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From MPD at 4:54am:
“Shooting in the 1300 block of Quincy Street, NW. No lookout.”
Updates if more details released.
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“Dear PoPville,
I was mugged half a block from my house on 13th St NW between Harvard and Girard on Sunday night at 5:40 pm. After the first robbery in August when my phone was stolen from me 2 blocks from home, I had bought a phone wrist strap to secure it to my wrist, which prevented the SECOND robbery in September from occurring when someone else tried to snatch it from me outside Smitty’s, a nearby bar where I was working on the weekends. The first two robberies occurred even earlier in the day than this one.
YES, this is the THIRD time I’ve been robbed in 3 months, and all have been in Ward 1.
This time, he ran up behind me and snatched the phone out of my hand. I had just taken it out to change the song because I was supposed to see Big Thief that night. (Heard it was a great show.) The wrist strap wouldn’t break so he shoved me hard to the ground until it broke. He started running away, and I started running after him (I KNOW, NOT SMART, but instinctual), and he turned around and punched me in the head. (more…)
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From MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch, announce an arrest has been made in a 1998 Homicide and a 1996 First Degree Sexual Abuse Offense.
Between May 6, 1991, and August 1, 1998, a single assailant, locally known as the “Potomac River Rapist,” is alleged to have sexually assaulted eight women, attempted another sexual assault, and committed one homicide in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The victims ranged in age from 18 to 41 years old. (more…)
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From MPD:
“This evening around 6pm, First District Officers heard sounds of gunshots coming from the 1200 block of Potomac Ave SE. Upon canvassing the area, officers located three shell casings and a weapon.
If you have any information regarding this incident please contact the First District Detectives Office at 202-299-2025.”
On the other side of town a reader reported at 2:15am:
“Tonight from my apartment in Adams Morgan there’s been a helicopter circling for over 40 minutes now, flying so low that items on my bookshelves were shaking and woke me up. Curious if some sort of police activity or perhaps military drills, and if anyone else has sent you word of this too.”
Alan Henney reported:
“MANHUNT FOR ROBBERY SUSPECTS- Woodley Rd and Connecticut Ave NW-DC in the Woodley Park Neighborhood. Falcon (DC police helicopter) is searching the surrounding area for the suspects.”
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From MPD:
“Fifth District Detectives are seeking information regarding a shooting that occurred this evening in the rear alley of the 600 block of K Street, NE. At approximately 7:00 pm, Fifth District officers were dispatched to a possible shooting in the 900 block of 6th Street, NE. Upon arrival, officers located a juvenile male suffering from a gunshot wound at the intersection of 6th Street, NE and K Street, NE. (more…)
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From MPD:
“This evening around 5 PM, a victim who had just parked his vehicle near 3rd St SW and I St SW was approached by a group of 3-4 teenaged black males who demanded his property and took his vehicle. The vehicle was recovered nearly immediately after the suspects crashed near South Capitol and I Sts SW and ran away. While our patrol officers are actively searching, our detectives are still on the scene investigating. Anyone who may have seen either the carjacking or subsequent crash is encouraged to call the MPD tipline at 202-727-9099 or send an anonymous text to 50-411.”
Thanks to Heather for sending from MPD:
“At approximately 6:10 pm, near the intersection of 5th & G St SE, a victim was approached by five juvenile males, one of who grabbed her purse from her hands. The suspect then dumped the contents on the ground, taking an iPhone 8 (Rose Gold) and a Tiffany blue wallet. The suspects then fled on foot. The primary suspect is described as a black male, approximately 15 years old, 5’3-5’5″, thin build, with short hair.
A few minutes later, in the 500 block of 4th St SE, another victim observed several juvenile males jumping on the hood of a vehicle. The victim stopped her vehicle to confront the juveniles, at which point a suspect struck her in the face and took her vehicle. (more…)
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Ed. Note: I realize that there have been numerous crime posts these last few days but I can’t pretend what is happening is not happening. I also don’t think we should normalize these events and pretend this is just part of “city living”. These events are horrible and must not be accepted as “normal”. One has every right to be angry and upset that they are happening. One should also recognize that solutions to these deep seated issues are not easy. Simply saying lock them up and throw away the key is not the answer. Doing nothing is not the answer either. If advocating for long term solutions there must also be interim actions to stem the violence that we are seeing. Hopefully there are those who will not pander but will work on genuine solutions that begin to ameliorate what we are seeing far too often.
Thanks to a reader for passing on this awful report from the Washington Blade:
“Three gay men were treated and released from a local hospital following a Halloween night attack on the 1400 block of P Street, N.W., in which an unidentified attacker “used homophobic language” while assaulting the men, according to a police report and a Facebook account of the incident by one of the victims. (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
On Saturday, November 2nd around 3 PM, my partner was walking along Vermont Avenue NW between Q and R Street’s in Logan Circle. He was returning from Whole Foods with his backpack walking in an area considered safe right off Logan Circle. He was talking on his phone wearing Air Pods, the phone was not visible. One kid (high school aged) came up to him, asked for money which he did not give. He was then surrounded by a number of other kids and chased into the middle of the street where they started kicking him in the face and head. (more…)
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From MPD:
“On Monday, November 4, 2019, at approximately 5:00 pm, Fourth District members responded for a robbery that occurred in the 4300 block of Arkansas Ave NW. The victim reported that one male forcefully took his cell phone after biting him on the face. (more…)