December 2019

Traffic Fatality: Northbound 295 Exit Ramp at 11th Street, Southeast

Tuesday, December 24, 2019 Detectives with the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Investigations Unit are investigating a traffic fatality involving a single vehicle that occurred on Monday, December 23, 2019, on the Northbound 295 Exit Ramp at 11th Street, Southeast. At approximately 11:54 pm, a member of the Prince George’s County Police Department pursued a […]

Arrest Made in a Homicide: Unit Block of Forrester Street, Southwest

Tuesday, December 24, 2019 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announces an arrest has been made in a homicide that occurred on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, in the Unit block of Forrester Street, Southwest. At approximately 9:14 pm, members of the Seventh District responded to the listed location for the report of a […]

Mayor Bowser Encourages DC Families to Read During Winter Break

Monday, December 23, 2019 DC Public Library’s Winter Read20 Campaign Helps Prevent Mid-Year Learning Loss (Washington, DC) – With students across the District at home from school over winter break, Mayor Muriel Bowser is encouraging families to incorporate 20 minutes of reading into their holiday routines by participating in the DC Public Library’s (DCPL) Winter […]

Slacktivism in the Season of Protest

The often-confused sect of activists on Instagram, along with other fair-weather friends of social justice, have recently gotten ahold of yet another provocative storyline. The story and the response it elicited are akin to what critics have dubbed ‘slacktivism,’ or the hasty attachment of social media users to causes without being properly informed about or …

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Arrests Made in Multiple Robbery Offenses

Saturday, December 21, 2019 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division announced several arrests in recent robbery cases in Washington, DC. First District: On Monday, December 16, 2019, two 14 year-old juvenile males and a 15 year-old juvenile male, all of Northeast, DC, were arrested for a Robbery (Force and Violence) offense that […]

Suspect Sought in a Robbery (Fear) Offense: 4100 Block of Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest

Saturday, December 21, 2019 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Second District seek the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in reference to a Robbery (Fear) offense that occurred on Friday, December 20, 2019, in the 4100 block of Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest. At approximately 12:06 pm, the suspects approached the victim, inside of an establishment, […]

Homicide: 400 Block of 42nd Street, Northeast

Saturday, December 21, 2019 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Friday, December 20, 2019, in the 400 block of 42nd Street, Northeast. At approximately 11:59 pm, members of the Sixth District responded to the listed location for the sounds of gunshots. Upon arrival, officers located an […]