Mayor Bowser to hold DC crime safety summit Wednesday
This latest summit will not be open to the public, but will instead highlight voices from DC's public safety sector, government agencies, and private organizations.
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This latest summit will not be open to the public, but will instead highlight voices from DC's public safety sector, government agencies, and private organizations.
Multiple DC Councilmembers, DC Police Chief Robert Contee, Attorney General Brian Schwalb and DC's Superior Court Chief Judge also participated in the summit.
Washington, D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser is asking for the public's input on how to tackle the rising crime rate in the district, and is even reportedly considering hiring more officers.
A desperate District mother pleading with carjackers to let her grab her baby before they drive away. Mourners on a Northeast sidewalk hit by a hail of deadly bullets outside a funeral service. A Virginia woman brutally slaughtered inside a New York Avenue hotel room. A homeless man stabbed to death in front of a family in the Petworth Neighborhood Library.
In 2020, Washington was at the forefront of the so-called Defund the Police movement that took hold following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis…