WTOP: Homicides continue upward trend in the District
It looks like 2019 is shaping up to be another violent year in D.C.
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WTOP: Parents, victims in shooting that killed 10-year-old girl sue District
The parents of a 10-year-old D.C. girl who was shot and killed while walking to an ice cream truck last summer are suing the District.
Washington Post: Family of slain 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson sues D.C. Housing Authority
The family of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson, who was fatally shot last year while heading to an ice cream truck, filed a lawsuit against the D.C. Housing Authority, alleging that it failed to provide adequate security at the public housing…
NBC4: Widow of Tennessee Hatchet Attack Victim Sues DC Department of Corrections Over…
The widow of a man killed in a gruesome hatchet attack in Tennessee has filed a wrongful death suit against the D.C. Department of Corrections and a Southeast Washington halfway house.
WUSA: She was 10-years-old when she was killed on her way to get ice cream. Now, her family is suing…
Makiyah, just a fifth-grader, died in the shooting at Clay Terrace in Northeast DC in July 2018.
WTOP: DC leaders debate solutions as District sees 45th homicide
D.C. leaders are searching for answers and proposing policy changes to quell the violence as the city’s homicide rate continues to climb.
Statement on the Triple Shooting/Double Homicide in Deanwood
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5, 2019
Contact: Anthony Lorenzo Green, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, Single Member District 7C04
Statement on the Triple Shooting/Double Homicide in Deanwood
Last night, 3 people were shot, 2…
Washington Post: D.C. firefighter charged with assaulting patient at downtown hospital
A D.C. firefighter was charged Tuesday with assaulting a female patient while she was on a gurney at George Washington University Hospital, according to D.C. police and court documents.
Mayor Bowser Announces MPD Officers Are Now Equipped With Naloxone to Aid in the Prevention of…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 2, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mayor Bowser Announces MPD Officers Are Now Equipped With Naloxone to Aid in the Prevention of Opioid Overdoses
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today,…
NBC4: DC Residents Say MPD Ignored Complaints Against Special Police Officer
Parts of the videos are disturbing to watch. They all feature encounters with the same special police officer, and the D.C. residents he arrested say they are still struggling with the impacts months and years later.
DCist: MPD Arrests At Least One Boy On Charges Of Armed Robbery
Metropolitan Police Department officers arrested at least one juvenile on the street near H Street Northeast on Saturday afternoon, sparking outrage from a small crowd that gathered on the scene and across social media, where a video of…
Washington Post: D.C. police say a man awaiting trial on a gun charge committed murder. The case…
In 2016, Dejuan George pleaded guilty to beating a woman so severely she spent five days in a hospital. That conviction meant he could no longer legally possess a gun.
Washington Post: Former chief of staff for D.C. mayor’s legal office charged with distributing child…
The former chief of staff in the D.C. mayor’s legal office was arrested this week and charged by federal authorities with distribution of child pornography, according to court documents.
ABC7: DC mayor’s legal aide fired after being accused in child pornography case
WASHINGTON (ABC7) — A now former legal aide to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is accused of Distribution of Child Pornography.
Washington Post: Mayor’s budget proposes slight increase for D.C. police, more money for programs…
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser is proposing a small increase in the police department’s half-billion-dollar budget for the coming fiscal year, which includes money to hire additional officers to help confront the rising number of homicides.
Washington Post: A brutal attack almost killed her husband. It transformed Abby Maslin into a…
On the day everything changed, Abigail Maslin sat on the front stoop of a Capitol Hill apartment building, watching her 21-month-old son play in the small yard while she dialed 911.
Washington Informer: Gray, Newsham Urge Ward 7 to Proactively Fight Crime
D.C. Council member Vincent Gray recently held a crime summit in his ward and encouraged the residents not to complain about criminal lawbreaking but to do something about it.
Washington Post: D.C. officials issue new warnings about drug suspected to be K2 hitting the streets
District emergency officials are issuing a new warning about dangerous batches of suspected K2 hitting city streets, saying medics responded to dozens of overdose reports this week.
WTOP: Years after brutal beating, DC family shares story of finding normalcy
A D.C. man who was brutally attacked more than six years ago while walking home from a Nationals game is working and living in D.C. again while coping with the challenges of living with a traumatic brain injury.
Statement on Mayor Bowser’s Visit to the White House
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 13, 2019
CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM)
Statement on Mayor Bowser’s Visit to the White House
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, following a visit to the White House, the Executive Office of Mayor Muriel…