| JANUARY, 1998 | SAFETY AND JUSTICE |
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| 103 | Miller | Reported Crimes in DC
Decrease 19% in '97--belatedly reflects national trends--homicide down 24% |
| 103 | Editor | When
Prosecutors Won't Prosecute--not following up WASA worker fraud, food stamp
trafficking |
| 106 | Locy | Ex-DC Officer Gets Probation for Lying--re accidental shooting
of motorist he claimed was self-defense |
| 107 | Thompson | DC Female Inmates
Confront Separation From Family as Transfers Begin (to CT, TX)--most single
moms |
| 108 | Thompson | DC Prison Supervisor Reinstated--suspension evidence
ruled insufficient--re overtime pay, bad actions |
| 108 | Locy | ATF to Help DC Probe Arson
Fires--city investigators to get training, trial assistance |
| 110 | Editor | Call This Justice? class-action
sex harrassment suit protects workers against other court sentences |
| 115 | Miler/Locy | Rooting Out Public Corruption a Top Priority for New US
Attorney Wilma Lewis--to reach out to area activists |
| 115 | Staff | Lawyer (Tuohey) to Lead DC
Council Probe of Police--in addtion to DC IG, and US Attorney's office |
| 116 | Williams | DC
Council Members (Evans, Patterson) Defend Independent Police Probe (for $490K) by
Tuohey |
| 123 | Locy | Soulsby Friend (Stowe) to Aid (Federal) Probe of DC Police;
embezzlement, extortion, now wire fraud |
| 124 | Editor | A DC Police Probe Question:
was Soulsby 'other person' in wire fraud re use of luxury apt for police 'sting'? |
| 124 | Escobar | DC's
Effort to Rescue (Crime-ridden) Neighborhood (Petworth/Park View)--multi-agency task force
used |
| 124 | Fernandez | Trying to Keep DC Teens from Further Trouble--probation
officers to team with police to find violators |
| 125 | Thompson | Dozens (40+) Seek Top DC
Police Job--Some Decide Not to--Interim Chief Proctor, FBI official apply |
| 126 | Fernandez | In SE,
Residents Cautiously Optimistic--some notice crime drop: homicides down from 396 to 301 in
'97 |
| 126 | Pan | Police Get Partial Credit for Steep Drop in Slayings:
DC,301v396; PG,83v142; Fairfax, 16v14; MC, 22v13 |
| 130 | Thompson | DC Police Captain
(Swope) Named Commander of Homicide Squad--no experience in homicide |
| 131 | Thompson | (Police) Officer Was Recalled (by Chief Proctor) While
Traveling (to Mexico for vacation) with Barry |
| FEBRUARY, 1998 |
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| 201 | Thompson | Panel Delivers
Recommendations on Sentencing City's Violent Offenders--fixed terms, serve 85%
time |
| 206 | Thompson | Barry to Narrow Field of Police Chief Candidates--frm 49
to 10--will include outsiders as many want |
| 208 | Thompson | Police Task Force Closes
Only 8 of 107 Old DC Killings--officials admit chances getting dimmer |
| 214 | Thomas-Lester | DC's Acting Police Chief Ousts 3 District
Commanders --cites citizen dissatisfaction, perceived performance |
| 215 | Howie (ltr) | One
Prison Too Many: Clarksburg activists oppose new 900-bed jail in Montgomery Coiunty as
unneeded |
| 217 | Thompson | Barry Demands Answers in Ouster of Police
Commanders--community leaders angry |
| 217 | Thompson | DC Lawmakers Join
Protest of Ousting Police Cmdrs--Chavous, Thomas, etc. claim no good reason given
|
| 218 | Editor | The Ax-Wielding Interim Chief--Proctor's 'out-of-blue'
decision needs to be explained to public |
| 219 | Escobar/Loeb | Interim DC Police Chief
Defends Dismissals--was told not to be 'caretaker'--claims 'we can do better' |
