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Washington Post: Second suspect turns himself in to police in fatal shooting of 10-year-old girl

Editor Aug 27, 2018

A second suspect has turned himself in to authorities in the fatal shooting of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson, who died in a barrage of 70 bullets fired into a courtyard in July as she went to buy ice cream.

Washington Post: Police arrest one suspect in shooting death of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson, have…

Editor Aug 25, 2018

Police have arrested one of four suspected gunmen in the fatal shooting of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson, who died in a barrage of 70 bullets fired into a courtyard as she went to buy ice cream, the District’s police chief and mayor announced…

Petula Dvorak in The Post: Has a city powered by outrage run out of it for a 6-year-old with a…

Editor Aug 23, 2018

Outrage. Washington, especially Washington in the age of Trump, is rarely short on outrage. And while the entire region has been in various degrees of apoplexy all summer over lying white guys in suits, three little girls couldn’t buy ice…

Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C. police were right to separate white supremacists from the…

Editor Aug 14, 2018

IT WAS a gratifying reaffirmation of American values when thousands of protesters turned out Sunday to denounce the few dozen white-nationalist bigots who rallied across from the White House on the anniversary of last year’s mayhem in …

Mayor Bowser Signs Mayor’s Order in Preparation for First Amendment Activities

Press Release Aug 9, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 9, 2018 CONTACT: Latoya Foster (EOM) Olivia Dedner (OCA) Dustin Sternbeck (MPD) Nicole Peckumn (HSEMA) Mayor Bowser Signs Mayor’s Order in Preparation for First Amendment Activities (WASHINGTON, DC) –…

Metro Transit Police arrest D.C. shooting suspect at Gallery Place Station

Press Release Jul 25, 2018

For immediate release: July 25, 2018 Metro Transit Police arrest D.C. shooting suspect at Gallery Place Station Metro Transit Police officers on routine patrol at Gallery Place Station this morning spotted a suspect in a Northwest DC…

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jonetta rose barras: Ending violence by example

jonetta rose barras Jul 16, 2018

“Despite all the good things and people in my life, I have been greatly affected by violence in my young years,” said Talayia Richardson, a student at DC Public Schools’ Wheatley Education Campus. “Growing up in Washington, DC, I have seen…

AG Racine Urges Council to Support Legislation to Address Opioid Crisis and Public Safety

Press Release Jul 11, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 MEDIA CONTACT: Rob Marus, Communications Director Marrisa Geller, Public…

Join Councilmember Gray at the Upcoming Oversight Roundtable on Policing in Wards 7 & 8

Press Release Jul 11, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 2018 Contact: Takiyah “T.N.” Tate JOIN COUNCILMEMBER VINCENT C. GRAY AT THE UPCOMING OVERSIGHT ROUNDTABLE ON POLICING IN WARDS 7 & 8 Washington, D.C.…

DC Council unanimously passes Councilmember Allen’s Youth Rehabilitation Amendment Act

Press Release Jul 10, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 2018 Contact: Erik Salmi DC Council unanimously passes Councilmember Allen’s Youth Rehabilitation Amendment Act By a vote of 13-0, the DC Council passed the Youth Rehabilitation Amendment Act of…

Tomorrow: Council to hold final vote on Youth Rehabilitation Amendment Act, overhauling longstanding…

Press Release Jul 9, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2018 Contact: Erik Salmi Tomorrow: Council to hold final vote on Youth Rehabilitation Amendment Act, overhauling longstanding law Tomorrow, the DC Council will hold a final vote on comprehensive legislation…

Councilmember Allen to hold public roundtable on policing and public safety in Wards 7 and 8

Press Release Jul 6, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 5, 2018 Contact: Erik Salmi Councilmember Allen to hold public roundtable on policing and public safety in Wards 7 and 8 On Thursday, July 12, Councilmember Charles Allen, Chair of the Committee on the…

Anthony Lorenzo Green: MPD’s improper searches last week in front of barbershop put stain on…

Commentary Jun 25, 2018

One day last week, Metropolitan Police Department officers pulled up in front of Nook’s Barber and Beauty Salon and Little Jewels Child Development Center in the 5200 block of Sheriff Road NE in Deanwood. Immediately, they searched a young…

Mayor Bowser Launches Series of Safer, Stronger DC Initiatives to Support Families and Residents…

Press Release Jun 25, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2018 Mayor Bowser Launches Series of Safer, Stronger DC Initiatives to Support Families and Residents throughout the Summer Mayor Kicks Off 2018 Mayor Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Program…

Norton to Introduce Bill to Give D.C. Control Over Operations of Local Courts

Press Release Jun 21, 2018

Contact: Benjamin Fritsch June 21, 2018 Norton to Introduce Bill to Give D.C. Control Over Operations of Local Courts D.C. Prohibited from Amending D.C. Code Courts Section WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)…

Mayor Bowser Invests $200,000 in Additional Funding for Private Security Camera Incentive Program

Press Release Jun 19, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 19, 2018 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Olivia Dedner, OCA Mayor Bowser Invests $200,000 in Additional Funding for Private Security Camera Incentive Program Over 10,000 Cameras Funded to Date Through…

Terry Lynch: DC government and all of us must do more to prevent wave of violence

Commentary Jun 17, 2018

DC has seen a dramatic 53 percent rise in homicides in the past year, with 72 homicides recorded in 2018 as of June 15. Not including prior-year tragedies only reclassified this year, homicides are up by around 30 percent or more over this…

Afro-American: DC Candidates Face Tough Questions Over Police Reform

Editor Jun 10, 2018

Candidates for the District of Columbia’s City Council chairman and at-large member spent the evening of May 30 answering tough questions about criminal justice reform. One candidate called for the ouster of Metropolitan Police Chief Peter…

McDuffie Introduces Bills to Invest in Communities and Address Root Causes of Crime

Press Release Jun 5, 2018

5 Jun 2018 Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie Introduces Bills to: Create a new D.C. Center for Firearm Violence Prevention Research Create a new H.O.P.E. Fund to Inject Resources into Targeted Communities Direct Currency and Property…

Mayor Bowser Selects Community-Based Partners to Support Violence Interruption

Press Release May 31, 2018

Thursday, May 31, 2018 (WASHINGTON, DC) –Mayor Muriel Bowser today announced that three community-based providers will partner with the Safer Stronger DC Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (ONSE) to act…

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District Links: Bowser, Pirro unveil legislation to address rise in domestic violence; Allen bill would enable…

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With domestic violence accounting for a growing share of homicides and assaults with a dangerous weapon in the District, Mayor Muriel Bowser and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro today announced new…

jonetta rose barras: Who among DC’s mayoral candidates can help the city fulfill its potential? (Part 1)

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A diverse crowd of nearly 300 people squeezed into the auditorium at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on Monday evening; it was a standing-room-only setting at the latest DC mayoral forum,…

District Links: Moody’s pulls negative outlook it added last year to DC debt rating; House panel advances bill…

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Moody's Ratings this week removed its negative outlook on DC's debt rating while noting "the District's very strong fiscal governance and prudent budget management."

District Links: Council votes to advance permanent bill on youth curfew but delays emergency action; judge protects 15th…

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The DC Council voted yesterday to advance a modified version of the expanded youth curfew as permanent legislation, but members also put off a vote on emergency legislation that would enable the…

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