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Mayor Bowser, Chief Smith Unveil Real Time Crime Center

The District has launched a new approach to investigating and monitoring crime: the Real Time Crime Center (RTCC). DC Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and MPD Chief Pamela Smith officially unveiled the center Monday, April 8 along with a new CameraConnect initiative which works to solicit community participation in the city’s crime prevention efforts. The center’s […]

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Climate activists want to keep the battle against Alaska’s Willow oil project alive | #alaska | #politics

Opponents of the Willow project gathered outside the Department of Interior during a protest Tuesday, March 21, 2023. The activists made noise with drums, bullhorns and whistles to try to disrupt a speech President Joe Biden delivered inside. (Riley Rogerson / ADN) WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden delivered remarks on Tuesday designating new national monuments […]

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DC Mayor Bowser’s anti-crime plan to target organized retail theft, open-air drug markets, masks

DC Mayor Bowser unveils new anti-crime plan D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a new anti-crime initiative Monday as violence across the District continues to climb. WASHINGTON – D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a new anti-crime initiative Monday as violence across the District continues to climb. READ MORE: ‘I just want him home’: DC woman pleads […]

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Mayor Bowser vetoes controversial new criminal code

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks with FOX 5 as she begins 3rd term D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser spoke with FOX 5 about the challenges the District is facing as she begins her third consecutive term in office. WASHINGTON – Mayor Muriel Bowser has vetoed a massive overhaul of the District’s criminal code, according to a […]

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