Crime

WHS Protects and Serves DC Animals in 2011

Submitted by Washington Humane Society, Washington Humane Society

Friday, December 30th, 2011, 3:22pm

WHS Protects and Serves DC Animals in 2011

2011 has been another busy year for our field services team, comprised of our Humane Law Enforcement (HLE) and Animal Care and Control Officers. To date, our field services division has responded to nearly 15,000 new calls, including over 1,300 cases of animal cruelty and neglect investigated by our HLE officers.

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PHOTOS: Kortneigh McCoy

Submitted by Ashley Jennings, Multi-platform Journalist

Sunday, November 6th, 2011, 5:26pm

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Report Says Teenage Crime Way Up In D.C.; Lack Of Youth Programs To Blame?

Submitted by Simon Landau, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011, 2:44pm

A few days ago, Scott McCabe of the Washington Examiner published an article reporting that teenage crimes in D.C. are way up thus far this year.

"The number of children under 18 arrested and charged with violent crimes -- homicide, rape and aggravated assault -- has risen 10 percent this year compared with last year," McCabe wrote. "Burglary arrests of juveniles jumped 90 percent, while thefts shot up 173 percent."

Read McCabe's entire story on the Examiner's website.

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Fourth DC Youth Who Escaped South Carolina Has Been Captured

Submitted by Simon Landau, Community Web Producer

Thursday, April 28th, 2011, 1:28pm

This story comes to us from Reggie Sanders:

Washington, DC -- The DC Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) announced that a youth under the agency’s supervision who escaped from a South Carolina placement center on April 20th was taken back into custody by the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force today without incident. The task force is made up of several state and local law enforcement agencies, including the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and the United States Marshals Service.

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VIDEO: Locals React To Rise In Dupont Burglaries, Some Say Recession Might Be Reason

Submitted by Simon Landau, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011, 9:33am

This past Sunday, Allison Klein of the Washington Post reported that "burglaries in the Dupont Circle area have more than tripled so far this year".

We hit the streets of Dupont to get local reaction about the staggering statistic.

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Man Who Committed Two Sexual Assaults in Dupont Circle Area Sentenced to Eleven Years in Jail

Submitted by Simon Landau, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010, 12:43pm

This was sent to us from the U.S. Attorney's Office:

Brandon B. Petty, 26, was sentenced today to eleven years in jail, followed by 20 years of supervised release, in connection with two sexual assaults of women he met through Craigslist, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.

Petty, of Washington, D.C., pled guilty July 30, 2010, to one count of assault with intent to commit first degree sexual abuse and one count of attempted first degree sexual abuse while armed. He was sentenced by the Honorable Lynn Leibovitz in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

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