Monday, July 27, 2020 On Monday, July 27, 2020, a funeral procession for United States Representative John Lewis will occur in the District of Columbia before arriving at the United States Capitol to lie in state. In conjunction with this event, there will be increased police activity in support of the procession and …
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Monday, July 27, 2020 (Washington, DC) The District’s reported data for Sunday, July 26, 2020 includes 78 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 11,858. The District reported one additional COVID-19 related death. 84-year-old male Tragically, 582 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19. Visit coronavirus.dc.gov/data for interactive data …
Monday, July 27, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, DC Health released its first list of high-risk states and will update the list every other Monday. On Friday, Mayor Bowser issued Mayor’s Order 2020-081, with requirements for all people traveling into Washington, DC from high-risk states. High-risk states are states where the seven-day moving average of daily new …
July 27, 2020 Jovan is a Program Manager for OAG’s Cure the Streets Washington Highlands site in Ward 8—he’s also a father and visionary. He manages six violence interrupters and a site supervisor. Building relationships is central to violence interruption work, which means it isn’t always easy, nor linear. It takes time and commitment, which for Jovan, …
July 24, 2020 Pin in support of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Photo courtesy: Smithsonian National Museum of American History (americanhistory.si.edu). This month marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)! Enacted by President George H.W. Bush on July 26, 1990, the ADA draws inspiration from the Civil Rights Act of 1964 …
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Imagine my dismay, anger, and contempt as I was switching through the local stations to see the coverage and discussions leading up to the caisson drawn coffin of John Lewis crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge, only to see one of them was derelict in its duty to the Washington D.C. audience. Instead, for whatever reason, …
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Friday, July 24, 2020 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announced an arrest has been made in a homicide that occurred on Thursday, July 23, 2020, in the 2300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, Southeast. At approximately 8:03 pm, members of the Sixth District responded to the listed location for the report of a …
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Thursday, July 23, 2020 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Seventh District announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon offense that occurred on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in the 4600 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Southwest. At approximately 8:02 pm, the suspect and victim were …
Thursday, July 23, 2020 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Sixth District announce a second arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred on Saturday, May 2, 2020, in the 5000 block of H Street, Southeast. At approximately 3:58 pm, members of the Sixth District …
Thursday, July 23, 2020 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Seventh District announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, in the 2400 block of Hartford Street, Southeast. At approximately 2:00 pm, the suspect and victim were engaged …
