Chief Lanier: “We have too many illegal guns on the street.”
A new Campaign Zero analysis highlights the ongoing debate over who should be able to access the footage.
Chief Lanier explains that the nature of criminality has changed in D.C. as residents describe their fears and anger at a spike in robberies.
Photo by furcafe If you’re not subscribed to one of the D.C. police email lists, you may have missed the following message from Police Chief Cathy Lanier, sent out to thousands of residents around midnight last night, just a few hours after news broke of the arrest of D.C. Police officer Reggie Jones. I was stunned and saddened to learn the outcome of a police investigation, which led detectives to arrest one of our…
Remember when D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier told the Washington Times that she believed the District of Columbia could end up with fewer than 100 homicides in 2009? Oops! More official crime stats from the MPD can be found here….
>> In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s starting to get pretty chilly out there. [Capital Weather] >> The D.C. attorney who wrote the 15,000-word gun ban brief was fired, just as the city prepares to defend its position to the U.S. Supreme Court. [NBC4] >> Examiner gets sassy on Seattle fans leading up to this weekend’s playoff game. >> After the final 2007 crime count, Chief Lanier looks ahead to 2008. [Examiner] >> Viridian…
With the books finally closed on 2007, we can take an official look at the crime statistics for the year. The Washington Post did so yesterday and found that, as expected, violent crime in the District was up last year as compared to the previous year. You can view some of the District’s 2007 crime data at the MPD’s site over here. It shows that 2007 saw 181 murders, up 7.7 percent from 2006, which…
Happy Christmas Eve, Washington. With the frenzy of last-minute shopping and travel out of the city largely complete, folks staying here for the holiday are being treated to a quieter, gentler D.C. than normal, and it turns out in more ways than one. Over the weekend the Post took a look at a recent decline in the murder rate, reporting that only nine homicides have been logged in the District in the 37 days since…
Good morning, Washington, and welcome back to what will be a rather short work week for most of us. While airports and train stations are sure to be jammed with holiday travelers this week, the city’s roads and metro system should be a little less crowded than normal as folks head out of town early to celebrate Thanksgiving. Less congestion may not make much of a difference in road safety, however, if a new survey…
Good morning, Washington. Have a good Halloween? We have to admit, this year’s midweek scheduling kind of put a damper on the holiday’s opportunities for costumed revelry. It didn’t stop us from eating a ridiculous amount of candy, though. Naturally, we feel that the children are to blame: if more kids had stopped by we wouldn’t be stuck with this glut of chocolate and dearth of willpower. Perhaps this is why our childhood neighbors…
