“Dear PoPville,
Scooting home from dinner in Mt. Pleasant (Sunday) when two kids tried to rob us of our scooters, with a knife. (more…)
Author: Prince Of Petworth
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Ed. Note: Should you see anyone in such a state, deceased or not, please call 911 immediately (not 311) presuming, hopefully, they will answer. Another reader writes: “you can pick up free Narcan at a pharmacy and get a quick training. DC Fire & EMS also has periodic training on hands-only CPR.”
“Dear PoPville,
Sunday at 1:46pm I called 311 police non-emergency to report a man in NW (near Adams Morgan) who appeared deceased from a heroin overdose. His lips looked blue and I saw visible narcotic paraphernalia attached to him. I waited on hold with 311 police non-emergency for exactly 10 minutes before hanging up. I then immediately dialed 911 hoping to get a quicker response. I waited on hold with 911 for 9 minutes before hanging up. I hung up because while waiting on hold I had walked to the nearby third district MPD station. At the MPD third district station (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Speaking of car excitement in Columbia Heights… Did anybody tell you about the car chase Sunday between 13th and Monroe and the fire station on 14th?
What had happened was, I was standing on the corner when a minivan pulled into the crosswalk in front of Monroe Street, blocking traffic. the two ladies jumped out of the minivan, ran down monroe street towards the coupe, and started beating on another car, three or four cars back.
One thing led to another… And before you knew it, one of the ladies was on the hood of the car, straight up TJ Hooker style, holding onto the wiper, with the car racing down Monroe towards 14th St. (more…)
Thanks to D. for sending from Capitol Hill.
It had been 13 days since our last stolen wheels report(s). You can see some MPD suggestions on ways to prevent a Helluva Way to Wake Up here. Others victims have recommended Rimgard. You can read a Witness Describing a Wheel Theft here.
1255 Union Street, NE
Thanks to Zach for sending from Union Market. This is Stephen Starr’s El Presidente which is now hiring and expected to be open this year.
The Starr group will also be opening Pastis in Union Market (district) at 1323 4th Street, NE. (more…)
Thanks to Roy for sneding from M street and Connecticut.
If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted them to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
From WMATA:
“Red Line customers will enjoy more frequent weekday service beginning Monday, June 12, and that’s just the start of improvements rolling out for rail and bus customers throughout the month of June.
Beginning Monday, Red Line trains will operate every 6 minutes until 9:30 p.m. on weekdays, an improvement from every 8 minutes during off-peak daytime hours. On weekends, Red Line trains will continue operating every 8 minutes all day, and every 10 minutes after 9:30 p.m. seven days a week.
“Ridership is bouncing back, and Your Metro continues to deliver service improvements to meet the travel demands of the region,” said Metro General Manger and Chief Executive Officer Randy Clarke. “Ridership continues to set records on rail and bus, and we’re excited to deliver service improvements that will save our customers time and money at all times, every day of the week.”
Beginning June 26, Blue, Orange, and Silver Line customers will see service increases as well. (more…)
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sd reports: “Huge blast on Corcoran between 18th and 19th this morning at 9:00am. Still not sure what happened, but police are here now sorting through it.”
Update from another reader: “I talked to the parking enforcement person who was outside when it happened. A driver hit two parked cars then stopped and set off a firework and then drove off. From the sound, we were all guessing it was an M80. Thankfully no one was hurt.”
Thanks to Emily and all who sent word: “Very happy to report that Wilson Pool was open and being put to good use at 6 am! (more…)
photo by Kevin R Kosar
Thanks to Kevin for sharing this great catch over the weekend:
“Good fishing this morning at Fletcher’s Cove! This is 32-pounder. We boated 90+ pounds of catfish in 3 hours.”