Earlier this month a reader reported “walking outside in Lanier Heights and a man on a moped came up behind me on the sidewalk and sexually assaulted me.”
Update from MPD:
“The Metropolitan Police Department announces the arrest of the suspect in misdemeanor sexual abuse offenses that occurred in Northwest.
In each of the offenses below, the suspect approached the victim, made unwanted sexual contact, and then fled the scene. (more…)
From the Office of the Attorney General (OAG):
“Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is testifying in connection with the Shared Housing Agreements and Resolution Effort (SHARE) Act, legislation that would create a mediation pilot program designed to resolve nonpayment of rent eviction cases more quickly. Based on OAG’s experience in housing-related matters, OAG is urging the Council to adopt changes to the proposed legislation to better address concerns OAG has discussed with both landlords and tenants.
In testimony before the Council on behalf of OAG, Beth Mellen, Senior Counsel for Housing Protection and Affordability and Assistant Deputy Attorney General for the Public Advocacy Division, outlines how slow eviction timelines are harming both landlords and tenants and how an early mediation program can help address the ongoing systemic challenges posed by historically large rent arrearages and nonpayment of rent. OAG’s testimony also urges the Council to amend the proposed legislation to ensure the early mediation program is maximally successful.
“In order to protect and expand access to safe and affordable housing for District residents, we must address the challenges that historically high levels of rent arrearages and nonpayment of rent pose to our housing market,” said Attorney General Schwalb. “The SHARE Act is a meaningful step in the right direction. These amendments are based on extensive conversations with both landlords and tenants, and will help resolve eviction cases more quickly.”
In testimony before the Council on behalf of OAG, Mellen explains that an early mediation program is needed because: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
My younger brother was mugged walking from Adams Morgan to the Dupont metro late Saturday night past midnight and had to give up his watch. The guy was in a ski mask on a moped. My brother and his friend called 911 and they told him he could either a) wait there for the police to arrive or b) go to any DC police station later to report the crime. Naturally he just wanted to get home and didn’t want to wait around forever late at night nearby where the incident had just happened.
So I accompanied my brother today (Sunday) to go to the 2nd District police station nearby where I live. I’m writing to you because the experience there was incredibly frustrating and concerning. The police officer at the front from the very beginning acted incredulously, asking him why didn’t he wait for the police to report at the incident last night (he explained what the 911 dispatcher told him, and she didn’t find that an “acceptable” answer). She said that (more…)
photo from the PoPville archives
“Dear PoPville,
Lots of low-flying air traffic.
So I am up late tonight and I have just heard the third helicopter (or something) fly overhead at 2:15 am. The previous one flew by around 1:30 am, and the first was around midnight or so. I am by the National Cathedral and I am guessing these are going to/from the vicinity of the Naval Observatory. (more…)
Getting reports starting around 9:15am this morning (Thursday): “Wondering if anyone knows why a park police chopper has been circling Park View this morning…”
Another reader reports around Warder and Irving seeing a large number of FBI, US Marshalls and Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) officers.
Has anyone heard any other details?
More photos and Video: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
This is more of a PSA to the thieves who should realize it’s not worth it. I parked my bike in Mount Pleasant for a few hours Sunday afternoon, and thieves stole the head unit from my pretty basic e-bike. (more…)
photo by sophiagrrl
From the Office of the Attorney General (OAG):
“Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that JBG Associates, L.L.C. (JBG Smith) and Mid-America Apartments (MAA) will pay a total of $9.3 million and change their business practices as part of separate settlement agreements resolving the OAG’s antitrust lawsuit alleging that the companies had illegally conspired with other landlords, using RealPage, Inc.’s pricing software, to inflate rents at thousands of apartments across the District. In DC, JBG Smith owns over 4,500 units and MAA owns 269 units. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
This is ring camera footage of a man slashing tires on 15 cars along Chapin street Thursday night at 11:10pm. The officers who responded were great and really wanted to find the guy. They said it would be a felony at this point.”
2300 block of Georgia Ave, NW
From MPD:
“The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the community’s assistance in identifying the suspect in a shooting that occurred in Northwest.
On Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at approximately 9:15 p.m., the suspect approached the victim in the 2300 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest. The suspect brandished a gun, shot the victim, and then fled the scene. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The suspect was captured by security cameras and can be seen in the attached photos. (more…)
ICYMI: “Police Phone Scam”
“Dear PoPville,
Here is the transcript from the jury duty scam call, here it is: (more…)