We have been sharing safety tips with you throughout this holiday season in our Daily Crime Reports. I would like to take a moment to share additional information with you, due to an increase in reports of stolen Smartphones and Bicycles during this season. Please take a moment to review the following safety tips to … More [MPD-5D] Theft Alert: Bicycles & Smartphones
1) Most home burglaries occur between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., so get in the habit of locking and covering all doors and windows whenever you go out. 2) Invest in high-quality, name-brand deadbolt locks for all exterior doors. 3) Make sure your burglar alarm system includes a loud inside alarm, detectors at all exterior … More Burglary Safety Tips from Adt.com
Dear Neighbors, this link contains the final court report for November 2010. This report contains a summary of all the arrests made by PSA 501 and the entire 5th District Police. Have a safe and happy holiday season. Geovani A. Bonilla 5D_Final_November_Court_Report1
DCPS announced the winning design for a new Dunbar High School. The final design shows school and field facilities swapping places. The new building will be on 1st St between N & O. In addition, O St will be rebuilt to connect 1st St to 3rd & New Jersey. Press Release Design Plans, via DCist … More Dunbar HS Redesign Award
Wednesday, December 15th at 7pm is the Metropolitan Police PSA 501 Public Safety meeting at the Harry Thomas Recreation Center. The recreation center is located at 1743 Lincoln Rd. NE. This is your opportunity to speak to our police sergeants and officers about community safety concerns. See you there.
Dear Bates Area Neighbors, A few of us are interested in starting a weekly walk around the neighborhood, as a way to get some exercise during the winter months and get to know your fellow neighbors. (You may have seen the flyer at the last BACA meeting.) Our original thought was to meet at the corner of … More Neighborhood Walks – Put on Your Walking Shoes….
I attended the JF Cook School property disposition hearing held at the Wilson Building this past Friday, 12/10/2010. I took some notes, that are just my notes, which I am sharing with you. These notes are NOT intended to be comprehensive and aren’t necessarily in chronological order. You are welcome to add comments, since I … More Notes from JF Cook School/LAYC hearing
Washington Post has an article again today on events at Dunbar High School that led an idealistic Teach For America volunteer to quit. I was shocked to read this article and know that just near me this school is such a mess, and worse is the fate of the teens there as a result. Thanks … More Dunbar teacher quits in desperation
According to the Post, last year’s principal is back and “Friends of Bedford” is out! Dunbar High`s private operator ousted; ex-principal to return By Bill Turque Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, December 8, 2010; 9:27 PM Interim D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson ousted the private, New York-based operator of Dunbar Senior High School on Wednesday, … More New twist in Dunbar saga
Please see this post from Angie Rogers from LAYC: Thanks to everyone who came out to the community meeting concerning Cook on Wednesday evening. It was the type of lively and intense discussion between people who admittedly don’t all agree on everything, but that lays the groundwork for open communication, and hopefully collaboration. We look … More LAYC Community Meeting: Thanks
Bates Area Civic Association 