Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) wants to crack down on businesses that are caught buying and selling stolen phones and electronic gadgets.
Just as many other cities across the country, D.C. has been hit by a rash of robberies, a large part targeting people with iPhones and other electronic gadgets. Now D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier has a message for national cell phone service providers—step up and help stop the thefts.
If someone recently stole an iPhone or iPad from you, call the D.C. police—they may well have recovered during a massive sting operation.
D.C. culture may have its faults, but laziness certainly isn’t one of them. We work hard here (and, according to a recent Men’s Health poll, we play hard, too). We work so hard that many organizations and companies, particularly those in D.C., try to recruit new employees by promising a “work-life balance” — something that used to be called simply “time off” or “after 5 p.m.” only a few short years ago. In a culture…
About 100 people were lined up outside the Apple Store in Clarendon at 2:45 p.m. today in advance of the 6 p.m. release of the wildly anticipated new iPhone. The first people in line arrived at 8:15 p.m. last night to stake out their ground, though at the halfway point, about 50 people in, one man said he had only been there since noon. Several people in line indicated they were waiting in shifts…
As April showers wane and spring becomes summer, much of Washington looks toward the shore for respite from city life. Just a few hours (and one long bridge) separate us from Ocean City, Md., home of crabs, boardwalk fries and recently-transplanted Fractured Prune donuts. Local Ocean City businessmen, unwilling to rest on these laurels, have begun stocking the ideal summertime accessory: the flask/flip flop hybrid. WUSA told us about it last night, but the shoe…
Don’t let the threat of Polonium poisoning crush your dreams of becoming a spy or the inevitable prison sentence keep you from robbing a bank. We understand your desire to solve ancient religious conspiracies shrouded in mystery and international intrigue, but perhaps you don’t want to get your hands dirty. Joshua Czarda, the brains behind Ravenchase Adventures, has a solution. He and his crack team of writers and actors want you to step inside a…
Written by DCist contributor Lindsay Gibson. As we mentioned earlier, a new grid of high-tech sensors meant to pinpoint gunshots is being tested in D.C. as part of a pilot program by the FBI. The sensors, which use a technology called ShotSpotter, picks up the distinct noise of gunfire and automatically alerts police to its location within a few feet. District officials credit the system with last week’s rapid arrest of a suspect after the…
Washington is no stranger to the submarining of eco-friendly technologies; back in the 1950s, Capital Transit’s extensive and successful District streetcar system was stripped of its license to operate and sold to new owners charged expressly with replacing the electric system with buses. Now a green techology that rose and fell in the 1990s is the subject of new debate in the city, and the Smithsonian is facing public scrutiny over its role in the…
We know that this whole blog thing is confusing. We’re pretty comfortable with it, but we certainly understand and sympathize with those who aren’t. So when we receive press requests that assume we’re obligated to run everything we’re sent, we respond gently. When prospective writers stop emailing upon hearing that they won’t get paid, we understand. But we receive enough of the following requests — surprisingly many, in fact — that we thought some…
