December 2019

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

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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Mayor Bowser Encourages DC Families to Read During Winter Break

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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 […]

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Slacktivism in the Season of Protest

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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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Suspect Sought in an Attempted Armed Robbery (Gun) Offense: 1900 Block of 4th Street, Northwest

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Sunday, December 22, 2019 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Third District seek the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in reference to an Attempted Armed Robbery (Gun) of an Establishment offense that occurred on Friday, December 20, 2019, in the 1900 block of 4th Street, Northwest. At approximately 7:30 pm, a suspect entered an […]

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

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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, […]

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Person of Interest Sought in a Robbery of an Establishment Offense: 1100 Block of New York Avenue, Northwest

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Saturday, December 21, 2019 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Second District seek the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest in reference to a Robbery of an Establishment offense that occurred on Friday, December 20, 2019, in the 1100 block of New York Avenue, Northwest. At approximately 10:41 am, the suspect entered an […]

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