Last week Mayor Fenty ordered more beat cops out of their cars and on to the streets in the wake of a series of eleven shootings over the course of one weekend. Today, the MPD is launching something they’re calling “Operation Full Stride.” The name is easily mocked, but are its intentions?

Two hundred officers will go door-to-door today in neighborhoods like Columbia Heights, Adams Morgan, the Georgia Ave. corridor, and North Capitol Street, handing out calling cards with their contact information.

“This is old-fashioned policing at its best. There is no better way for residents to get to know their neighborhood officers than to see them out every day, up close and personal,” said Chief Lanier in a released statement. “Residents should know the officers assigned to their communities by name, and rely on them as a direct line of communication to MPD.”

Make sure to let us know if you encounter one of these 200 officers today. We’re curious to see who and where they actually go and how residents react to meeting them.

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