Crime

“our community has experienced escalating gun violence, open drug activity, and other dangerous conditions that are now part of daily life.”

By Prince Of Petworth


via google maps

“Dear PoPville,

I’m reaching out as a resident of the 15th Street NE corridor, bordering ANC 6A06 and 7D06, to raise urgent concerns about public safety conditions that are deteriorating rapidly in a neighborhood made up largely of young families. Many with children under the age of five.

Over the past several months, and especially in recent weeks, our community has experienced escalating gun violence, open drug activity, and other dangerous conditions that are now part of daily life. Just this week, there were seven separate shooting incidents in a single night, between 10 PM and 4 AM. That followed a recent morning shooting at 8:30 AM, while children were walking to nearby Miner preschool and elementary school. Some had to run for cover inside their school building.

In addition to the gun violence, we are regularly witnessing: (more…)

Two Israeli Embassy Staffers were “shot and killed as they exited an event at the Capital Jewish Museum” last night

By Prince Of Petworth


3rd and F Street, NW

MPD reported 9:18pm Wed. night: “Alert: Shooting investigation in the area of 3rd and F Street NW. Avoid the area. Details to come.”

NBC News reported:

“Two staff members of Israel’s embassy in Washington, D.C., were shot dead outside the district’s Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday night, officials said.

The suspect shouted “Free, free Palestine” while in police custody and “implied” that he committed the shooting, Washington Police Chief Pamela Smith said. He was identified as Elias Rodriguez, in his early 30s, of Chicago.”

From the Embassy of Israel:

“Yaron and Sarah were our friends and colleagues. They were in the prime of their lives.

This evening, a terrorist shot and killed them as they exited an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in DC. (more…)

“Norton Urges Department of Transportation to Prohibit Use of Helicopters for Transporting Government Officials in National Capital Region”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton:

“After receiving conflicting information from officials regarding the use of ADS-B transponders, a type of transponder used to communicate GPS data and project aircraft trajectory, in helicopter flights in the National Capital Region (NCR), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) wrote Department of Transportation (DoT) Secretary Sean Duffy on Friday urging DoT to prohibit the use of helicopters for these flights in the NCR, except for the president, vice president, and in certain emergencies. A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter from the Army Aviation Brigade at Fort Belvoir and a passenger plane collided in D.C. airspace on January 29, killing 67 people. The helicopter was not using its ADS-B transponder when the collision occurred. (more…)

“large groups of juveniles who gathered in the Navy Yard on Saturday evening, causing disturbances, creating disorder, and committing at least two robberies”

By Prince Of Petworth

From MPD:

“The Metropolitan Police Department responded to large groups of juveniles who gathered in the Navy Yard on Saturday evening, causing disturbances, creating disorder, and committing at least two robberies. This type of behavior is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.

MPD officers responded quickly to address the situation and ensure the safety of residents and visitors. Three juveniles were arrested. (more…)

Explaining the Police Week Traffic this week

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Reaching out to clarify the questions/comments that you get every year during National Police Week (this week, and ends today 5/16). The motorcades carry the families of police officers who have died in the line of duty. Part of police week includes visiting the National Law Enforcement Officer’s memorial, where family members go to see their officer’s names newly engraved.

In addition, please note that an extremely large percentage of the folks on those buses are families of NYPD officers whose line of duty death was cancer (receiving the diagnosis as a result of working in lower manhattan during the clean up from the mass terror attack on September 11th, 2001).

I was on one of those buses last year.”

“MPD Investigating 7th Street NW Fatal Hit and Run Crash”

By Prince Of Petworth


via google maps

From MPD:

“The Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Investigations Unit is investigating a fatal hit and run crash that occurred early Sunday morning in Northwest.

On Sunday, May 11, 2025, at approximately 3:30 a.m., First District officers responded to the intersection of 7th Street and New York Avenue, Northwest for report of a crash. A stolen White 2017 Infiniti QX60 traveling northbound on 7th Street struck a motor driven cycle at the intersection. The occupants of the stolen Infiniti fled on foot following the crash. The moped operator was located unconscious and transported to an area hospital. (more…)

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