photo by ZE
From DC Police Traffic:
“MPD Investigation at 3100 B/O Mount Pleasant St, NW
3100 – 3200 B/O Mt. Pleasant St, NW btw Irving St & Lamont St, NW > Both Directions > No vehicular traffic
Seek an Alternate Route or Watch for MPD directions > Closures are subject to change”
ZE writes at 4:39pm: “From 5 min ago, word on street is some sort of deescalation is trying to take place between cops and individual who may or may not be armed inside this building I believe or the one next to it”
Other readers reported: “SWAT team right at the corner of Irving.”
More photos from the scene (thanks to all who emailed and messaged us): Read More
Thanks to a resident for passing on: “Wild times in Navy Yard”
Chae wrote: “It was service dog funeral right outside of the animal hospital”
From MPD:
“The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) regrets to announce the passing of K9 Rocket, a long time explosives detection dog assigned to our Special Operations Division. The seven-year old Malinois Shepherd was found deceased by his handler inside of a marked MPD K9 vehicle on late Monday morning. The vehicle was parked, secured and idling in the 2800 block of New York Avenue, Northeast. This tragic incident is currently under investigation to determine the circumstances that led up to the dog’s death. Read More
Ed. Note: It sounds like it could be related to the 3:45pm shooting near the Petworth metro yesterday afternoon.
“Dear PoPville,
Any idea what was happened on the red line yesterday? I was on a north-bound red line train around 4:15 in the afternoon, and when we got to Fort Totten, the police held the train after departing passengers got off (though those of us who were continuing north remained on the train). Officers (with guns unholstered) stood at every open door and did not allow anyone to enter the train (but also didn’t direct those of us on the train to get off). Then a group of police (with guns drawn, shields up, and “SWAT” emblazoned on uniforms) moved from car to car doing what appeared to be a sweep. Read More
Update from a twitter follower: “Apparently, word on the street… Someone crashed into the gates of the naval observatory back entrance accessed through the alley in between sushi keiko and Washington sports club.”
From the United States Secret Service:
“Precautionary closures are in effect in the 2400 Blk of Wisconsin Ave after a vehicle collided with a security barrier. DCPoliceDept and Secret Service Uniformed Division are evaluating.” Read More
photo by Phil
“Dear PoPville,
On Labor Day, I was unfortunately the victim of the gold sedan flasher (this time on 15th and Fuller in Columbia Heights). I was shocked by the situation and didn’t really think to report it, but then I saw posts about (almost certainly) the same man terrorizing women in other areas of the city. That spurred me to report the crime, primarily because I know this type of repeated behavior often escalates to more violent sex crimes, and I reached out to another victim to get the detective on the case’s phone number. The way the police handled my complaint was almost more traumatizing than the crime itself. Read More
via google maps
From MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fourth District announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault on a Police Officer offense that occurred on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, in the 1200 block of Jefferson Street, Northwest.
At approximately 3:58 pm, uniformed members of the Fourth District responded to the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Kennedy Street, Northwest, for the report of a person with a gun. Upon arrival, members located the suspect and attempted to make contact. The suspect brandished a handgun and fired multiple gunshots towards the officers. The suspect then forcibly entered a residence in the 1200 block of Jefferson Street, Northwest. The suspect went to the roof of the residence and refused to come down. MPD Crisis Intervention Officers, along with staff from the Department of Behavioral Health, were in communication with the suspect for several hours in an attempt to deescalate the situation. Read More
“Dear PoPville,
Sunday morning I woke up at 630 am and saw that my car–parked off street in my driveway–had been stolen.
I promptly called 911 and notified the dispatcher that my car had been stolen. I gave her the VIN number, make and model of the car and she told me that police were en route to interview me.
I waited over two hours, with additional calls to 911, for the police to show up. Read More
4200 block of Connecticut Ave, NW
Update: “MPD reports the investigation has concluded at Connecticut Ave NW between Albemarle St NW and Tilden St NW and all associated street closures are open.”
“Dear PoPville, Read More
“Dear PoPville,
wanted to share this policeman blocking a full lane plus some, just around the bridge on Connecticut so that he could chat casually on the other side of the road. Watched a biker almost get hit by a car swerving around the cop car.”
