Per DC Crime Facts, Bowser has cut MPD’s budget for next year:

https://twitter.com/dccrimefacts/status/1689974927267332096

Plummeting prosecution rates by USAO were documented by Bowser admin in reports to the Council in 2017. Why were no alarms raised, hearings held, etc? This is obv well before covid, BLM, J6 and other things cited in this thread. USAOs change with administrations, the rate declined during Obama, Trump and Biden. Clearly there is an issue re: career prosecutors, not just Graves, although also a lack of oversight or push back from the top.

Graves has a pilot project in Chinatown, in the wake of his being summoned to the Hill and teams threatening to leave Cap One for VA. Strikingly, once he removed all prosecutorial discretion, the paper rate increased by almost 50% with NO CHANGES IN THE FACTORS HE HAS BLAMED FOR THE 67% no paper rate - same MPD, lab issues, budget, etc and suddenly they can bring LOTS of cases. WTAF is really going on? Why were Bowser, the Council, Graves and his predecessor all silent re: this issue? 67% of arrests not prosecuted is a BIG part of how we got here.

Anonymous wrote:The Mayor. It's the Mayor that runs the police force and every public safety agency in the District. If you are upset about somebody not doing enough, you should be upset about the city's Chief Executive.

Have you ever looked at Frumin's Twitter feed? He's spent more time doing photo-ops with workers at trendy Ward 2 restaurants than he's spent talking about the rising crime in Ward 3. Everyone I know who has e-mailed him about the issue has been ignored.

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Anonymous wrote:

Exxon at Connecticut & Nebraska robbed by 2 older teens tonight, at gunpoint, before 9pm. Clerk was pistol whipped and customer was also robbed.

Crickets from CM Frumin, again.

The Mayor. It's the Mayor that runs the police force and every public safety agency in the District. If you are upset about somebody not doing enough, you should be upset about the city's Chief Executive.

So Frumin should say nothing about a very violent crime that happened in his ward? Not a word? I mean, the bar for him is pretty low because he seems incapable of doing anything except posting selfies of himself on his bike.

Of course he should say something. But I don't know why you are busy calling him out while absolving the Mayor of responsibility here.

Mayor and Chief on July 10: Please, please, please vote for emergency crime bill.”

Frumin on July 11: “I'm grappling with the emergency bill.”

He’s a spineless coward.

Has he made *any* public safety statements?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Exxon at Connecticut & Nebraska robbed by 2 older teens tonight, at gunpoint, before 9pm. Clerk was pistol whipped and customer was also robbed.

Crickets from CM Frumin, again.

The Mayor. It's the Mayor that runs the police force and every public safety agency in the District. If you are upset about somebody not doing enough, you should be upset about the city's Chief Executive.

The mayor is very concerned about crime and wants to take a much harder stance on detaining, arresting and prosecuting. its the council that controls the crime bill (public embarrasement), council makes the final budget decisions-like funding more police officers etc... this is all on the ocuncil

And the defunding decisions, led by Allen in 2020, will take time to dig out from.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Exxon at Connecticut & Nebraska robbed by 2 older teens tonight, at gunpoint, before 9pm. Clerk was pistol whipped and customer was also robbed.

Crickets from CM Frumin, again.

The Mayor. It's the Mayor that runs the police force and every public safety agency in the District. If you are upset about somebody not doing enough, you should be upset about the city's Chief Executive.

So Frumin should say nothing about a very violent crime that happened in his ward? Not a word? I mean, the bar for him is pretty low because he seems incapable of doing anything except posting selfies of himself on his bike.

Of course he should say something. But I don't know why you are busy calling him out while absolving the Mayor of responsibility here.

Mayor and Chief on July 10: Please, please, please vote for emergency crime bill.”

Frumin on July 11: “I'm grappling with the emergency bill.”

He’s a spineless coward.

This bill passed, right? So the Mayor got what she wanted. What is she doing to reduce crime with the new resources and powers?

This. Lots and lots of this. We could have been doing this a year ago if not for the crazy Council.

“The suspects were aged 14, 15 and 16, Smith said. When she noted that one of them had been kept in juvenile detention instead of being sent home, applause gave way to cheers.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/08/08/pamela-smith-dc-chief-fight-crime/

Schwalb wasn’t cheering. He wanted people to remember the “costs” of pre-trail detention.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Exxon at Connecticut & Nebraska robbed by 2 older teens tonight, at gunpoint, before 9pm. Clerk was pistol whipped and customer was also robbed.

Crickets from CM Frumin, again.

The Mayor. It's the Mayor that runs the police force and every public safety agency in the District. If you are upset about somebody not doing enough, you should be upset about the city's Chief Executive.

The mayor is very concerned about crime and wants to take a much harder stance on detaining, arresting and prosecuting. its the council that controls the crime bill (public embarrasement), council makes the final budget decisions-like funding more police officers etc... this is all on the ocuncil

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Exxon at Connecticut & Nebraska robbed by 2 older teens tonight, at gunpoint, before 9pm. Clerk was pistol whipped and customer was also robbed.

Crickets from CM Frumin, again.

