Trinidad NewsLocal news for Trinidad (Washington, DC) continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Neighbors doubtful violence will change- June 27, 2008 Residents in one of the District's most violence-ridden neighborhoods are mostly indifferent to the prospect that handguns could legally return to the city after a 32-year ban.http://www.topix.net/city/washington-dc-trinidad/2008/06/neighbors-doubtful-violence-will-... Group Sues to Halt D.C. Checkpoint Program- June 22, 2008 By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, June 20, 2008; 3:08 PM A civil rights group filed a federal lawsuit today to halt the D.C. police department's new checkpoint program, saying that the ...http://www.topix.net/city/washington-dc-trinidad/2008/06/group-sues-to-halt-d-c-checkpoint... Interim Attorney General, Others Consulted on Plan- June 20, 2008 By Allison Klein Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, June 15, 2008; Page C07 Mayor Adrian M. Fenty 's demand for a bold solution to a burst of violence in Northeast Washington led to the creation of the ...http://www.topix.net/city/washington-dc-trinidad/2008/06/interim-attorney-general-others-c... Council Grills Lanier, Nickles on Checkpoint- June 18, 2008 By Daniel LeDuc Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, June 17, 2008; Page B04 D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier and interim Attorney General Peter Nickles yesterday defended using checkpoints to prevent ...http://www.topix.net/city/washington-dc-trinidad/2008/06/council-grills-lanier-nickles-on-... In Face of Protests, Police Call Area Checkpoints a Success- June 15, 2008 Drivers will have to show identification to police before gaining permission to enter the Trinidad neighborhood.http://www.topix.net/city/washington-dc-trinidad/2008/06/in-face-of-protests-police-call-a... Liberty on Holiday in Trinidad- June 12, 2008 A notice posted in Trinidad alerts passersby to police efforts to secure the crime-plagued neighborhood.http://www.topix.net/city/washington-dc-trinidad/2008/06/liberty-on-holiday-in-trinidad?fr... Directive Details Trinidad Checks- June 10, 2008 COMMENT Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, June 6, 2008; Page B01 When D.C. police begin stopping cars at a "checkpoint" this weekend in the Trinidad neighborhood, they will record all license plate ...http://www.topix.net/city/washington-dc-trinidad/2008/06/directive-details-trinidad-checks... Police checkpoints get mixed response- June 8, 2008 Some in Trinidad neighborhood critical of anti-crime measure David C. Lipscomb Sunday, June 8, 2008 D.C. police set up their first vehicle checkpoint in the troubled Trinidad neighborhood Saturday night, but ...http://www.topix.net/city/washington-dc-trinidad/2008/06/police-checkpoints-get-mixed-resp... Civil rights groups to monitor controversial DC checkpoints- June 7, 2008 D.C. police are preparing to set up a vehicle checkpoint tonight in a neighborhood reeling from gun violence as civil liberties groups threaten legal action.http://www.topix.net/city/washington-dc-trinidad/2008/06/civil-rights-groups-to-monitor-co... Police plan vehicle checkpoints in DC neighborhood- June 5, 2008 Matthew Simmons, 79, watches as a police car drives by his house on Trinidad Avenue in Northeast Washington, Thursday, June 5, 2008, near where a police checkpoint will be set up Saturday.http://www.topix.net/city/washington-dc-trinidad/2008/06/police-plan-vehicle-checkpoints-i... |