 The Public Safety Committee works with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) - the officers and leadership of the Third District and PSA 305 - and other community organizations, including: ANC 1B, Cardozo Shaw Neighborhood Association, LeDroit Park Civic Association, MidCity Business Association, Howard University Police, and neighbors to address public safety issues in the PSA 305 community. Chair: John Solomon
Email: publicsafety305@csnadc.org
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Written by CSNA
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Thursday, 13 November 2008 |
Over the last several months, CSNA and the Public Safety 305 Committee have had concerns over the number of police officers currently deployed to PSA 305 and the number of calls for service. According to data provided to CSNA by the Metropolitan Police Department's (MPD) Third District, over the 61 day period of September 12, 2008 to November 12, 2008, there were 2,382 calls for service within PSA 305; an average of 39 calls each day. A "call for service" or "radio run" is defined by MPD as any call that requires some sort of police action. MPD excludes calls for which no location could be identified (between 1 and 3% of all calls) and also Includes/Excludes calls to the Telephone Reporting Unit (reports taken over the phone).
CSNA and the community will discuss these numbers at CSNA'a November Membership meeting, Thursday, November 13, and at the December Public Safety 305 meeting, Tuesday, December 2. CSNA has also requested deployment numbers - the number of officers available and assigned - for PSA 305, and is awaiting that information from MPD.
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Written by CSNA
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Sunday, 27 January 2008 |
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 Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and Janice Quintana, director of the Office of Unified Communications, launched the new 311 phone number for government services from the Mayor’s Citywide Call Center today. 311 will replace 727-1000 as the number to reach the Mayor’s Citywide Call Center. The change follows best practices of other major cities including Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and Miami.
911 will remain as the number to call for all situations that require response from MPD or Fire EMS. The 311 number was previously used for police non-emergencies. By creating 311 as the number to reach the Mayor’s Citywide Call Center and sending all calls requiring public safety personnel response to 911 residents no longer have to worry whether their calls constitute an emergency. Residents can now use the Mayors’ Citywide Call Center to reach any agency in the government, request services such as trash pickup or smoke detector installation and connect directly to agency call centers such as the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). |
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Written by MPDC
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Tuesday, 30 January 2007 |
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At approximately 2:20 am, on Saturday, January 20, 2007, Metropolitan Police were called to the Smarta/Broadway Club, located at 1919 9th Street, NW, for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located 17-year-old Taleshia Ford, of the 1000 block of Jackson Street, NE, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the chest. She was taken to the Howard University Hospital and pronounced dead at 2:55 am. On January 29, 2007, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and Acting Chief of Police Cathy Lanier announced that, as a result of a subsequent investigation, an arrest warrant was obtained charging 19-year-old Jameil MacKabee of Silver Spring, Maryland with Murder One While Armed in the shooting death of Talisha Ford. He was arrested without incident at approximately noon on January 29, 2007 by members of the Capital Area Fugitive Task Force comprised of members of the United States marshal’s Service and the Metropolitan Police Department.
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Written by CSNA & MPDC
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Sunday, 07 January 2007 |
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, joined by Acting Police Chief Cathy Lanier, laid out his Administration’s strategy for optimizing the city’s community policing effort on Friday, January 5, 2007. Fenty has long believed in the intrinsic link between strong community policing and crime reduction. “I have walked every neighborhood in this great city and there was one theme that I heard in every ward, every block, and every town hall. This theme was the need for increased community policing, the need for accessible law enforcement presence,” said Mayor Fenty. “The call for increased police visibility has been heard loud and clear. Today, we address this crucial need.” During the first 100 hours of the Fenty Administration, Chief Lanier has already begun implementing plans to improve policing strategies. In the Third District, Patrol Service Area (PSA) officers are “adopting a block” or a park or other neighborhood institution on their beats, serving as the primary public safety liaison for the area. First District patrol officers have been spending at least two hours per tour on foot patrol. The Sixth District is implementing “Back to the Beat,” where officers assigned to the evening and “power” shifts are being deployed on foot, bicycle and motorcycle patrols in 32 small, geographical beats.
“I envision a city in which every resident – in every neighborhood – not only feels safe, but actually is safe,” said Lanier. “Members of the Command Staff have begun to implement programs to make this a lasting reality.”
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Thursday, 28 December 2006 |
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After nearly nine years at the helm of the MPDC, Chief Ramsey is stepping down as the longest serving chief since Home Rule in DC.
On December 28, 2006 - his last official day as chief of the Metropolitan Police Department - Charles H. Ramsey issued the following statement to the members of the Department: Nearly nine years ago, I came to Washington, DC, to be a part of something very special. I may have been an outsider at the time, but I was quickly and graciously welcomed by the many dedicated law enforcement professionals who make up the Metropolitan Police Department. My time with you has, without a doubt, been the most fulfilling of my 38-year career in law enforcement. When I came to the MPDC, I found a Department that had an idea of where it wanted to go, but needed some help in getting there. I found outstanding people who were frustrated by antiquated technology, vehicles and equipment. I found facilities that needed renovating, an organization that needed restructuring, and, perhaps most of all, an overall sense of organizational pride and purpose that needed to be restored. In meeting and talking with our members, I came to realize that the mission of the Department was intact, but that many obstacles lay in the way. Over the past eight-and-a-half years, I have worked tirelessly to overcome those obstacles and restore the pride of this great Department. Looking back, I believe we have made amazing progress. Today, the MPDC is stronger, more confident and better prepared to deal with the challenges that lie ahead. |
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