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“MPD Statement on Response to Call for Service at the United States Institute of Peace”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Gemal Woods

Ed. Note: CNN reported:

“Personnel from the Department of Government Efficiency, accompanied by DC police officers, gained access to the US Institute of Peace Monday after being turned away last week.”

A reader writes: “We see & hear crazy things that are now a daily occurrence in our government, sadly. Today, March 17, the aforementioned action was taken at the US Institute of Peace on 22nd Street NW. We know current actions are very different from actions that we may have considered normal. There is no normal today! How and why is armed force being used in a non-Federal institution and much less on the streets of our city?! What does MPD and Mayor Bowser have to say in response to this action?

Have we crossed that imaginary line yet?”

From MPD:

“On Monday, March 17, 2025, at approximately 4 p.m., the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) was contacted by the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) regarding an ongoing incident at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), located at 2301 Constitution Ave, NW.

The USAO advised MPD that they had been made aware that at least one person was refusing to leave the property at the direction of the acting USIP President, who was lawfully in charge of the facility. (more…)

“Surveillance Video Leads to Arrest of Suspects in Eckington Shooting; Four Handguns Recovered”

By Prince Of Petworth


via MPD

From MPD:

“The Metropolitan Police Department announces the arrest of two suspects in a non-contact shooting that occurred in the Eckington neighborhood.

On Thursday, February 27, 2025, at approximately 1:51 p.m., Fifth District officers responded to the reports of sounds of gunshots in the 1700 block of 3rd Street, Northeast. Officers located evidence of a shooting and property damage but did not locate a shooting victim.

During the investigation on the scene, (more…)

“Seven Employers—Including American University, VIDA Fitness, Insomnia Cookies, and Others—Will Pay More than $860,000 to Workers & DC”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Emma K Alexandra

From the office of the DC Attorney General:

“Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced that Office of the Attorney General (OAG) successfully resolved seven investigations into employers suspected of violating DC laws protecting DC workers and key workplace rights. Under the terms of seven separate settlement agreements, these employers—including American University, VIDA Fitness, Insomnia Cookies, a medical staffing firm, a translation company, a café, and a dinner theater—will pay more than $860,000 to harmed workers and the District, and have agreed to reform their workplace practices. (more…)

“After Deadly Midair Collision Near DCA, Norton Urges DoD to Permanently Cease Helicopter Flights of Most VIPs in NCR”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton:

“After the midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) that killed 67 people, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) wrote Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth urging the Department of Defense (DoD) to permanently cease transporting VIPs in the National Capital Region (NCR) by helicopter, with exceptions for the president, vice president and in national emergencies.

“The convenience of government officials should not take precedence over aviation safety and the quiet enjoyment of residents of the NCR,” Norton wrote.

The full letter follows. (more…)

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