From USA TODAY:
“Trump pardons police officers convicted of murder, obstruction in man’s death
President Donald Trump pardoned two Washington, D.C. police officers convicted in the death of Karon Hylton-Brown, who was riding a moped on a sidewalk without a helmet when he ignored instructions to stop.”
Councilmember Janeese Lewis George shared: (more…)
Notes from MPD and MTPD following New Orleans attack: (more…)
Thanks to W. for sending: “police activity shutting down Teddy Roosevelt island and Mount Vernon trail this afternoon due to the discovery of a grenade. Yikes!”
Andrew Leyden tweeted:
“A hand grenade was pulled out of the Potomac near Roosevelt Island by magnet fisherman. DC bomb squad and Park Police investigated and have declared it safe.”
Thanks to G. for sending: “spotted one in the wild.”
NBC Washington reported:
“The Metropolitan Police Department rented cars for officers to work at traffic posts on Tuesday, Chief Pamela Smith told reporters.”
From AlertDC last night:
“MPD Drone Flight Notification: MPD is conducting an authorized drone flight for a critical missing person in the area of the 4300 block of 13th Street, NW.”
Some background from MPD:
“The Metropolitan Police Department launched its Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Program in June 2024 for situations where “eyes in the sky” will be critical to ensure a safe resolution for all.
MPD joins over 1,500 police departments across the country that use UAS — also known as drones — to aid officers in real time.
The program’s procedures are specified in MPD’s General Order 803.09.
Uses and Parameters
MPD uses drones to support only those operations cited in the General Order, including help with:
Searching for missing persons
Major traffic crash reconstruction
Crowd management for large-scale gatherings
Situational and tactical purposes (such as a barricade)
Drones operated by MPD are subject to specific operational limitations.
Drones will not be deployed to record a particular person or group based solely on: (more…)
via google maps
From MPD:
“The Metropolitan Police Department announces two suspects were apprehended after shooting at an off-duty MPD captain in Northwest.
On Monday, May 20, 2024, at approximately 12:09 p.m., officers received a call for a shooting in the 5800 block of 7th Street, Northwest. An off-duty MPD captain was driving his personal vehicle to work when he spotted a car driving erratically in front of him. The car stopped, one suspect got out, and shot at the captain’s vehicle.
The captain was injured in the shooting and drove his vehicle to the Fourth District Station for assistance. He was transported to a local hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Despite his injuries, the captain was able to note part of the suspect vehicle’s license plate number, (more…)
Tuesday, May 14th, 2024
“All people have three characters, that which they exhibit, that which they are, and that which they think they are.” – Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr
“It is police week. You will see lots of police this week.” – Le Prince de Petworth (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
this happened to me, too, in April, on wyoming in adams morgan. he begged me to look at his penis while he jacked off. i got his plates and reported it to the police but they didn’t do anything. i perceived the jeep as black, but yes it had maryland tags. i have pictures of it and video of him driving away. (more…)
To the video for full effect: (more…)