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District Aims for Safer Streets

By Kylie Mohr April 16, 2013

The District of Columbia Department of Transportation and the Georgetown Business Improvement District are examining different options to improve pedestrian safety in response to growing pedestrian...

Man Arrested for Unlawful Entry

By Hiromi Oka February 14, 2013

The Department of Public Safety arrested a man for unlawful entry after he attempted to burglarize university townhouses on the 3700 block of Prospect St. yesterday afternoon. According to DPS Chief...

Public Disservice Alert

By The Editorial Board February 12, 2013

Two dark-skinned black males, average weight, average height. One has dreadlocks and was seen wearing high-top sneakers; the other was wearing a hooded jacket with yellow and blue. This is the gist...

We’re Number 3! We’re Number 3!

By Michelle Cassidy and Michelle Cassidy October 1, 2012

Hope you look good in bronze, because D.C. was just named the third best city in America by Businessweek. D.C. pulled in a third place finish, behind Seattle at number 2 and San Francisco at number...

DPS Blotter

By DPS Blotter September 14, 2012

Friday, Sept. 6, 2012 Suspicious Person, Reiss Science Building, 1:02 p.m. The Department of Public Safety received a report of a man soliciting money from students. The man was identified, apprehended...

DelMonaco to Step Down

By Sarah Kaplan June 4, 2012

Rocco DelMonaco, vice president for university safety and chief of the Department of Public Safety, informed the university that he will be stepping down from his position at Georgetown on June 30. According...

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...

GOCard Update Has Compromised Safety

By The Editorial Board March 16, 2012

Increased vulnerability is not an acceptable price for a community to pay for renovations. During spring break, the university began updating the machines that scan GOCards, which are required for...

Campus Alert System Test Goes According to Plan

By Pavan Rajgopal January 12, 2012

The Office of University Safety successfully conducted its biannual test of the HOYAlert and Campus Alert systems on Wednesday afternoon. The tests are aimed at familiarizing the university community...

Student Robbed at Knifepoint

By Sarah Kaplan November 19, 2011

A student was robbed at knifepoint on the 1800 block of 38th Street at 9:10 p.m. Saturday, according to the Department of Public Safety. A Public Safety Alert emailed to the campus community Sunday...

Questioning Driver Safety

By Nick Fedyk October 25, 2011

Last week at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 15 IndyCar drivers involved in a horrific accident on the 11th lap. 14 survived. Dan Wheldon did not. The video is brutal to watch. Drivers crash into walls,...

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