| 220 | Thompson | (Ward
7) Residents Lash Out at DC Police Chief--at SE Church Mtg--object to secrecy as
unfair |
| 221 | Editor | The Case of the Missing Car(s)--amazed that DC-impounded
cars are vandalized, stolen |
| 221 | Thompson | Proctor, Ex-LA Chief
Among 7 Finalists (of 49)--Proctor only insider, woman,-- incl. Oakland, Detroit,
Portland |
| 221 | King | A Call to the Police--Proctor's brush-off of criticism ignores
major symbol of home rule--citizen control |
| 222 | Escobar/etc. | Calm Amid the Storm:
Interim DC Police Chief Proctor Defends Activist Role, undeterred by criticism |
| 223 | Loeb | Tangled
Power Structure Complicates DC Search for Police Chief;Barry vs Harlan, |
| 225 | Pan | Crime and
Police Complaints Plummet in Pr. George's--homicides down 42%, complaints down
too |
| 226 | Thompson | DC Must Stop Sending Inmates to Ohio Prison--Court says
City failed to cull violent ones--must comply |
| 227 | Thompson | 5 DC Police Officers
Complain of Retaliation--docked pay, bad assignments (7thDistrict = dumping
grnd) |
| 228 | Editor | Looking Safer in Pr. George's--community policing, better
cops, etc. make County even more attractive |
| MARCH, 1998 |
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| 301 | Wexler ltr | The Next Police Chief for
DC--need a true ldr, not $-throwing: Boston =282,SanDiego=586,DC=155
caps/cop |
| 305 | Loeb/Wheeler | No Answer from Proctor--Police Chief stonewalls
Council on explaining ousting of 3 senior officers |
| 312 | Fernandez | Business Owners to Join
War on Drugs--Anacostians agree not to sell certain related items to kids |
| 312 | Staff | Norton
Seeks Corrections Funding--need $94.7M to fix 'discrepancy' produced 'unanticipated
costs' |
| 313 | Williams | Cropp Pushing Ahead on Sentencing Rules--call special
session to reverse Council's rejection |
| 314 | Thompson | DC Police Patrols Called
Insufficient--Dept says most officers still not assigned to street |
| 316 | Slevin | DC
Juvenile Facility Begins Needed Overhaul--Oak Hill Youth (detention) Center long overdue for
fix-up |
| 318 | Williams | DC Council Endorses US Sentencing Policies--by 9 to
4--critics say city is forefeiting its power |
| 318 | Staff | DC Report 22% Drop in
Crime--in last nine months from yr before: homicides down from 266 to 188 |
| 319 | Editor | Council
Steps Up--instead of 'hot-dogging'-- voted 9 to 4 for sentencing, 11 to 1 against residency
reqmts |
| 319 | Staff | Senators (Faircloth and Hutchison) Urge DC Malpractice
Limits--threaten to intervene if Board doesn't |
| 321 | Miller | Soulsby Blocked Key Audit,
Suit Says--ex-chief accused of shielding friend from audit of Stowe's accounts |
| 322 | Staff | From
Across US, Five Finalists Left for Police Chief Job--Proctor + San Jose, Detroit,New Orleans,
Chicago |
| 324 | Thompson | Three Still in Running for DC Police Chief: New Orleans,
Chicago, Interim Chief Proctor |
| 324 | Thomas-Lester | DC Police Fail to Use
$11 M in Funds--still lack needed equipment--lots of finger-pointing--grants
missed |
| 324 | Staff | Group Fights Contract for Ohio Prison--families claim prison
not safe--20 stabbed in 10 months |
| 325 | Editor | Help Wanted: A Police
Manager--$11M in crime-fighting funds unspent, etc.: no top-flight managers |
| 325 | Powell | $3.2
Million to Cut Crime by Youths is Unspent--Justice Dept freezes DC grant funds--records
unacceptable |
| 328 | Thompson | Half of Officers Lack Firearm Certification--Barry and
Evans blame Proctor--officers behind in training |
