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MPD No Longer Issuing No Parking Signs

We’ve all seen them. Some of us have put them up ourselves. They’re Emergency No Parking signs, and they’re a fact of life in neighborhoods like Georgetown. They ordinarily evoke a bit of frustration, and sometimes a whole lot, but … 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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The Morning Metropolitan

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: The Georgetowner asks: where’d all the mailboxes go? Washington Business Journal thinks the corner of Calvert and Wisconsin is in Georgetown The Current reports that the reimbursable detail for which the BID is paying … Continue reading

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BID Budgets Up to $100,000 for Overtime Cops

The Georgetown Current reported yesterday that the Georgetown BID resolved to budget up to $100,000 for the coming months to hire off-duty MPD police officers to patrol Georgetown streets during “peak hours”. Unlike the CAG Neighborhood Guards program, these officers … Continue reading

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Crime Alert: Burglars on the Loose

From MPD2D: The following is a crime alert for residents of PSA 206 involvingseveral recent burglaries: * June 5, 2009, between 9:15 am and 5:10 pm – 1800 block 35thStreet NW – unknown suspect entered through a open/unlocked window andstole electronic … Continue reading

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MPD Daily Crime Summaries Replaced With Less Informative Map Feed

As described here, MPD temporarily resumed the daily crime summaries for the neighborhood and district listservs following complaints about the crime map replacements. The operative word there was “temporarily”. Those who follow the MPD2D listserv may have noticed recently that … Continue reading

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MPD No Longer Providing Daily Crime Summaries

Members of the MPD2d listserv may have noticed that they haven’t received a daily summary of crimes for the last two weeks. For those not receiving this listserv, the daily update of crimes provides a listing and description of each … Continue reading

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