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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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GUPD Reconsiders Public Safety Alerts

By Sarah Griffin October 9, 2015

The Georgetown University Police Department began sending fewer Public Safety Alerts in August after it reformed its guidelines to only notify students of major crime, such as murders, sex offenses and...

The Scoop: GUPD Catches Suspect & Uses Instagram

The Scoop: GUPD Catches Suspect & Uses Instagram

By Jenna Clifford and Jenna Clifford May 14, 2015

Hi Hoyas! With all of this ~criminal activity~ on campus lately, 4E wants to do their part to keep fellow Hoyas and members of our community as safe as can be with a PSA: GUPD has an Instagram account!!! As...

Rhino Temporarily Closes

Rhino Temporarily Closes

By Ian Tice and Ian Tice July 9, 2014

Popular M Street spot Rhino Bar and Pumphouse will be closed through the weekend, leaving thirsty Hoyas looking for another place to spend their late nights. After a February sting in which police...

Muriel Bowser for DC Mayor

Muriel Bowser for DC Mayor

By The Editorial Board March 25, 2014

The city of Washington, D.C., looks undeniably different today than it did 20 years ago. A growing Metro system, a shrinking unemployment rate, a sharp decrease in violent crime and a revitalized downtown...

DPS Crime Blotter

By The Hoya Staff December 7, 2012

Wednesday, Nov. 28 Theft, Harris Building, 2:35 p.m. A staff member reported the theft of her wallet from her unsecured office from the listed off-campus building. The Metropolitan Police Department...

Past Decade Marks Decrease in D.C. Homicides

By Penny Hung October 19, 2012

Despite a drop in the D.C. area’s homicide rate, less than a third of homicide cases have led to a conviction in the past decade. According to a study by The Washington Post, the decrease in D.C.’s...

The Return of drunkengeorgetownstudents.com

By Michelle Cassidy and Michelle Cassidy October 16, 2012

There's evidence of the longstanding battle between Georgetown students and our disgruntled neighbors all over the place – lawn signs and pins reading "Our Homes Not GU's Dorms", angry listserv posts...

DC Campus Police Chiefs Talk Tactics

By Meghan Patzer October 12, 2012

Georgetown University Chief of Police Jay Gruber met with fellow Washington, D.C., university public safety leaders to discuss solutions to campus crime at a conference at the Capital Hilton last Thursday...

DPS Blotter

By Sports Editor April 5, 2012

Thursday, March 29, 2012 Simple Assault, 36th and Prospect Streets, 1:24 a.m. A student reported that while seated in the rear seat of a taxi cab the driver turned around and began rubbing her...

DPS Blotter

By Sports Editor April 5, 2012

Thursday, March 29, 2012 Simple Assault, 36th and Prospect Streets, 1:24 a.m. A student reported that while seated in the rear seat of a taxi cab the driver turned around and began rubbing her...

Fire Breaks Out in Burleith

By Lauren Weber October 29, 2011

A fire broke out Sunday around 3 a.m. at 1930 37th Street. Six fire trucks and at least two ambulances responded to the scene, along with the standard Metropolitan Police Department deployment. MPD taped...

No DPS Report of Robbery

By Kelly Church October 25, 2011

The Department of Public Safety did not report a robbery at gunpoint that took place five blocks from campus last month to the campus community. On Sept. 25 at about 1:22 a.m., the suspect approached...

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