| 330 | Staff | Citizens' Panel to Question (3
final) Police Chief Candidates, make recommendation to Barry |
| 330 | Editor | Can DC
Cops Shoot Straight--problem found by Council probe--need an on-the-ball police
chief |
| 330 | Thompson | Security Chief for Barry Cites 'Suspicions'--unscheduled
stops raise 'ethical concerns'--Barry sez political |
| 331 | Vise | Leading Police Chief Candidate
Withdraws--after attack by Faircloth as old 'insider'--and $40K pay raise |
| APRIL, 1998 | |
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| 401 | Thompson | Police Target Drug
Market--Again--latest initiative follows more than a decade of futility |
| 402 | Staff | Finance
Chief Named for City Police--EW Coard veteran of DC Office of FInance and
Treasury |
| 402 | Thompson | DC Offers Chief's Job to Chicagoan--Deputy Chief
Charles Ramsey just missed Chief's job there |
| 403 | Thompson | No Quick Fixes (New)
Police Chief Says--plans systemic review, real mgmt changes, now dysfunctional |
| 403 | Editor | District's New Police Chief--gotta assemble first-class team,
have free hand and backing of city--big test |
| 404 | King | What the New Chief Needs to
Know--back-channels can be useful--get Mrs. Barry to watch over Mayor |
| 405 | Masters/Shear | As
Suburbs Surge, Violence Tags Along--crime rates stable or down thruout metro area: PG and DC
very high |
| 405 | Thompson | A Defining Moment--1965 murder of childhood pal
committed new police chief to community policing |
| 407 | Staff | DC Council Member Patterson
Opposes Raises for Corrections personnel (to fed stds)--others left out |
| 409 | Staff | Q and A
with City's New Police Chief Ramsey: 'I answer to the public--that's always been my
attitude' |
| 409 | Slevin | Police Gain a High-Tech Edge--computers in squad cars to
speed information flow--177 laptops by mid-yr |
| 412 | Staff | Two DC Inmates Indicted in
Killings in Ohio Medium Security Prison housing 1600 DC inmates from Lorton |
| 416 | Thompson | Lorton Complex to Receive $7.1 M Overhaul--now only
4264 inmates--prison to close in 2001 |
| 419 | Powell | Showing Dubious Progress is a
Deadly City: 60.4dead/100Kpopn, 2x NY, Philly: 87% black kids 18-24 |
| 420 | Thompson | Big
Problems in the Precincts: New DC Police Chief to face crisis in Eqpmt, Bldgs--maintenance
terrible |
| 421 | Thompson | Ramsey Vows Quick Change in DC Police to DC Council,
activists |
| 421 | Editor | A Fresh Start for a New Chief: expect professionalism,
leadership, know-how--needs city's support |
| 422 | Thompson | Ramsey:'A New
Beginning'--police chief sworn in after unanimous DC Council vote--$150K base
salary |
| 423 | Powell | Barry Has Concerns About Chief's Contract--worries that
Control Board has too much authority over him |
| 423 | Pan | Police Union Assails
FBI--editorial urges Pr. George's Officers not to assist agents, who helped PG
police |
| 424 | Staff | Panel Clears Ex-Member of Barry Security Detail |
| 425 | Editor | Give
the Chief a Contract--trying to find wording that will allow MOU group to continue in
force |
| 429 | Editor | Too Much Police Moonlighting--1800 of 3600 have secondary
employment--a legitimate concern |
| 430 | Thompson | City Paying for Police at
MCI Center--angering DC Officials--Boston, Philly, Baltimore all paid by
stadiums |
| 430 | Vise | Congress Moves to Strip Barry's Police Authority--Faircloth
amendment tacked onto another bill--'done deal' |
| MAY,
1998 |
