Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

GUPD Apprehends Suspects on Campus

By Aly Pachter February 28, 2016

The Georgetown University Police Department apprehended two individuals in the process of stealing a bicycle outside of the Car Barn on Saturday evening around 7 p.m. The Metropolitan Police Department...

Juveniles Rob Georgetown Business

By Aly Pachter November 26, 2015

A group of more than 20 juveniles stole $13,000 worth of items from the designer store Diesel on the 3000 block of M Street NW just before 6 p.m. Tuesday evening. According to the Metropolitan Police...

GUPD Reports Spike in Halloween Crime

By Kristen Fedor November 1, 2015

There were  six robberies in the west Georgetown neighborhood Saturday evening, according to a public safety alert email the Georgetown University Police Department sent out shortly after 2 a.m. Nov....

For Immediate Release: We Were Robbed and We Understand Why

For Immediate Release: We Were Robbed and We Understand Why

By The 4E Staff and The 4E Staff September 16, 2015

LEAVEY 421— It was with great shock we discovered the abduction of our beloved vacuum, Eureka, today, at the hands of The Georgetown Heckler. The identity of the culpable group saddens us; this shift...

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Student Robbed at Gunpoint

By Kristen Fedor May 7, 2015

A Georgetown student was robbed at gunpoint near the McDonough School of Business on Wednesday evening around 9:45 p.m. The Georgetown University Police Department and Metropolitan Police Department...

Recent Rise in Crime Prompts Concerns

By Kshithij Shrinath November 14, 2014

Armed robberies have risen around the Georgetown neighborhood over the past few weeks, prompting a campus-wide email from Georgetown University Police Department Chief of Police Jay Gruber urging safety...

Recent Spike in Robberies Alarms Neighborhood

By Ryan Thomas April 8, 2014

An uptick in robberies targeting the Georgetown neighborhood, including four involving an armed weapon since the beginning of 2014, has local residents concerned. Since January 2014, there have been...

Domino’s Robbed at Gunpoint

By Katherine Richardson February 4, 2014

Three Domino’s Pizza employees were held at gunpoint in an armed robbery early Monday morning in which suspects stole $3,000 worth of money and goods from the restaurant in a manner that has led...

Robbery Reported on Prospect St.

By Penny Hung June 30, 2013

Four suspects robbed a victim on the 3200 block of Prospect Street Northwest on Sunday morning, the Department of Public Safety reported. The incident occurred at approximately 3 a.m., when the victim...

Armed Robberies Reported at Serendipity 3, Five Guys

By Kelly Church April 30, 2012

Two armed robberies were reported at restaurants within five blocks of campus Sunday. The first incident occurred around 1 p.m outside of Serendipity 3 on M Street. According to a Metropolitan Police...

Robbery, Assault On N St.

By Carly Graf February 28, 2012

Two male students were robbed at gunpoint of more than $2,000 worth of cash and other property Sunday night, according to a Metropolitan Police Department incident report. The students told MPD that...

Vittles Robbed of Cigarettes

By Hiromi Oka January 24, 2012

Fifty cartons of cigarettes were stolen from Vital Vittles at 3:37 p.m. Monday, according to the Department of Public Safety. The incident was the fourth in a string of robberies at the on-campus convenience...

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