The mayor previewed the proposal at a summit to discuss rising crime in the city but did not offer specifics.
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser said Wednesday that she plans to introduce legislation that would make it easier to detain certain people as they await trial — seeking to appear tough on crime as she prepares for a congressional hearing next week where House Republicans are expected to criticize city leaders for being too lenient on violent offenders.
The announcement came at a public safety summit in Southeast Washington, where the city’s top public officials gathered to discuss crime in Washington and the systems in place to combat it. The District is battling an increase, year over year, in almost every type of crime. Homicides, robberies and thefts were all up as of Monday compared with the same period in 2022, frustrating city officials.
Last week alone, a woman was shot and killed inside an apartment building in Northeast Washington, and police think the suspect is just 15 years old. A DoorDash driver was assaulted and carjacked in Southeast. A 7-Eleven clerk in Northwest looked up to see a man pointing a long gun at his face. Construction workers in the Trinidad neighborhood were robbed while framing a door.
D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee III, in an unusual move, opened his department’s weekly crime briefing to the public. His staff took the microphone, district by district, to brief him on recent crimes in their jurisdictions and the status of their investigations.A police captain said he obtained a custody order for the 15-year-old suspected of killing the woman in Northeast and is working with the U.S. Marshals Service to apprehend the teen.
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