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| 501 | Staff | Plan for City Police (from Faircloth) Angers Council Candidates
Brazil, Evans, and Chavous |
| 506 | Staff | DC Police Say Fines for
Unlicensed Driving Too Lenient--only $75 (others higher)--1000 caught per month |
| 509 | Thompson | Chief Sketches Plan to Reform Police--Ramsey will bring
outsiders, community policing, fix facilities |
| 510 | Thomas-Lester | DC Police Ballistics
Backlog Criticized: 1993 gift from ATF underutilized--backlog of 2500 bullets/casings
|
| 512 | Thomas-Lester | Police Official Wants Gun Analysis Finished re high
profile Starbucks Slayings--part of big backlog |
| 512 | Staff | DC Chief to Hire Illinois State
Police Director as an asst chief, former member of Chicago police--w/Ramsey |
| 520 | Fernandez | DC Homicide Unit Senses Turnaround--new boss cites
better morale, closure rate: 34 of 93 so far in '98 |
| 530 | Thompson | 93 DC Police Officers on
Payroll, Off Job:--average almost one year on paid administrative leave |
| JUNE, 1998 | |
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| 602 | Thompson | Police
Woes Outlined--poor maintenance, eqpt, 911 staff--need 200 cars/yr;3-6 mos repair
time |
| 604 | Editor | Ticket Writers and Quotas--90/day goals closely watched--agrees new and fairer
system needed |
| 604 | Fernandez | DC (Police) Chief to Recruit Officers
Nationwide--as done elsewhere: Gainer (ExecOps)/Morrison (PR) aboard |
| 610 | Staff | Chicagoan
(Nola Joyce) to Head Police Planning Unit--she was an administrator Illinois Dept Corrections
|
| 612 | Staff | DC Police Officers Now Certified to Carry Guns--periodic firearms tests
completed 2 mos after lapse noted |
| 617 | Thompson | DC Police Chief Wants Recruits with
Degrees, not just HS diplomas--pushing training, repairs, pay, equip. etc. |
| 618 | Thompson | DC
Police Begin 'Roll Calls without Walls' as summer initiative to raise officers' visibility in
communities |
| 619 | Staff | (MOU) Committee on Police Gets new name,
scope: to be broader Criminal Justice Coordinating Council |
| 622 | Editor | Crime
Chaos in Prince George's--38,200 warrants unprocessed due to feud between Cnty Exec and
sheriff |
| 622 | Lengel | Hello, We're the Police--DC Officers reaching out a door at a time in new
door-to-door citizen contact |
| 624 | Lee/Weil | Slow Response, Abuse of Leave Cited at DC
911: many of 249,373 calls in 5 mos (!) get slow or no answer |
| 624 | Editor | Calling 911:
'Anybody There?'--DC gotta crackdown: no room for rude workers or sick leave
abusers |
| 626 | Pan | A Sheriff's Office in Disarray--feud between PG's Curry and Aluisi blamed for
backlog of warrants |
| 627 | Staff | 3rd District Police Commander Ousted--was
promoted in Feb when Acting Chief Proctor ousted three |
| 630 | Editor | Policing the
DC Police--misconduct still high: 1146 adverse actions for 3600 cops; 1/100 face criminal chgs
|
| JULY, 1998 |
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| 701 | Thompson | DC
Police Chief Targets Miscondouct Probes--1100 charges in 1997:many 'substandard if not
negligent' |
| 707 | Pan | Pr.George's Sheriff Aluisi to Retire in January--budget feud with
Curry hobbles office--huge warrant backlog |
| 708 | Harris/Williams | DC Council Targets
Prostitution--90-day emergency law gives police wider powers, 10-day jail, $300
fine |
| 709 | Staff | Police Chief Ramsey hires Civilian Personnel Director--ex-bank
VP comes from Richmond, VA |
| 711 | Thompson | Community Policing Effort
Still 'Uneven', Chief Says--due to lack of resources, training, leadership |
