WJLA has a story about a recent uptick in the number of residential burglaries in the Dupont neighborhood — there have been at least eight burglaries in the area in the last week, and police are warning residents about thieves entering their homes through skylights and upper-floor windows via rooftops.

That’s definitely news, but we couldn’t help but notice that this story marks the first time we’ve seen a local news outlet officially call the area east of Dupont “Borderstan” without any further explanation. Earlier this month WJLA ran a similar story about an increase in armed robberies in the same area, but didn’t use the “Borderstan” moniker. Some residents in the area surrounded by 14th and 16th Streets NW and P and S Streets NW have been pushing to get more police presence in their neighborhood, which is split between PSAs 307 and 208, by referring to the neighborhood as “Borderstan,” but it’s a totally made up name associated with this crime awareness movement. In this story, WJLA uses the name as though it is a regular neighborhood name. We’re guessing, though, that the reporter probably used the name because Sgt. John McDonald of PSA 208 did the same thing in a recent release to the public about the burglaries.

So if the police are using the name and the media are repeating it, does that mean this is an official neighborhood name now?