Category: Crime and Safety

A burglary and theft of items valued at over $5,000 were reported on the 1400 Block of 36th Street Friday morning, the third in a string of burglaries and attempted burglaries this week.

Wednesday, March 3

Theft, Healy Hall, 10:07 a.m.

A T-shirt was stolen from an office. No suspects or witnesses have been identified.

Arlington, Va., resident Todd Thomas was sentenced March 12 to more than 26 years in prison for crimes including burglary and assaults on five male Georgetown students in 2007 and 2008, according to The Washington Post. The ruling follows reports of two similar crimes perpetrated against males in the Georgetown community in late February.

A burglary and an attempted burglary in the 1200 block of 37th Street were reported to the Department of Public Safety this morning, according to a public safety alert sent to the university community this afternoon.

Former Georgetown student William Thiele pleaded guilty in D.C. Superior Court Friday to carrying a pistol without a license and was sentenced to 18 months probation after he shot a toilet during Midnight Madness last October.

Department of Public Safety officers will receive a $2.50 per hour pay raise as a result of an agreement between the university and Allied International Union, which represents DPS.

Wednesday, Jan. 27 Theft, Hariri Building, 12:09 p.m. The victim’s personal checks were stolen from an office. The office door was reportedly secured.

On Thursday, Feb. 4, at 11:45 a.m., a university professor was the victim of an attempted robbery in the 3300 block of M Street, according to the Department of Public Safety.

A man who allegedly stole merchandise from the Georgetown University Bookstore sustained injuries after jumping from the Leavey Center bridge onto Tondorf Road below Sunday afternoon. The Department of Public Safety reported that the man is not a student and has no known connection to the university.