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While cyclist deaths have increased nationwide over the last five years, Washington, D.C., remains an outlier in total number of deaths as a result of traffic accidents involving cyclists. Georgetown seeks to expand its biker-friendly initiatives in coming months.

University, GUSA to Develop Improved Cyclist Resources

By Alfredo Carrillo September 1, 2017

The Georgetown University Student Association and university administration are planning a series of new initiatives to make the university’s campus and surrounding areas friendlier to bicycle riders,...

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Bomb Threat Prompts Healy Hall Evacuation

By Jeff Cirillo June 16, 2017

A non-specific bomb threat prompted the university to evacuate Healy Hall on Friday morning, according to a Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson. Healy Hall was reopened by 11:21 a.m. after...

Bowser, Council Propose Expanded Sexual Assault Survivor Resources

By Montana Boone April 27, 2017

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) plans to expand the pool of confidential advocates for survivors of sexual assault, codify the duties of the District’s Sexual Assault Response Team and clarify...

Georgetown Student Assaulted, Suspect Charged

Georgetown Student Assaulted, Suspect Charged

By Isabelle Groenewegen April 25, 2017

A female Georgetown student was assaulted while walking alone on the 3300 block of N Street around 2:44 a.m on Friday, April 21. The Metropolitan Police Department arrested the suspect after a SafeRides...

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The Metropolitan Police Department’s new incentive to publish critical missing person reports on social media has sparked public outcry and concern over unresolved cases. There are 17 juvenile unresolved cases and 14 unresolved cases for adults, which MPD has mantained are typical numbers.

Reports of Missing Youth Garner National Attention

By Matthew Larson March 31, 2017

A new Metropolitan Police Department initiative to publicize reports of missing black and Latino youth in Washington, D.C., has drawn national attention and public outcry to a perceived increase in...

District Sees Increase in Reported Hate-Related Crimes

By Hannah Urtz March 17, 2017

An increase in the number of hate-related incidents reported within Washington, D.C., jumped to about 62 percent between 2015 and 2016, numbers that have left local authorities perplexed and members...

GUPD Not Notified of Kidnapping Until Nearly a Day Later

By Jeff Cirillo February 7, 2017

For about 20 hours, the Georgetown community was unaware that a student had been kidnapped Jan. 26 due to a communication lapse between the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police and the Georgetown University...

DC Police React to Inauguration, Women’s March Crowds

By Christian Paz January 23, 2017

Zero arrests were made Saturday when hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marched on the National Mall to protest President Donald Trump’s (R) inauguration and advocate for women’s rights, the...

MPD Private Security Camera Program Looks to Expand

By Ben Goodman November 18, 2016

The Private Security Camera System Incentive Program has created a network of more than 1,000 security cameras on homes and businesses to help Washington, D.C. law enforcement monitor crime. The program,...

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Mayor Muriel Bowser announced changes to MPDs 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...

MPD, DCPS Launches Academy

By Marina Pitofsky September 23, 2016

Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced the launch of the Anacostia Public Safety Academy, an institution aimed at helping District of Columbia Public Schools high school students pursue a career in criminal...

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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