Crime Near Gallaudet

An effort has failed to get police in Washington from stopping traffic at checkpoints at a neighborhood bordered by Gallaudet University to the west. Motorists are required to show identification and explain their destination before entering the crime-ridden Trinidad neighborhood. The Partnership for Civil Justice sued to get the practice stopped but a federal judge said the practice is legal. The area has seen a number of shootings in recent months including drive-bys and a triple homicide in May.