Plan to increase weekend patrols rankles officers

A D.C. police plan to beef up weekend patrols in Georgetown and Dupont Circle has angered rank-and-file officers who will be working weekends all summer under the new initiative.

The move is needed in the Second District, where crime spikes on the weekends, said Inspector Edward Delgado, especially during the summer, when out-of-towners pour into the area’s popular shops and nightclubs. It will require most patrol officers to cancel weekend plans, officials said.