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Lanier, Gray Warn Of Thefts of Phones

Lanier, Gray Warn Of Thefts of Phones

Most everyone has a smart phone these days, and plenty of people aren't discrete about using them out in the open. But for D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier, every smart phone user is a potential victim, and today she joined Mayor Vince Gray in warning of a citywide uptick in robberies and thefts of phones and other electronic gadgets. more ›

Fear Not, Food Truck Fans: No Crackdown Coming

Fear Not, Food Truck Fans: No Crackdown Coming

It doesn't look like a new crackdown on D.C. food trucks is coming tomorrow. more ›

Three Shot Near Southeast D.C. School

Three Shot Near Southeast D.C. School

WUSA9 is reporting that three people were shot near Ballou High School in the Congress Heights section of Southeast D.C. this morning. more ›

Capitol Hemp Owners Might Get Plea Bargain

Capitol Hemp Owners Might Get Plea Bargain

It's not looking like much came of last October's police raid of two Capitol Hemp locations in the District. more ›

Evans Says Mood Lounge Should Close After Stabbings

Evans Says Mood Lounge Should Close After Stabbings

After two men were stabbed early this morning outside Mood Lounge on Ninth Street NW, Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) is calling for the troubled establishment to close. more ›

D.C. Homicide Tally Set to Hit 50-Year Low

D.C. Homicide Tally Set to Hit 50-Year Low

With only a few days left in 2011, the District is likely to see fewer murders this year than at any point in the last five decades. more ›

Huge Police Bust Nets Drugs and Guns

Huge Police Bust Nets Drugs and Guns

They didn't get a rocket launcher or hand grenades, but officers from the Metropolitan Police Department and FBI did manage to seize 161 weapons and $7.2 million worth of drugs and make 70 arrests in a huge bust announced today. more ›

Capitol Hemp Owners Turn Themselves In to Police

Capitol Hemp Owners Turn Themselves In to Police

The two owners of Capitol Hemp turned themselves in to police this morning after they were told that a warrant had been issued for their arrest. more ›

More Cops Could Police After-Hours Events

More Cops Could Police After-Hours Events

As police continue to investigate what provoked a weekend shooting at Dupont Circle restaurant Heritage India, one member of the D.C. Council wants bars, clubs and restaurants holding after-hours events to hire off-duty police officers for additional security. more ›

A New Use for That Soda Can

A New Use for That Soda Can

Last week, we got a hold of the affidavit justifying the late October raids on Capitol Hemp's Adams Morgan and Chinatown locations. Yesterday, we happened across the affidavits supporting the raids on two others Adams Morgan head shops -- Shiva and B&K News Stand. more ›

Lanier Again Uses Emergency Authority to Shut Down Bar

Lanier Again Uses Emergency Authority to Shut Down Bar

If you own a bar or a restaurant and a fight breaks out, just shooing the troublemakers out the door may not be enough. If things get worse once they get outside, you may see your business shut down by the police. more ›

The Sunday Morning Post

The Sunday Morning Post

Good morning, Washington. It’s going to be a mild, albeit cloudy end to the holiday weekend. Enjoy the gentle weather while it lasts -- Tuesday will usher in rain and once it departs temperatures will drop a good 10 degrees, reminding us that winter is just a few short weeks away. more ›

Police Affidavit Justifies Capitol Hemp Raid

Police Affidavit Justifies Capitol Hemp Raid

Why did D.C. police raid two Capitol Hemp locations a month ago? The police affidavit explains why. more ›

Despite Drop, Homicides Hit Century Mark; Other Crimes On Rise

Despite Drop, Homicides Hit Century Mark; Other Crimes On Rise

So far in 2011, there have been 100 homicides in the District. That's 17 percent fewer killings than 2010. Of course, the number of murders alone don't fully define broader crime trends in the District. more ›

Occupy Protests Have Cost D.C. Nearly $1 Million

Occupy Protests Have Cost D.C. Nearly $1 Million

What have all the additional police, sanitation and traffic enforcement officers used in connection with Occupy DC cost the District? Almost $1 million, so far. more ›

Occupy DC Key Bridge March Goes Off Without a Hitch

Occupy DC Key Bridge March Goes Off Without a Hitch

Carefully escorted by police through downtown D.C. and into Georgetown, 200-plus Occupy D.C. protesters made it to the Key Bridge without issue this afternoon. Though traffic was stopped along the route and on the Key Bridge as the marchers approached, it resumed once protesters made it on to the bridge's sidewalk. more ›

