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All posts tagged "brett parson"

  • Meeting with the Mayor

    Last year was not a good year. Two reported homicides and several violent attacks against GLBT people in the District galvanized the community, leading several...

  • Logan/Shaw Murder

    The Washington Metropolitan Police Department is requesting the public's help in gathering information about the murder of a 35-year-old Portuguese gay man, who was shot...

  • The GLBT Beat

    On election night, Nov. 4, Steven Kensinger and Zack Pesavento were just like so many other Washingtonians who poured out onto District streets to celebrate...

  • Robbery at Fireplace

    Washington Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Acting Lt. Brett Parson reported an unsuccessful robbery attempt occurred Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the Fireplace, a gay bar at...

  • Suspects Held

    Police have arrested two men suspected of a hate crime in an assault on two gay men in Georgetown over the weekend. The suspects, Ruddad...

  • Anti-Crime Encore

    A recently launched, grassroots effort to respond to violent attacks against members of the GLBT community made notable progress Monday evening, Sept. 22. Two weeks...

  • Attack Victim Dies

    The Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit (GLLU) of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department announced early today, Sept. 18, that Tony Randolph Hunter died Sept. 17...

  • Stirred to Action

    Perhaps a picture is worth a thousand words. When it comes to motivating a community, a picture -- far more than flow charts of crime...

  • Gay Attack Victim on Life Support

    The Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit (GLLU) of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department is reporting that two men from Maryland were attacked during a robbery...

  • Crime Update

    In the July 24 issue of Metro Weekly, the story ''Adams Morgan Malevolence'' mentioned a possible hate-crime incident occurring at 14th and U Streets NW....

  • Adams Morgan Malevolence

    It won't be surprising if gay locals begin to suspect that Pizza Mart and late nights are a dangerous mix. In December 2005, a gay...

  • Gay Cop Conclave Hits D.C.

    In 2005, Brett Parson, then a sergeant with Washington's Metropolitan Police Department, headed down to Key West to catch the end of a national conference...

  • Writing on the Wall

    Although the Metropolitan Police Department would not release information regarding what authorities described as ''homophobic graffiti'' found inside a restroom at the Fifth District Police...

  • Assault at HRC Store

    Sgt. Brett Parson, head of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department's special liaison units, including the Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit (GLLU), and the Human Rights...

  • Hate Rail

    By the time Nathaniel Salerno finally made it home to his apartment on Capitol Hill around 4 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8, his white shirt...