D.C. police today cordoned off the 1700 block of Corcoran Street NW thinking they had a bead on the burglar(s) terrorizing via roof and skylights the residents of Dupont Circle and adjacent neighborhoods. But he got away. According to longtime local activist Rob Halligan, who's been keeping careful track of the M.O. and organized a [...]

In the last couple of months, Dupont Circle activist Rob Halligan counted 17 home invasions in his neighborhood where the robber got in via the roof, typically through a skylight. He worked the Listservs and his cop sources to get this problem on the radar of both MPD and homeowners. Tonight is the first public [...]