In light of a number of recent crimes that have the community concerned, Councilmember Wells has scheduled a community public safety meeting with MPD Chief Lanier and 1st District Commander Hickson for Wednesday, January 16, 7:30 pm at Maury Elementary. According to Wells, “the focus of the meeting will be to have Chief Lanier update the community […]
As D.C. police continue an investigation into the shooting death of Capitol Hill resident Jason Emma, more violence is being reported this week. On Wednesday night, police responded to an armed robbery six blocks from where Emma was killed. The Washington Post reports that a 37-year-old man was held at gunpoint by another man with a semiautomatic […]
For the second time this school year, students and teachers at Brent Elementary at 3rd and North Carolina SE returned to school after a weekend away to find broken windows and missing computers. Early Sunday morning, at around roughly 1 am, several individuals used a shovel to pry open the Principal’s window and then a […]
How did everyone do last night? From the looks of it Capitol Hill fared pretty well in comparison to some of our neighbors to the north, but there’s still plenty of clean-up work from the debris and water damage leftover by Sandy. Here’s a report from Metropolitan Police Department’s Commander Daniel Hickson, summing up last […]
On Monday July 23, an employee of Congressional Cemetery returned from lunch at around 1:45, locked up her bike, and headed to the gate house. As she did, a young shirtless man, approximately 25 years old, came up to her and made some sexually suggestive remarks. The employee ignored him as best as she could […]