| 712 | Fernandez | DC
Poised to Run Out Prostitutes--Police get boost from new emergency law passed by
Council |
| 713 | Thompson | Chief Hits the Streets--Ramsey and Exec Asst Gainer
make arrests, help motorists--for fun--keep in touch |
| 722 | Salmon | DC Efforts to Stop 'Slug'
Pick-ups Anger Commuters--riders make cars eligible for HOV lanes |
| 723 | Salmon | Ramsey
Vows to Find New Sites for Commuter 'Slug" lines--carpoolers, Rep. Moran resist
changes |
| 725 | Salmon | Ramsey Picks New Spot for Slugs--VA commuters unhappy
with change |
| 726 | Fernandez | DC Police Chief Reviewing Off-duty Gun Rule--after
officer shoots officer outside nightclub |
| 728 | Thompson | Ohio, DC Losing Faith in
Privately Run Prison--shutdown weighed in wake of escapes, inmate complaints |
| 728 | Thompson | DC Police Chief Assigns 20 (limited duty, desk job)
Officers to Help 911 System following IG report |
| 730 | Pan | Curry Moves to Cut Backlong of
Unserved PG Arrest Warrants--quarrel with sheriff's office continues |
| 731 | Editor | In Ohio,
but still the District's--still up to DC to properly qualify DC inmate security risk (re Youngstown
escapes) |
| AUGUST, 1998 |
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| 802 | Staff | EPA Fines
DC Corrections Department $169K for hazardous waste at Lorton |
| 802 | DeFrank ltr | Why
Citizens Need to Police the Police--DC Council passes bill for civilian review of police
misdeeds |
| 804 | Thompson | DC Chief Won't Move Commuter 'Slug' Line
S of Constitution Ave--1000 involved in inpromptu car pools |
| 809 | Pan | Prince
George's Prosecutor Put on Defensive--office criticized for inexperienced lawyers |
| 811 | Staff | Attorney
General Reno Orders Review of Ohio Prison Where DC Inmates Escaped |
| 812 | Staff | 200 DC
Inmates in Ohio Prison to be Transferred to Other Sites--fed or VA state prisons |
| 819 | Staff | DC Dept
of Corrections kept $511K owed to released/deceased inmates, says DC IG |
| 819 | Thompson | Chief
Ramsey Urges Limits on Officers' Outside Work--ban jobs at bars/strip clubs, amend 24-hr
gut-toting law |
| 821 | Editor | Changing Public Safety Laws: Control Bd must
act if Council won't on Ramsey proposals--re off-duty copsetc. |
| 822 | Editor | Superior
Court Woes: ran out of money to pay court-appt'd lawyers, supplies. gotta fix--blame goes
around |
| 823 | White | Police Ticket-writers Told to Be Slower, Nicer, drop 90-per-day quota---15,000
new meters now installed! |
| 827 | Pae | So. VA (Sussex) Prison to Get 1300 DC Inmates
from Lorton @$62/day--150 mi frm DC--speed up closing |
| SEPTEMBER, 1998 |
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| 903 | Slevin | DC Superior Court Can't Pay
$5.6M in Bills (over $108M budget)--Judge blames fed takeover, not poor mgmt |
| 903 | Mathews | Lives of DC Kids Improve--Study finds infant deaths -13%;
kids murdered - 14%; juvenile crime -15% |
| 903 | Mathews (cont) | Lives of DC
Teenagers Still Risky: 32% carried wpns; 35% into alcohol; 71% had sex--38% with 4+
others |
| 903 | Miller | New US Atty for DC, Wilma Lewis --tough outsider follows
Holder--50 new attys prosecute fed/local crimes |
| 909 | Thompson | Ramsey Prepares to
Overhaul Police--'from top to bottom'--OK'd by Control Bd. Consultant plans
ignored |
| 909 | Thompson(cnt) | Ramsey Police Plan to focus on decentralization,
accountability: problems 'systemic'--others say cultural |
| 910 | Thompson | Ramsey Details DC Police
