2019

AG Racine Sues Precision Contracting Solutions Over Shoddy and Destructive Home Construction Work

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July 31, 2019 OAG Alleges Company Failed to Provide Promised Home Improvement Services to Dozens of District Consumers and Routinely Violated Construction Code WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today filed a lawsuit against a local home contracting company and its father-son management team—Precision Contracting Solutions, LP and Derrick and Stephen Sieber—for deceiving consumers about […]

Mayor Bowser Activates Heat Emergency Plan

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Tuesday, July 30, 2019 (Washington, DC) – According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the current temperature in Washington, DC is 89 degrees with a heat index of 95 degrees. Because of the heat, Mayor Bowser has activated the District’s Heat Emergency Plan. When the temperature or heat index in the District reaches 95 degrees, […]

Arrest Made in Sex Trafficking of Children Offenses in Various Parts of the District of Columbia

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Wednesday, July 31, 2019 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Youth and Family Services Division and Special Agents from Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Washington Field Office, Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force have announced arrests have been made in reference to Sex Trafficking of Children offenses, which occurred in various parts of the District […]

Statement from Councilmember McDuffie

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19Jul 2019 by nolanward5 Washington, D.C. — Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie released the following statement in response to a story published in this morning’s Washington Post: “Yesterday, I was contacted by a Washington Post reporter regarding a document which he stated list Keith McDuffie as the chief executive of Potomac Supply Company (the company). As […]

Vehicle Sought in an Assault with Intent to Kill Offense: 3rd Street Tunnel Near Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest

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Tuesday, July 30, 2019 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Homicide Branch seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a vehicle in reference to an Assault with Intent to Kill offense that occurred on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, in the 3rd Street Tunnel near Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest. At approximately 2:52 pm, the suspect brandished […]

AG Racine Sues Ward 7 Landlord for Exposing Tenants to Toxic Lead Paint

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July 30, 2019 OAG Alleges Building Owner Flouted Laws that Protect Residents’ Health and Safety Since 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a lawsuit against Starkoda C. Plummer, the owner of Ward 7 apartment building, for endangering the health and safety of District residents by exposing them to toxic lead-based […]

Mayor Bowser Encourages Residents to Help Build a #SaferStrongerDC by Participating in Private Security Camera Incentive Program

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July 29, 2019 3 min read Monday, July 29, 2019 Program Has Funded Over 15,000 Cameras and Assisted MPD’s Efforts to Prevent and Solve Neighborhood Crimes (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser called on residents, business owners, non-profits, and religious institutions to participate in the District’s Private Security Camera Incentive Program to help prevent […]