Lanier Defends Police Radio Encryption

Lanier Defends Police Radio Encryption

During a D.C. Council hearing on Friday, D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier cited new police radio scanning technologies and constantly emerging threats as reasons underpinning MPD's recent decision to encrypt radio communications. more ›

Occupy D.C. Releases Official Statement On Friday Collision

Occupy D.C. Releases Official Statement On Friday Collision

Occupy D.C. has released an official statement following an incident Friday night involving three people who were struck by a car while protesting with hundreds of other demonstrators outside the Americans for Prosperity “dream summit" at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. more ›

MPD and Occupy D.C. Offer Different Versions of Collision

MPD and Occupy D.C. Offer Different Versions of Collision

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has one version of Friday night’s events involving three people who were struck by a car while protesting with hundreds of others outside a conservative gathering at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The protesters have another. more ›

The Saturday Morning Post

The Saturday Morning Post

Good morning, Washington. On Friday night, three people were struck by a car while taking part in an Occupy D.C. rally downtown. Hundreds of protesters blocked streets around the Convention Center during the Americans for Prosperity “dream summit,” which is affiliated with the conservative billionaire Koch brothers. The driver will not be charged, because he allegedly had a green light. We'll have more on this soon. more ›

The District: Soon To Be Permanently Prostitution-Free?

The District: Soon To Be Permanently Prostitution-Free?

Under current D.C. law, prostitution is illegal. Simple enough, right? Well, no. more ›

Kaya Henderson Gets a $12,500 Signing Bonus

Kaya Henderson Gets a $12,500 Signing Bonus

It's tough to measure how much being the chancellor of the District's public school system is actually worth, but Kaya Henderson's current salary seems to offer a hint: $275,000 a year, plus a $12,500 signing bonus. more ›

D.C. Promises to Address Lapsed Registration Arrests

D.C. Promises to Address Lapsed Registration Arrests

After a rash of incidents in which drivers were arrested by D.C. police for having lapsed registrations, pretty much everyone seems to think that a solution is necessary. The problem is that no one seems to be clear on where that solution will be coming from. more ›

The District's Police Scanners Go Quiet

The District's Police Scanners Go Quiet

About six months ago, I downloaded an iPhone app that allowed me to listen in on police radio communications. I rarely caught much of interest, but if you listened for long enough, something newsworthy could come in over the airwaves. But over the last two weeks, it's been radio silence, as a D.C. policy encrypting police radio finally took effect. more ›

Is a Lapsed Registration an Arrestable Offense?

Is a Lapsed Registration an Arrestable Offense?

Can the D.C. police actually throw you in the clink for having an expired registration? more ›

Insert Mandatory Steve Guttenberg Reference Here

Insert Mandatory Steve Guttenberg Reference Here

After a year in which the District trained no new police officers, the Metropolitan Police Department today welcomed 35 new police recruits to its training academy in Southwest. more ›

The Saturday Morning Post

The Saturday Morning Post

Good morning, Washington. A crisp Friday was a blunt reminder that the official start of autumn is a little less than a week away. It’s about time for the ceremonious exchange of bare arms for soft sweaters as we head into a cloudy, cool and damp weekend. more ›

D.C. Police Struggle with More Transgender Bias Crimes

D.C. Police Struggle with More Transgender Bias Crimes

This weekend proved to be another violent weekend for the transgendered community as the Metropolitan Police Department struggles to assess its reaction to bias crimes. Police officials suspect a transgender women found unconscious at 11th and Fairmont Streets, NW early Saturday morning and later died at Howard University Hospital may have been a victim of homicide. An autopsy is pending before a final determination of death and the woman's identity. According to the Washington Blade, the department's Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit alerted transgender activists to the situation and to help in the investigation. more ›

D.C. Police See Spike in Suspicious Activity Tips

D.C. Police See Spike in Suspicious Activity Tips

Despite the resplendent weather, today may be one of those days to hole up indoors, shut the windows and wait until Monday morning rolls around. On top of the many events taking place around town this weekend, closing many roadways around the city -- not forgetting Metro closures as well -- a 60 percent spike in suspicious activity reports this weekend could cause more problems. In an announcement made today, police chief Cathy Lanier noted an increase of 60 percent in incoming reports related to the recent elevated terror threat. more ›

MPD Launches New Anti-Terrorism Tool

MPD Launches New Anti-Terrorism Tool

If George Orwell and Steve Jobs joined forces, they likely would have come up iWatch, the new anti-terrorism initiative rolled out this week by the Metropolitan Police Department. more ›

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