Bryan Betancur was arrested Monday after videos of him touching women’s hair on the Metro went viral. He’s been charged with assault and battery and has been banned from the Metro system.
I’m glad we could do the story justice. Thanks to everyone who have been so open about their experiences
The Answers Issue: Where we answer your questions about parks and parking, statues and sculptures, quirks and kinks, and trash cans and transportation.
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In collaboration with @Slate.com we followed six people who were displaced during the takeover. Two of them have chosen to flee D.C. entirely for green space in Virginia. Four have stayed in D.C. Read the story now 🔗 https://bit.ly/3J2Y7SG
“He’s much more of a criminal than I am.”
G says the worst thing he does is drugs, and he would willingly go to jail if Trump went with him.
Check out encampment residents’ reactions to Trump’s call to clear encampments. streetsensemedia.org/article/home...
Throughout the coming days, our editorial team will be tracking and reporting on how the federal takeover of law enforcement in D.C. is impacting our community. Please contact us with any tips at madi.koesler@streetsensemedia.org
We will be posting updates as we have them on DC encampment clearings here: streetsensemedia.org/article/enca...
We will be following up with encampment residents across the district over these next seven days. Please reach out if you have any tips or information you’d like to share with Street Sense. My email is madi.koesler@streetsensemedia.org
Related reporting from @thehill.com states federal officers will be patrolling the streets of DC over the next seven days according to the White House on Thursday. thehill.com/homenews/sta...
@streetsensedc.bsky.social recent coverage on the MLK Library encampments and policies can be found here: streetsensemedia.org/article/d-c-...
Two residents who sleep at the MLK Library told Street Sense around midnight that officials came by earlier that day and the night before to photograph them and the others sleeping under the library’s awning.
Multiple other residents who sleep outside across downtown D.C. reported they hadn’t been approached by any government official or officer as of 2 a.m.
A woman who regularly sleeps in Lafayette Square confirmed she hadn’t been approached by any police as of 1:23 a.m. and did not feel police presence had been increased yet.
Secret Service Police at Lafayette Square said at about 1:30 a.m. that they were operating under normal FD-12 rules and were not aware of any changes to detainment rules. They did not plan to arrest any of the people sleeping in the Square as long as things remained “safe.”
As of Friday at 2 a.m. — Six long standing tents remained near GW hospital in Foggy Bottom. Multiple people in the area said they hadn’t seen an increase in police activity or an abnormal amount of traffic at the emergency room.
NEWS: An advisory from DC’s Office of the Attorney General, confirmed over email, warned hospitals across D.C. of a sudden increase of arrests and FD-12s in an effort to clear encampments and tents starting at midnight. @streetsensedc.bsky.social
