After the weapons have been test-fired and analyzed, they will be melted down at an area foundry. Crime in the District was down more than 9 percent in November when compared with the same month last year, contributing to an overall crime reduction of 3.5 percent, according to preliminary MPDC statistics. For November, homicides, auto theft and burglaries were down sharply. The MPDC's 1999 Annual Report is now available in hard copy and on-line. Ask a trusted neighborhood to take in your mail and newspapers, and arrange to have someone shovel your sidewalk or driveway if its snows.
Unshoveled walkways are a sure sign that no one is at home.
Watch for more tips in the coming weeks. The incumbent manages a staff of information technology and oversees multiple IT projects. This is a grade 16 Management Supervisory Service position.