Thursday, April 9, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Mayor Muriel Bowser directed an additional $35 million of the District’s Contingency Cash Reserve Fund to provide support to area hospitals for the need for increased medical services due to coronavirus (COVID-19). To date, Mayor Bowser has directed $129.4 million to the District’s COVID-19 response and recovery efforts. […]
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the following statement on the passing of two Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sworn officers – Sergeant Mark Eckenrode and Sergeant Donna Allen. “This week, we tragically lost two of our officers, Sergeant Mark Eckenrode and Sergeant Donna Allen, while serving in the line […]
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that her Administration has launched a new District Economic Recovery Team (DERT) to proactively plan, strategize, and coordinate the economic recovery from the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19). “We are all in this together, we will get through it together, and when we […]
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, to protect the District’s food supply chain and the District’s frontline food workers during the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued Mayor’s Order 2020-058. The Order states that no farmers’ market may operate unless issued a waiver. To obtain a waiver, a market […]
After two weeks of working remote, dreary weather, and the lack of excuses, to go grocery shopping or the pharmacy, I decided to take to my front porch as my outside endeavor for the day. As I sat there counting the cars and watching bumblebees seeming to be magnetized by this lilac tree the city …
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Tuesday, April 7, 2020 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Fifth District announced an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Knife) offense that occurred on Monday, April 6, 2020, in the 2500 block of 10th Street, Northeast. At approximately 9:07 am, the suspect was involved in a dispute […]
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Fourth District have announced two arrests have been made in reference to a Burglary Two offense that occurred on Thursday, January 9, 2020, in the 6200 block of Chillum Place, Northwest. At approximately 1:00 am, the suspects forcibly gained entry to an establishment at the […]
Monday, April 6, 2020 The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) regrets to announce that 54 year-old Sergeant Mark Eckenrode, a 23-year veteran assigned to the Court Liaison Division, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2020 after suffering a medical emergency while on duty. Sergeant Eckenrode’s death was not COVID-19 related. “Our hearts are heavy as we […]
Monday, April 6, 2020 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s First District announced an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred on Monday, April 6, 2020, in the 700 Block of Pennsylvania Avenue, Southeast. At approximately 12:11 pm, a member of the First District […]
Monday, April 6, 2020 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Fourth District have announced two arrests have been made in reference to a Burglary Two offense that occurred on Thursday, January 9, 2020, in the 6200 block of Chillum Place, Northwest. At approximately 1:00 am, the suspects forcibly gained entry to an establishment at the […]
