Posts tagged Mpd
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MPD unsuccessfully pursued charges in October 2008 death
When they discovered that the driver who killed 85-year-old Charles Schwartz in October 2008 was using a cell phone, MPD aggressively pursued charges, but the law and a grand jury stymied prosecution. Keep reading…
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Mendelson: “We’re being too easy on drivers” who kill
At Friday’s oversight hearing on the Metropolitan Police Department, Councilmember Phil Mendelson asked some tough questions about prosecution against drivers who kill pedestrians or cyclists. The exchange starts at 4:53:45 on this video recording. Mendelson asked about a particular incident where a driver killed a pedestrian on Wisconsin Avenue while allegedly… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Monarchy yields to democracy
USDOT dethrones king car; Metro morsels; Many ideas, none great; Don’t try to walk in PW; Not the employee lot; MV Square farmers market raided; Make some art for Columbia Heights. Keep reading…
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Brunch links: Silly governments and parking
Bad economy means parking lot; Not what we mean by maximums; Smarter parker; Metro needs fixing, still safest; OK, we preserved enough?; “Tarnished my respect for the police a bit”; The Martians of PG don’t mind. Keep reading…
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Government driver hits pedestrian, MPD gives victim a ticket
A US Diplomatic Security Service vehicle hit Daily Caller employee Sean Medlock, the site reports, and while Medlock was in the hospital, an MPD officer showed up to give him a ticket for jaywalking. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cry me a river, build a bridge
Ch-ch-ch-ch changes; Streets are for cars, dummies; A safer city; Too old to drive?; Distracted driver kills cyclist, pays $313; One road begins, another ends. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Spiral up, not down
Death spiral alert; Improve buses instead of creating new ones; Be Montgomery Planning Board Chair; Fairfax creates Dulles rail tax district; How to fight a project; Gun + snowballs = “inappropriate”; Let me off the plane. Keep reading…
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Scenes of Washington: Snowball fight!
A giant snowball fight broke out yesterday at 14th and U, and M. V. Jantzen was on hand to capture the fun. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Inadequate public policies
Cash for new clunkers; Carpooling recently illegal in Ontario; Inadequate for Elrich; Walking is transportation, even in Houston; Wheelchair users will get taxis; Performance parking is good for residents; One burglar down. Keep reading…
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Rock-throwers meet indifferent Metro employee
Groups of rowdy kids are getting in fights and throwing rocks in Hill East, on their way from school to the Potomac Avenue Metro. Keep reading…