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DPS and MPD Differ on Break-Ins

By Sarah Kaplan December 6, 2011

The Department of Public Safety and the Metropolitan Police Department reported differing information on a break-in at a student residence at 1418 36th St. Friday night. According to the description...

Two Burglaries Reported Off Campus

By Sarah Kaplan December 2, 2011

Two students living just beyond the front gates reported seeing unknown suspects in their residences Friday night, according to a DPS Public Safety Alert. In the first incident at 9:56 p.m., a student...

Student Robbed at Knifepoint

By Sarah Kaplan November 19, 2011

A student was robbed at knifepoint on the 1800 block of 38th Street at 9:10 p.m. Saturday, according to the Department of Public Safety. A Public Safety Alert emailed to the campus community Sunday...

MPD Responds to M Street Shooting

By Mariah Byrne October 31, 2011

A teenager shot in the head on the 2800 block of M Street shortly before midnight Monday remains in critical condition in a local hospital, according to the Metropolitan Police Department Public...

Fire Breaks Out in Burleith

By Lauren Weber October 29, 2011

A fire broke out Sunday around 3 a.m. at 1930 37th Street. Six fire trucks and at least two ambulances responded to the scene, along with the standard Metropolitan Police Department deployment. MPD taped...

Police Board, Cyclists Seek Bike Law Reform

By Shilpa Chandran October 7, 2011

In an effort to support the District's bikers, the D.C. Police Complaints Board put forward recommendations last Thursday aimed at improving the Metropolitan Police Department's bicycle-law enforcement. According...

DPS Alert, Metro Police Report Conflict

By Sarah Kaplan May 19, 2011

The Public Safety Alert sent out after an armed burglary two weeks ago differed significantly from the Metropolitan Police Department report that was publicly available earlier in the day. Three Georgetown...

With Stakes Rising, Students Speak Up

By Caitlin Mac Neal April 29, 2011

The 2010 Campus Plan debate and a contentious amendment to the D.C. disorderly conduct statute spurred a rise in student activism and involvement in neighborhood and city politics this academic year. "This...

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...

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...

Students Plan Vocal Response to Noise Law

By Alice Maglio February 12, 2011

Even as the Metropolitan Police Department denies it is unfairly cracking down on off-campus nightlife, students affected by a harsher D.C. noise law have ramped up opposition to the measure, which went...

MPD Program’s Budget Cut

By Michael Berardo February 11, 2011

Bars and clubs around the District may see a significant decrease in police security over the coming months, as a Metropolitan Police Department program subsidizing the cost of privately hired officers...

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