The Mayor. It's the Mayor that runs the police force and every public safety agency in the District. If you are upset about somebody not doing enough, you should be upset about the city's Chief Executive.

So Frumin should say nothing about a very violent crime that happened in his ward? Not a word? I mean, the bar for him is pretty low because he seems incapable of doing anything except posting selfies of himself on his bike.

Of course he should say something. But I don't know why you are busy calling him out while absolving the Mayor of responsibility here.

Mayor and Chief on July 10: Please, please, please vote for emergency crime bill.”

Frumin on July 11: “I'm grappling with the emergency bill.”

He’s a spineless coward.

This bill passed, right? So the Mayor got what she wanted. What is she doing to reduce crime with the new resources and powers?

This. Lots and lots of this. We could have been doing this a year ago if not for the crazy Council.

“The suspects were aged 14, 15 and 16, Smith said. When she noted that one of them had been kept in juvenile detention instead of being sent home, applause gave way to cheers.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/08/08/pamela-smith-dc-chief-fight-crime/

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Exxon at Connecticut & Nebraska robbed by 2 older teens tonight, at gunpoint, before 9pm. Clerk was pistol whipped and customer was also robbed.

Crickets from CM Frumin, again.

The Mayor. It's the Mayor that runs the police force and every public safety agency in the District. If you are upset about somebody not doing enough, you should be upset about the city's Chief Executive.

So Frumin should say nothing about a very violent crime that happened in his ward? Not a word? I mean, the bar for him is pretty low because he seems incapable of doing anything except posting selfies of himself on his bike.

Of course he should say something. But I don't know why you are busy calling him out while absolving the Mayor of responsibility here.

Mayor and Chief on July 10: Please, please, please vote for emergency crime bill.”

Frumin on July 11: “I'm grappling with the emergency bill.”

He’s a spineless coward.

This bill passed, right? So the Mayor got what she wanted. What is she doing to reduce crime with the new resources and powers?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Exxon at Connecticut & Nebraska robbed by 2 older teens tonight, at gunpoint, before 9pm. Clerk was pistol whipped and customer was also robbed.

Crickets from CM Frumin, again.

The Mayor. It's the Mayor that runs the police force and every public safety agency in the District. If you are upset about somebody not doing enough, you should be upset about the city's Chief Executive.

So Frumin should say nothing about a very violent crime that happened in his ward? Not a word? I mean, the bar for him is pretty low because he seems incapable of doing anything except posting selfies of himself on his bike.

Of course he should say something. But I don't know why you are busy calling him out while absolving the Mayor of responsibility here.

Mayor and Chief on July 10: Please, please, please vote for emergency crime bill.”

Frumin on July 11: “I'm grappling with the emergency bill.”

He’s a spineless coward.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Exxon at Connecticut & Nebraska robbed by 2 older teens tonight, at gunpoint, before 9pm. Clerk was pistol whipped and customer was also robbed.

Crickets from CM Frumin, again.

The Mayor. It's the Mayor that runs the police force and every public safety agency in the District. If you are upset about somebody not doing enough, you should be upset about the city's Chief Executive.

So Frumin should say nothing about a very violent crime that happened in his ward? Not a word? I mean, the bar for him is pretty low because he seems incapable of doing anything except posting selfies of himself on his bike.

Of course he should say something. But I don't know why you are busy calling him out while absolving the Mayor of responsibility here.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Exxon at Connecticut & Nebraska robbed by 2 older teens tonight, at gunpoint, before 9pm. Clerk was pistol whipped and customer was also robbed.

Crickets from CM Frumin, again.

The Mayor. It's the Mayor that runs the police force and every public safety agency in the District. If you are upset about somebody not doing enough, you should be upset about the city's Chief Executive.

So Frumin should say nothing about a very violent crime that happened in his ward? Not a word? I mean, the bar for him is pretty low because he seems incapable of doing anything except posting selfies of himself on his bike.

+1. He is literally on track to be the first Ward 3 CM to leave the ward in worse shape than when he took office.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Exxon at Connecticut & Nebraska robbed by 2 older teens tonight, at gunpoint, before 9pm. Clerk was pistol whipped and customer was also robbed.

Crickets from CM Frumin, again.

The Mayor. It's the Mayor that runs the police force and every public safety agency in the District. If you are upset about somebody not doing enough, you should be upset about the city's Chief Executive.

So Frumin should say nothing about a very violent crime that happened in his ward? Not a word? I mean, the bar for him is pretty low because he seems incapable of doing anything except posting selfies of himself on his bike.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Exxon at Connecticut & Nebraska robbed by 2 older teens tonight, at gunpoint, before 9pm. Clerk was pistol whipped and customer was also robbed.

Crickets from CM Frumin, again.

The Mayor. It's the Mayor that runs the police force and every public safety agency in the District. If you are upset about somebody not doing enough, you should be upset about the city's Chief Executive.

Anonymous wrote:

Exxon at Connecticut & Nebraska robbed by 2 older teens tonight, at gunpoint, before 9pm. Clerk was pistol whipped and customer was also robbed.

Crickets from CM Frumin, again.