Mayor Fenty Breaks Ground on Eastern High School Modernization. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, Executive Director of the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization (OPEFM) Allen Y. Lew and Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells held a ground breaking to announce extensive modernization work on Eastern Senior High School. Read more >>
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Mayor Fenty Swears in New Class of MPD Officers. Mayor Fenty and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier swore 30 new police officers into duty. The officers will serve neighborhoods across the District.
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Arrest Made in the Rufina Hernandez Murder Case. Mayor Fenty and Police Chief Cathy Lanier announced an arrest in the homicide of Rufina Hernandez, who was shot to death during the commission of a robbery of her store Saturday, November 7, 2009. Read more >>
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Fenty Administration Opens Innovative New Bike Lane. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans and District Department of Transportation (DDOT) Director Gabe Klein and members of the biking community held a ribbon-cutting in celebration of the District’s new pilot program, a protected bicycle lane on 15th Street, NW.Read more >>
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Arrest Made in Connection With Shooting Death of Columbia Heights Youth. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Cathy Lanier, Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham and detectives from MPD's Homicide Branch Special Victims Unit announced that an arrest was made in the shooting death of a 9-year-old Columbia Heights youth.Read more >>
Fenty Administration Launches New DOES Work Readiness Initiative Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, joined by District Department of Employment Services Director Joseph P. Walsh, announced a workforce pilot program targeted at putting young adults ages 18 through 24 on the path to new career opportunities.
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MPD Kicks Off All Hands on Deck Phase VII Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier announced the start of All Hands on Deck (AHOD) Phase VII. All Hands on Deck is an initiative in which all available officers will be on duty and on patrol throughout the city. The presence of the officers is to promote effective community relations with the use of information sharing.
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