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Washington Post: Homicides spike in District as shootings become more lethal, police say

Editor Jan 1, 2019

Homicides in the District surged in 2018, driven by what police say are the more frequent use of guns in crimes and more fatal outcomes when a shooting occurs.

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Terry Lynch: District needs to replace its aged, dilapidated police facilities

Commentary Dec 31, 2018

If you visit the Metropolitan Police Department’s various district headquarters around town or the Henry J. Daly Building on Indiana Avenue NW in Judiciary Square, you’ll find aged facilities with leaky roofs and outdated heating, cooling,…

Washington Post: D.C. police arrest suspect in fatal shooting of young social worker hit by stray…

Editor Dec 28, 2018

D.C. police on Friday arrested a suspect in the October killing of a 22-year-old man who authorities believe was struck by a stray bullet while sitting in his Jeep at a traffic light in Northeast Washington.

WTOP: Arrests in 2 DC stray-bullet deaths

Editor Dec 28, 2018

WASHINGTON — D.C. police have announced that suspects have been arrested in two cases in the District where bystanders were shot and killed by stray bullets — one from October, another from 2016.

Hill Rag: Community Demands Answers After Boys Detained by Officers

Editor Dec 26, 2018

The community is looking for answers after three young boys between 9 and 12 were detained by up to seven police officers on the Hill last Saturday, Dec. 22nd.

WUSA9: Children create holiday cards for first responders working on Christmas

Editor Dec 26, 2018

“I’m making this card for a policeman or fireman… because they don’t have off today,” one girl said.

WTOP: WATCH: Group of DC cyclists bring cheer to police on Christmas morning

Editor Dec 26, 2018

The sound of bike bells — not sleigh bells — rang out on Capitol Hill as a group of volunteers offered season's greetings and thanks to D.C. police for all the work they do all year.

WTOP: DC police catch porch pirate, deliver stolen packages

Editor Dec 25, 2018

WASHINGTON — Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night kept D.C. police from delivering stolen packages to eager recipients.

Washington Post: D.C. police arrest man they say swiped 13 packages from Georgetown porches

Editor Dec 25, 2018

The call to police came at 4:30 p.m., two days before Christmas. A “porch pirate” was at it again, this time swiping holiday packages delivered to front porches and front steps in Georgetown.

WUSA9: DC officers stop and frisk 3 young, black children

Editor Dec 25, 2018

"They were so little, and their bodies are just so small, and their pockets are being dug into. Their little legs are being touched," Ariel Gory said.

WTOP: Thefts from cars up compared with last year in DC

Editor Dec 19, 2018

WASHINGTON — Crooks who steal things from cars have been busy in D.C.

Theresa Vargas in The Post: A roomful of cops asked if it’s better to ‘do nothing’ sometimes. Why…

Editor Dec 15, 2018

Humiliated. That’s how Stephen Benson felt as a teenager standing in Union Station, wondering how he ended up in handcuffs.

Washington Informer: Activists Await Court Ruling on Police-Stop Data

Editor Dec 12, 2018

During a hearing last month, D.C. Superior Court Judge John M. Campbell indicated that he will side with American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia (ACLU-DC), Black Lives Matter DC and Stop Police Terror Project DC in…

Washington Times: Number of homicides in District up 45 percent from 2017

Editor Dec 10, 2018

With three weeks left in 2018, the number of homicides in the District is nearly 45 percent higher that last year’s total, prompting one lawmaker to say the city is in a “state of emergency.”

WUSA9: D.C. Police settle lawsuit over ‘invasive,’ unconstitutional anal search during…

Editor Dec 6, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A D.C. man has agreed to settle a lawsuit against a Metropolitan Police Department officer over an unconstitutional and “exceedingly invasive” anal search during a stop-and-frisk incident for an undisclosed amount,…

DCist: D.C. Police Reach Settlement With Man Over ‘Invasive’ Public Stop And Frisk

Editor Dec 6, 2018

A D.C. man who says he was intrusively patted down by a police officer last year has settled his lawsuit against the officer for an undisclosed amount of money, the ACLU of D.C. announced on Thursday. The city admitted no wrongdoing in the…

Washington Post: Employee shot during robbery attempt inside Whole Foods on H Street Northeast

Editor Dec 2, 2018

An employee was shot inside a Whole Foods Market during an attempted robbery Sunday morning, terrifying shoppers and diners — many with small children — who fled the popular gathering spot in the city’s trendy H Street corridor.

Huff Post: D.C.’s Neo-Nazi Brothers Were Hiding In Plain Sight

Editor Nov 18, 2018

A neighbor in Washington’s Bloomingdale neighborhood warned a cop about extremists Jeffrey and Edward Clark. It wasn’t enough.

Washington City Paper: Judge to Order City to Start Collecting NEAR Act Stop-and-Frisk Data

Editor Nov 18, 2018

The ACLU-DC and two local activist organizations sued the city over a data collection law that MPD isn't following.

Kurt Gregory Erickson in The Post: D.C.’s drunken-driving laws are not tough enough

Editor Nov 16, 2018

Much attention has been given to the troubling increase in the number of homicides in the city, but we also need to examine the equally troubling increase in the number of drunken-driving deaths in the District.

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District Links: Court hears arguments today in DC challenge over National Guard; McDuffie reportedly telling insiders…

Oct 24, 2025 8

A federal judge is slated to hear arguments this afternoon on DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb's request for a court order to remove National Guard troops.

jonetta rose barras: Should Mayor Muriel Bowser run for reelection?

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Back in 2005, after months of will-he-or-won’t-he speculation about running for reelection, then-Mayor Anthony Williams told The Washington Post that he had been considering whether he had “the…

District Links: Council hearing airs views on bill to control ticket resale prices; leaf collection set to begin; East…

Oct 23, 2025 8

The DC Council heard varied views at a public hearing yesterday on legislation to regulate the secondary market for tickets to live concerts and performances — with operators of several local venues…

District Links: Council votes again to exempt most 2- to 4-unit rental buildings from TOPA; Bowser renews push for…

Oct 22, 2025 10

The DC Council voted 9-4 yesterday to exempt two- to four-unit rental buildings from the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act as long as they aren't corporately owned.

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