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Mar 08, 2016

Citizen Tip Leads To Big Drug Bust In Fifth District, Police Say

As of now, there are no arrests.

Oct 31, 2007

Go Home Already: Trick or Treat Yourself

>> Candey Hardware on 18th and Connecticut is closing its doors for good tonight. [Free Ride] >> Police Chief Cathy Lanier has scheduled another “All Hands on Deck” weekend after four murders took place in D.C.’s Fifth District over the past week. [WJLA] >> Surprise, surprise, the O Street Market development plans are being delayed. [ANC2C02 Forum via 14th & You] >> Va. Sen. John Warner is back in the hospital for a third…

Jun 05, 2006

Third District a Stubborn Problem for Police

The Third Police District has a crime problem, and whatever action the MPD has taken so far, it has not improved the situation. We noted last month that crime in that District was trending in a notably different direction from the rest of the city, and in May, that outlying trend continued to distinguish itself. That area of the city recorded five sexual assaults in May while burglaries were up 25 percent over the same…

 
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