If the producers of C-SPAN and the Real Housewives franchise created a reality show about local politics, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E would be the pitch. Monday’s episode featured Metropolitan Police Department Lt. John Hedgecock flattering fake ID craftsmen and a spirited defense of the Nation’s Triathalon. Of course, drunken students and Philly P’s also made appearances.

I wanted to look up crime statistics, but my laptop was stolen

Crime is down 10 percent from last year, according to Hedgecock. (And yes, that includes the recent thefts on and off campus.) Although there have been six more street robberies, the number of burglaries has decreased.

Lame-duck Commissioner Aaron Golds (COL ’11) asked Hedgecock about the recent crime wave around campus, specifically mentioning last week’s attempted abduction of a student. Hedgecock’s response referenced similar crime waves at American University and Catholic University.

“We are examining them to see if there is any link,” he said.

An audience member also asked Hedgecock about police action against drunkenness and public disorderliness. Inconsistent enforcement, Hedgecock said, makes it difficult to crack down on certain problems, such as under-age drinking.

“These fake IDs, they are really good,” Hedgecock said.

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The Department of Public Safety has increased East Campus patrols after a student was almost abducted early on Sunday morning.

“We are stepping up patrols of the East campus area in search of the suspects,” Joseph Smith, associate director of DPS, wrote in an email. “I think this case demonstrates how important it is to walk in groups or pair whenever possible and to report suspicious activity to the police.”

DPS has also contacted local colleges to determine if any similar incidents have occurred on other campuses.

“To my knowledge, nothing of this sort has occurred in recent years within the campus vicinity,” Smith wrote.

DPS and the Metropolitan Police Department are conducting an ongoing investigation into the crime.

Early Sunday morning, three unknown men attempted to abduct a student near the corner of 34th Street and Prospect Street.

According to a public safety alert, the men approached the student at approximately 2:15 a.m. and attempted to talk to him. One of the suspects grabbed the student’s arm, then pulled him towards a black SUV parked near the intersection. After a Metropolian Police Department police car appeared, the suspects released the student and fled.

“The three suspects are described as Hispanic males wearing black clothing,” the alert added. “One of the suspects wore his hair in a ponytail.”