Vehicle thefts are up 72% over last year in D.C., and the city’s top cop says he’s partnering with regional and federal law enforcement to take control.
D’Quan Young was shot multiple times near the Brentwood Recreation Center last year.
> > Gerald Ford, remembered. [WTOP] >> The Metropolitan Police Department alerts us that the FBI will be doing a “fly over” above Washington, DC tonight until midnight. No, we don’t have the slightest idea what this means either, but why take chances? Tonight, conduct your illicit activity from the safety of your own domicile, where, as the courts seem to agree, you have a reasonable expectation of privacy. >> Of course, as far as…
Forgetful drivers be warned — this is not the week to not wear your seatbelt. The Metropolitan Police Department has announced that through June 4 they will be stepping up enforcement of the city’s seatbelt laws, violations of which can result in a $50 fine and two points on your license. The District Department of Transportation has reported that seatbelt usage in the District stands at 89 percent — leaving 11 percent of drivers…
Crime levels in the District improved, for the most part, in 2005, continuing a 15-year trend of improved public safety in Washington. While the capital’s surrounding municipalities all experienced an increase in homicides from 2004 (with Prince George’s County posting its highest toll ever at 168), the District saw a drop for the year to 195 homicides, down from 198 in 2004. It was the lowest number killed in the city since 1986. The Metropolitan…
Do you ever feel like you’re being watched as you walk around the city? Chances are that you are. Beyond the many security cameras that dot the city’s urban landscape, the Metropolitan Police Department employs 19 Closed Circuit Television cameras (known as CCTV) to monitor traffic-heavy or sensitive areas: The Metropolitan Police Department uses its CCTV system to support public safety operations in the nation’s capital during major events, emergencies, or times of heightened alert…
The Metropolitan Police Department is having a “Well, I can’t complain” sort of year. Homicides are down 18.9 percent in the District, and if trends continue, 2005 will be the least-murderous year in recent memory. This may be less product of able police work and more a consequence of an increasing real estate market in the District, though — it seems that criminals are being priced out of living in the District. According to the…
The Metropolitan Police Department is trumpeting new statistics showing that rates of aggressive speeding continue to drop. And the department credits its mobile and stationary radar units deployed across the city. In September 2001, about 113,000 cars were monitored. 21 percent were found to be aggressively speeding. This past September, nearly 1.3 million cars were monitored, but only 4.2 percent were found to be aggressively speeding. Since the program’s start, 1.1 million letters of infraction…
The Metropolitan Police Department has announced they’ve activated a network of cameras installed around the World Bank and International Monetary Fund buildings in downtown D.C. The police explain:”CCTV cameras are activated only during major events in the District or during periods of heightened alert for terrorism. CCTV camera feeds are displayed in the MPDCs Synchronized Operations Command Complex, a secure facility located on the 5th Floor of police headquarters. The MPDCs use of CCTV includes…