Plan: bureaus gone, 3 new reg'n'l opns cntrs; more civilian bosses, local units |
| 911 | Slevin | Receivership Sought for DC Oak Hill Youth Prison--lawyers
say neglect needs 'drastic and rapid change' |
| 913 | Editor | Another Overhaul--5th police
reorganization in 8 yrs--crime-weary city needs to see if Ramsey can deliver |
| 914 | Fernandez | Police
Told Not to Use DC Prostitution Law--US Atty says new emergency law 'won't work in
court' |
| 918 | Fernandez | DC Police Chief Announces New Leaders--Ramsey
promotes 11, demotes 4 from within, Proctor retires |
| 919 | Fernandez | DC Police Chief's Top
Deputy Punished for Minor Crash--but suspension rule called too strict by Ramsey |
| 928 | Slevin | Federal GAO Audit of DC Superior Court Ordered by
Congress--$5.6M in unpaid bills, mainly to lawyers |
| OCTOBER,
1998 |
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| 1003 | Editorial | Shorting DC's Courts--lots of blame for
shortfall--courts and Congress--but lawyers should be promptly paid |
| 1003 | Miller | DC Curfew
(for teenagers 16-) Gets Another Chance--Full Appeals Court to review 3-judge split decision
|
| 1007 | Thompson | Probe Finds 65 Cases of DC Police Misdeeds--Council Panel Urges Policy
Changes--Chief cries 'rehash' |
| 1010 | Cohn | DC Police Drop Rule on Charging Festival
Fees--groups billed for security services (viz $70K to Taste of DC) |
| 1011 | Fountain | DC
Protesters Call for End to INS Raids -- claiming 'no human being is illegal'--unfair targeting of
Latinos |
| 1012 | Staff | DC Court System Lauded for Management Practices re TQM, by Council of State
Gov'ts |
| 1017 | Thomas-Lester | DC, MD Suburbs Join in Probe of
Slayings--PG and Montgomery Counties work with DC detectives |
| 1019 | Thompson | Ohio
Sours on Prison Managed by Private Firm--DC inmates in troubled facility--too much crime
inside |
| 1022 | Staff | Senate Confirms 3 Judges for Superior Court--Kravitz, Greene sail thru, Broderick
took record two years |
| 1024 | Thompson | Control Board Gives, Weeks after Taking
Away--adds six contractor guards to Barry's security detail |
| 1025 | Staff | Mayoral
Candidates (Schwartz and Williams) Do Not Back Fed Prison in Ward 8 |
| 1026 | Thompson | Police
Chief Using Few Ideas from Consultants' Report--Booz-Allen effort challenged as
'superficial' |
| 1028 | Slevin | Attorneys Still Waiting for ($4.1M) Pay from DC
Courts--funds OK'd but not dispersed--defense of indigents |
| 1029 | Pan | DC, PG
County Forge Alliance Against Crime--fed funded plan to link deputized cops--still no radio
commo |
| 1029 | Thompson | Rehired DC Police Still at Desks, Not on
Streets--defeating aim of DC Council committee (Evans) bill |
| 1030 | Staff | Pay
Authorized for Court-Appointed Lawyers--money released by OMB--federal agency cutting
checks |
| NOVEMBER, 1998 | |
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| 1103 | Slevin | Delays
at Oak Hill School Irk Judge: claims receivers make no progress at detention center after 2
mos |
| 1106 | Sipress | Officials Split on Bridge Action--5 1/2 hr shut down of major Wilson bridge by
Chief Ramsey questioned |
| 1108 | Thompson | DC Police Solve Few Burglaries--closure
rate of 5% vs 14% nationally, 28% Fairfax, 27% Boston, etc. |
| 1111 | Thompson | Despite Rule, Officer to Go with Barrys to Bermuda after African trip--hosts say
only threat is from rain |
| 1114 | Thompson | Ignored for a Year, $15M '96 (new eqpt)
Grant Now Being Spent by DC Police--prodded by Rep. Taylor |
| 1115 | Leen, et al | DC
