WASHINGTON SHOOTING

A woman who attempted to drive through a White House security barrier was shot and killed by police in Washington on Thursday afternoon after a brief car chase.

A Capitol Police officer and a Secret Service agent were injured during the incident, and the Capitol was put on lockdown until 3 p.m., according to The Washington Post.

Police fired all shots. Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine said there was no evidence indicating anything other than an isolated incident, The Post reported.

Police said the car was registered to Miriam Carey of Stamford, Conn., and they believe she was behind the wheel, according to The Post. They gave no information regarding potential motives but said there was a 1-year-old child in the car.

McKeldin Mall ferry

MCKELDIN MALL FOUNTAIN FERRY

Some students walking to early morning classes Thursday had an extra transportation option.

A ferry, placed in the McKeldin Mall fountain in the middle of the night, was sturdy enough to transport a person across the fountain using a crank and wire. A YouTube video posted on Hidden in Plain Sight — an anonymously operated website that posts pictures and stories of the university community — showed someone using the mechanism at dawn.

The ferry was “for those too weary to journey around the great McKeldin Sea,” according to a sign aboard the platform.

The ferry was removed at about 9:15 a.m. Thursday, according to Hidden in Plain Sight. 

UNIVERSITY SAFETY REPORT

Campus crime rates are continuing to decline, according the University Police’s 2013 security report. 

The report, released to the community Oct. 1, compared campus crime rates from 2010, 2011 and 2012. Overall, police received fewer reports and made fewer arrests and disciplinary referrals in 2012 than in 2011. 

Burglary remained the most commonly reported crime with 72 incidents, up from 67 in 2011 but down from 2010’s 79 reports. More incidents occurred in campus dorms and fraternity and sorority houses, with 61 burglaries in 2012, up from 38 in 2011 and 35 in 2010.

Police also saw an increase in forcible sex offenses. Police recorded 10 incidents, compared to five reports in 2011 and 10 reports in 2010. Eight of the 10 incidents reported in 2012 took place in campus dorms and fraternity and sorority houses, up from three in 2011 and five in 2010.

Preliminary data for 2013 show crime rates continuing the downward trend, and police hope new developments such as the department’s expanded jurisdiction will contribute to that trend, Chief David Mitchell wrote in an email to the campus community.

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