December 2019

Mayor Bowser Proclaims December 2019 “Human Rights Month” in the District

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 (Washington, DC) – Ahead of presenting Vivian Lowery Derryck with the Perdita Huston Human Rights Award at tonight’s United Nation Association of the National Capital Area’s Human Rights Awards, Mayor Muriel Bowser has proclaimed December 2019 “Human Rights Month” in Washington, DC. In addition to tonight’s awards, last week, the DC […]

AG Racine Sues Greyhound for Air Pollution Violations at Union Station

December 10, 2019 Joint Investigation with DOEE Found Company Repeatedly Allowed Buses to Idle Longer than the Legal Limit Endangering Public Health WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today filed a lawsuit against Greyhound Lines Inc. for allowing buses to idle at Union Station for longer than the legal limit, polluting the air […]

Mayor Bowser Proclaims December 2019 “Human Rights Month” in the District

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 (Washington, DC) – Ahead of presenting Vivian Lowery Derryck with the Perdita Huston Human Rights Award at tonight’s United Nation Association of the National Capital Area’s Human Rights Awards, Mayor Muriel Bowser has proclaimed December 2019 “Human Rights Month” in Washington, DC. In addition to tonight’s awards, last week, the DC […]

Arrest Made in a 1998 Homicide: 200 Block of S Street, Northeast

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch have announced an arrest has been made in connection to a homicide that occurred on Tuesday, August 10, 1998, in the 200 block of S Street, Northeast. At approximately 5:04 pm, members of the Fifth District responded for the report of a shooting […]

Suspect Sought in an Armed Robbery of an Establishment (Gun) Offense: 3900 Block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southwest

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Seventh District seek the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in reference to an Armed Robbery of an Establishment (Gun) offense that occurred on Friday, December 6, 2019, in the 3900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southwest. At approximately 1:18 am, the suspect […]

MPD and the DC Police Foundation to Host Heroes & Helpers Event at Target

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) would like to announce the annual Heroes & Helpers event taking place on Wednesday, December 11, 2019. Approximately 100 pre-selected children, ranging in age from 5 to 17, will partner with an MPD officer to shop for holiday gifts at Target. Members of the news media […]

Suspect Sought in a Robbery (Snatch) Offense: 400 Block of 4th Street, Northwest

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s First District seek the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in reference to a Robbery (Snatch) offense that occurred on Friday, November 29, 2019, in the 400 block of 4th Street, Northwest. At approximately 2:15 pm, the suspect approached the victim at the listed location. […]