted between 2013 and 2015 based solely on officers’...

Profiling Claims Close Thread

By Aly Pachter • October 23, 2015

After facing allegations of racial profiling, the Georgetown Business Improvement District and Metropolitan Police Department shut down a conversation...

Council Bill Targets DC Violent Crime

By Marina Pitofsky • October 6, 2015

The Council of the District of Columbia is currently considering the Neighborhood Engagement Achieves Results Act, which would attempt to reduce violent...

Mayor Tightens Gun Control

By Emily Tu • September 15, 2015

Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier displayed more than 60 illegal guns recently seized by the MPD at a press conference...

GUPD Officers Honored For Arrest of Armed Suspect

By Kristen Fedor • May 11, 2015

University President John J. DeGioia honored three Georgetown University Police Department officers for the arrest of an armed robbery suspect in a brief...

Good Stuff Eatery Closes Temporarily After Electrical Fire

By Kristen Fedor • May 2, 2015

Good Stuff Eatery, located on the 3200 block of M St., will be closed for several days following an electrical fire that broke out in the restaurant...

City Activists Decry MPD Practices

By Matthew Larson • March 27, 2015

The Metropolitan Police Department received criticism from city activists for maintaining poor relationships with black and LGBTQ communities in Washington,...

Midnight in DC: Cannabis Legalized

By Margaret Heftler and Kshithij Shrinath • February 27, 2015

Despite displeasure from members of Congress, marijuana legalization took effect in Washington, D.C., at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. The sale of marijuana...

Female Sexually Assaulted on Prospect St

By Kshithij Shrinath • October 21, 2014

An unidentified male gained entry into a residence and sexually assaulted a female on the 3300 block of Prospect Street NW on Sunday at approximately 6:30...

Student Injured in Bias-Related Assault

By Kshithij Shrinath • September 13, 2014

In a bias-related incident involving sexual orientation, an unknown assailant attacked an unidentified Georgetown University student on the 3300 block...

Traffic Cameras Draw Ire

By Katherine Richardson • January 14, 2014

Students with cars and those driving university vehicles for student groups may find themselves unexpectedly fined due to the Metropolitan Police Department’s...

Body Discovered Near Key Bridge

By Hiromi Oka • April 17, 2013

A body was found in the Potomac River near the Key Bridge around noon today. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the male corpse was discovered...

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