2019

Suspect Sought in an Aggravated Assault Offense: 900 Block of Division Avenue, Northeast

Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Sixth District seek the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in reference to an Aggravated Assault offense that occurred on Monday, November 4, 2019, in the 900 block of Division Avenue, Northeast. At approximately 12:12 pm, the suspect approached the victim at the listed location. […]

Unnecessary Confusion About Who Can Use the Worst Word in the English Language

Almost everybody knows the words to the Fugees classic Ready Or Not. Gina Rodriguez recently posted herself singing along. Voodoo/I can do what you do, easy/ Believe me, frontin’ niggas give me heebie-jeebies. The issue? Gina Rodriguez is not Black. To add insult to injury, she has exhibited behavior that is extremely anti-Black. She frequently …

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Mayor Bowser Public Calendar Monday, November 4, 2019

Monday, November 4, 2019 11:30 am Deliver Remarks at the Department of Corrections’ 2019 Women’s Empowerment Conference Location Correctional Treatment Facility Gymnasium 1901 E Street, SE Open to Pre-Credentialed Press *Closest Metro Station: Stadium-Armory Station* *Closest Bus Routes: B2, 96*

Mayor Bowser Weekly Guidance – Monday, November 4 – Sunday, November 10

Sunday, November 3, 2019 Departing Friday, November 8 and returning Wednesday, November 13, Mayor Bowser will lead a diplomatic mission to Ethiopia to strengthen the country’s ties with the DC region, which has one of the largest Ethiopian populations outside of Ethiopia. During the mission, the Mayor will renew the District’s sister city agreement with […]

AG Racine Announces Ginosi USA Banned From Offering Illegal Short-Term Apartment Rentals in the District

November 1, 2019 OAG Settlement Requires Ginosi USA To Pay $728K+ in Unpaid Sales Taxes, Interest, and Penalties, Imposes 10-Year Reporting Requirement WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Ginosi USA Corporation (“Ginosi”)—a California-based company—and its owners and officers are banned from selling illegal short-term rentals in residential apartment buildings in the District […]

Arrests Made in Multiple Robbery Offenses

Saturday, November 2, 2019 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division announced several arrests in recent robbery cases in Washington, DC.   First District: On Friday, October 25, 2019, 24 year-old Kevin Turner Jr., of Southeast, DC, was arrested for a Robbery (Force and Violence) offense that occurred on Friday, October 25, 2019, […]