Category Archives: Crime
Thieves Targeting Rims in Georgetown
Reader Michael Kessler sent in the above photo. Apparently thieves targeted an Escalade on O St. for its rims. The thieves jacked the car up, shoved cinder blocks under the hub and took the wheels right off. According to Michael … Continue reading
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Crime Way Down for Georgetown in the First Quarter of 2010
With the unfortunate exception of stubbornly persistent robberies, overall crime was way down for Georgetown during the first quarter of 2010. The largest declines came from theft from autos. GM guesses that the largest single factor for the reduction was the historic … Continue reading
Argument Over Dog in Montrose Park Leads to Arrest Warrant
In Montrose Park there exists a self-regulating society of dog walkers. Sit there for a little while, and you’ll see the society part: dozens of dog owners who all seem to know each other as “the owner of so-and-so.” Stay … Continue reading
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Georgetown Crime in 2009
With the end of 2009, GM can now look back and take a look at the complete year crime statistics. While we did not experience quite the overall crime drop that the rest of the city experienced, we nonetheless shaved … Continue reading
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Violent Patient Going “Berserk” on PCP Not From Georgetown
Yesterday morning, GM reported about a rather disturbing tweet from the DC Fire and EMS twitter page: @dcfireems: Update – EMS – 3000 blk Q St NW – violent patient – poss PCP – went beserk – crew sought refuge – … Continue reading
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Support CAG’s Public Safety Program
For several years, the Citizens Association of Georgetown has run a public safety program that supplements MPD’s normal coverage. It does this by hiring Securitas to patrol the neighborhood and by paying for a reimbursable detail from MPD (where normal … Continue reading
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Fox’s Will Thomas Mugged, Despite Overall Downward Trend
Wednesday night local Fox news anchor Will Thomas was mugged at gunpoint at Wisconsin and N. Thomas gave up his wallet and was physically unharmed by the assailant. Within a day of this unfortunate event, GM penned a rebuttal to Harry … Continue reading
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Violent Crime Up, Except Where It’s Not
Harry Jaffe, one of the deans of Washington journalism and co-author of the definitive book on modern DC political history, has a knack for getting things wrong about Georgetown. When he doesn’t think we’re a dying commercial district, he thinks … Continue reading
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Smash and Grab Spree Hits Georgetown
In the last couple of weeks Georgetown has been hit with a rash of smash-and-grab commercial burglaries. At least five stores have been hit over that time. According to GM’s sources the list includes, among others, Wisemillers, Kitchen No. 1, … Continue reading
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Closing the Books on the Summer Crime Stats
About half-way through the summer, GM took a look at the crime stats and found that while the numbers were up versus last year, there did not appear to be a sharp spike in summer crime. Now that the air … Continue reading
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