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DOJ Announces ‘Surge’ in Resources to Washington Amid Crime Spike

Additional resources are being directed to the District of Columbia, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Jan. 26, after months of political concern about the city's rising crime rate. ...

January 26, 2024BY Sam Dorman

1 Dead, 1 Injured in Hit-and-Run as Suspect Flees Secret Service Near National Mall

The U.S. Secret Service is seeking a suspect who killed a 75-year-old man and injured a child in ...

July 13, 2023BY Mimi Nguyen Ly

Washington Mayor, Council Struggle to Reach Common Ground on Criminal Code Reform

The chairman of the District of Columbia City Council said he has not been briefed on Mayor Muriel ...

May 18, 2023BY Masooma Haq

After Virginia Woman’s Murder in DC, State Attorney General Urges Capital Leaders to Tackle ‘Scourge of Violent Crime’

Following the fatal stabbing of a woman in D.C., Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has urged D.C. city ...

April 7, 2023BY Masooma Haq

Biden Signs Resolution Overturning DC Crime Bill

President Joe Biden signed on March 20 a GOP resolution overturning a Washington, D.C., crime bill. The GOP-controlled ...

March 21, 2023BY Jackson Richman

DC Council Pulls Controversial Crime Bill Before Block by Senate, Biden

Democratic D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson announced at a press conference on Monday that he was withdrawing a ...

March 7, 2023BY Amy Gamm

Democrat Senator Gives Support for GOP Effort to Rescind ‘Soft-on-Crime’ DC Law

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) became the first Democrat to openly express support for a Republican-led effort to ...

February 28, 2023BY Masooma Haq