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Vandalism Discovered in Multiple Locations Around St Marys Hall

Vandalism Discovered in Multiple Locations Around St Mary’s Hall

By Sophie Haber February 21, 2020

The Georgetown University Police Department arrested a person not affiliated with Georgetown University on Feb. 15 after he vandalized areas in St. Mary’s Hall. The vandal left messages and tagged...

Rapper Meek Mill advocated for criminal justice reform based on his own experiences with the system at an event Wednesday. Mill was released from prison in April after serving five months of a two- to four-year sentence. He criticized the criminal justice system for discriminating against minorities and protecting wealthy white men

Meek Mill: Justice System Protects White Men

By Riley Rogerson November 9, 2018

The U.S. criminal justice system protects wealthy white men, rapper Meek Mill said at an event Wednesday night in Lohrfink Auditorium. Mill, a Philadelphia native, was first arrested in 2007 for...

Suspect Arrested in Henle Burglaries

By Kshithij Shrinath January 8, 2015

Georgetown University Police Department, in coordination with Metropolitan Police Department, arrested a suspect Tuesday for three burglaries committed in Henle Village. Two of the burglaries occurred...

Student Arrested Outside Epicurean

By Mallika Sen November 1, 2013

An altercation between two roommates took place outside Epicurean and Co. around 1:15 a.m., according to a Department of Public Safety officer. A police officer at the scene told The Hoya that the students...

Suspects Arrested in Vittles Theft Case

By Hiromi Oka March 26, 2013

A man suspected of stealing a Corp employee’s iPad and a female suspected of being his accomplice were arrested outside of Vital Vittles around 7 p.m. Monday night. An employee of the convenience...

George Clooney Arrested at Protest

By The 4E Staff and The 4E Staff March 16, 2012

It's like a scene straight from Ocean's Eleven. Except replace a Las Vegas casino with the Sudanese Embassy here in D.C. and a gang of eleven robbers with Martin Luther King III and Reps. James Moran (D-Va.)...

Stay Behind the Barricade

By The Editorial Board December 1, 2011

Georgetown has long produced students keen on both activism and international affairs. But in light ofDerrik Sweeney's (COL '13) recent experiences in Cairo, it's time to remind ourselves of the responsibility...

Sweeney Reflects on Imprisonment

By Upasana Kaku December 1, 2011

It's been almost a week since Derrik Sweeney (COL '13) was released from police custody in Cairo, but the experience is still fresh in his mind. "It's mind-boggling that now I'm here, texting with my...

Sweeney Arrives in St. Louis

By Lauren Weber November 26, 2011

ST. LOUIS, MO. — After landing in St. Louis Saturday night following his release from police custody in Cairo Friday,Derrik Sweeney (COL '13) couldn't stop smiling. Sweeney, along with two other...

Friends, Family Stunned by Sweeney’s Arrest

By Sarah Kaplan and Upasana Kaku November 22, 2011

As friends and family of Derrik Sweeney (COL '13), who was detained in Cairo Tuesday, received details regarding his arrest, many expressed surprise and disbelief at the accusations leveled against him. Sweeney...

Student Arrested in Cairo

By Sarah Kaplan and Upasana Kaku November 21, 2011

Georgetown student Derrik Sweeney (COL '13) was among three students at the American University in Cairo arrested by Egyptian police Tuesday and accused of participating in violent demonstrations. The...

With New Law, MPD Can Arrest for Noise Violations

By Caitlin Mac Neal February 1, 2011

An amendment to D.C. Official Code went into effect Tuesday, placing harsher restrictions on disruptive noise and marking a major shift in the Metropolitan Police Department's capacity to crack down on...

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