Tag: Public Safety
Ashan Benedict Appointed Interim MPD Chief
On May 19, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that she has named Ashan M. Benedict as the interim Chief of Police at the Metropolitan Police...
Bowser Announces New Public Safety Legislation
Monday morning DC Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Robert Contee spoke about new public legislation aimed at increasing public...
Bowser, Contee Announce Community-Focused Policing Strategy
Violent crime has dominated headlines, Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) meetings and community discussion as an uptick in shootings, carjackings and robberies leaves residents feeling...
The At-Large Council Race
The marquee race on the ballot is for two of the five at-large seats on the Council. However, the District Home Rule Charter reserves...
ANC 6E Talks Public Safety
Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6E held its monthly meeting for July 2022 on Tuesday evening, July 5. Due to the restrictions caused by the...
ANC 6E Report
Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6E held its monthly meeting for April on Tuesday evening, April 5. Due to the restrictions on public meetings caused...
Federal Control Complicates DC Justice
In 2019, DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson (D), Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen (D) and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) urged the US Senate...
Concrete Steps to Improve Public Safety
Ward 6 Residents:
Over the past week and a half, I’ve met with neighbors in Shaw, Southwest, H Street, and Capitol Hill to talk about...