Police Lead Nation in Shootings -lack of training, supervision lead to stats 2x to 4x over other
big cities |
| 1115 | Leen, et al
(cont) | DC Police Shootings: 6.3/10K violent crimes, but 2/1000 arrests
for violent crimes, 2.3/1000 police officers |
| 1115 | Sipress | Bridge
Flap Bares Strain Between DC, suburbs--VA,MD fault DC police--only tiny part of span in
DC! |
| 1117 | Staff | Police Officials (fired under Proctor) Sue Over Forced Retirement--citing 'reckless
disregard' |
| 1117 | Editor | Police Gunplay--new chief gotta 'get rid of
deadwood that let calamity befall once excellent police force' |
| 1118 | Lengel | Latinos,
Ramsey Discuss Relations with Police--want more biligual cops, less abuse...numbers growing
(70K?) |
| 1119 | Thompson | Ohio Issues Restraining Order for Prison
Firm (holding DC prisoners)--facility control can't be changed |
| 1121 | Editor | The Price
of Police Failures--current force product of mediocre mgmt, poor training--enforce stricter stds
|
| 1121 | Staff | Deputy Corrections Chief Thomas fired for approving thousands in overtime pay
before time worked |
| 1121 | Miller | DC Police Chief to Take Action against Police
Violence--Ramsey concerned by Post stories |
| 1124 | Reid | Metro
Transit Police Have Quotas--are writing more tickets: 26,500 in 10 mos |
| 1124 | Thompson | 2
Federal Prisons Sought for DC Inmates--1200 beds for low-security, 1000 for minimum
security |
| 1129 | Staff | 250 More Police to Continue Transfer of 400 to Patrols in December--continuing
Ramsey plan |
| 1129 | Dash/Sheehan | '21st and Vietnam'--The Making of Teen
Killers--87% of DC murder victims are black, 18-24 yrs old |
| DECEMBER,
1998 |
|---|
| 1204 | Staff | Dead Man's Identity Was Lost for Two Years at DC
Morgue--buried with unidentified--police goof |
| 1205 | Wheeler | Federal Drug Office Boosts
Effort to Cut Sales Near DC-MD Line--$270K for cross-border Proj CLEAN |
| 1205 | Thompson | DC
Prisoner Transfers Faulted--fed rpt links assaults to mistakes by city, Ohio prison in classifying
inmates |
| 1208 | Staff | Rep Tom Davis Seeks Review of Trustees Report on Corrections
Dept problems with CCA contractor |
| 1209 | Staff | Former Montgomery County
Offical to Lead DC Corrections Dept--Devon Brown replaces Moore |
| 1210 | Thompson | Report Galvanizes DC Prison Critics--Ohio facility had
inadequate staff training, security, ed opportunites |
| 1212 | Editor | DC Department of
Incorrections--taxpayers paying for flawed contract with CCA--inmate abuse probed
|
| 1216 | Horwitz | Police to Step Up (double) Firearms Training--also aim to
better monitor police shootings, ban blackjacks |
| 1216 | Lipton (cont) | Council also passes bill
to improve legal operations, probation officer authority, funds for ANCs |
| 1219 | Thompson | DC
Sues Private Prison Firm (CCA) in Contract Dispute--failed to protect/defend city in two
lawsuits |
| 1219 | Miller | Ex-DC Employee (of Fire Dept) Admits Role in Kickback
Scheme for $300K in never-delivered supplies |
| 1223 | Thompson | For Incoming Mayor--a
Changing of the Guard--Williams, police seek to avoid Barry's security excesses |
| 1224 | Editor | Police, Not Personal Servants--DC residents want mayor/family
protected--not another imperial family |
| 1228 | Staff/AP | Crime at Lowest in Decades,
Survey Finds--violent crime rate down to 39/1000 from 48/1000 in 1973 |
| 1229 | Horwitz | 5 Men
Slain in DC in 5 Days--but homicides down from 301 in '97 to 260 in '98 (no longer murder
capital) |
