2019

Mayor Bowser Weekly Press Guidance for Monday, September 16, 2019 – Sunday, September 22, 2019

Monday, September 16, 2019 This week, Mayor Bowser will host several events leading up to Thursday’s historic #DCStatehood hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives. The District of Columbia has built unprecedented support for statehood, garnering a record 219 House cosponsors for Congresswoman Eleanor Norton’s bill (H.R. 51) to make Washington, DC the 51st state. […]

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AG Racine Statement on Purdue Pharma Negotiations

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine released the following statement on Purdue Pharma negotiations: “Purdue Pharma’s reckless, deceptive conduct generated billions in profits for the Sacklers, wreaked havoc on families, and pushed hundreds of thousands of Americans—including District residents—into a spiral of addiction and death. The victims and their families deserve to […]

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Arrests Made in Multiple Robbery Offenses

Sunday, September 15, 2019 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division announced several arrests in recent robbery cases in Washington, DC. First District: On Wednesday, September 11, 2019, 34-year-old Randolph Dewayne Ward, of Southeast, DC, was arrested for two robbery offenses that occurred on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, in the 1400 block of […]

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Arrest Made in an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Knife) Offense: 1300 Block of 4th Street, Northeast

Sunday, September 15, 2019 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fifth District have announced an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Knife) offense that occurred on Saturday, September 14, 2019, in the 1300 block of 4th Street, Northeast. At approximately 6:50 pm, the suspect and the victim were […]

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Arrest Made in an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Knife) Offense: 1300 Block of 4th Street, Northeast

Sunday, September 15, 2019 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fifth District have announced an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Knife) offense that occurred on Saturday, September 14, 2019, in the 1300 block of 4th Street, Northeast. At approximately 6:50 pm, the suspect and the victim were […]

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Arrest Made in a Felony Assault on a Police Officer while Armed (Gun) Offense: 2200 Block of I Street, Northwest

Sunday, September 15, 2019 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Second District announce that an arrest has been made in reference to a Felony Assault on a Police Officer while Armed (Gun) offense that occurred on Friday, September 13, 2019, in the 2200 block of I Street, Northwest. At approximately 12:54 am, plain-clothes Metropolitan Police […]

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Mayor Bowser to Break Ground on Safety Improvement Project at 4th Street, Cedar Street, Blair Road, NW Intersection

Thursday, September 12, 2019 (Washington, DC) – On Friday, September 13, at 11 am, Mayor Muriel Bowser will break ground on the Intersection Safety Improvement Project at 4th Street/Cedar Street/Blair Road, NW to enhance pedestrian and cyclist safety and upgrade existing infrastructure. The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) estimates over 20,000 vehicles pass through the […]

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September 13, 2019 MPD Officer Involved Shooting: Intersection of 51st and F Street, Southeast

Friday, September 13, 2019 Agents from the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Internal Affairs Bureau are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Thursday, September 12, 2019, in the intersection of 51st and F Street, Southeast. At approximately 10:42 pm, uniformed patrol officers of the Sixth District responded to the listed location for the report of […]

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