1845 Columbia Road, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Kalorama Pharmacy on Columbia Road in Adams Morgan has been robbed at gunpoint twice in the last six months, and now they have a buzzer on the door to let people in and out.
This is, obviously, super messed up. The people who work there are incredibly nice, efficient, and helpful, and they’re a small local business. (more…)
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From MPD:
“The Fifth District has received information, through an anonymous third party, that an adult female was walking near the intersection of New York and Florida Avenues, NE, on Saturday July 13, 2019, around 11:30 AM, when she was suddenly pushed into the street by an unidentified male. Thankfully, no cars were coming and the female only sustained minor abrasions as a result of falling down. (more…)
Thanks to Kip for reporting:
“Heads up there were at least 6-8 shots fired this morning on 8th street between S and T st. One block from the north entrance to the Shaw Howard metro. Police are investigating. No reports of injuries yet but multiple shell casings have been found.”
From MPD around 5pm Sunday:
“The Third District is currently investigating a shooting in the 1600 block of Oak Street NW. And adult male has been transported to an area hospital with a non life threatening injury to the foot.
Motorists and pedestrians can expect road closures in the area.
Anyone with information is asked to call 202-727-9099.”
From MPD around 8:30pm Sunday:
“On 7/14/2019, officers from the First District responded to the 1100 block of K St SE (inside of a location) for the sounds of gunshots. (more…)
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From MPD:
“With regret, this evening at 1610 hours a call for a man down was reported. A male subject was located in the 1100 Block of North Capitol Street NW suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. MPD’s Homicide Branch is actively investigating this case and will release further information as the investigation proceeds. (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
Yesterday while driving to work on the BW Parkway, I had the absolute scariest experience of my life. Without reliving it, I will just say that this fellow driver should not be allowed to drive– this was not your standard speeding, or tailgating, or merging when you shouldn’t, or just being a “Maryland driver” that we all love to hate. This was intentional insanity with no regards to my safety, any other driver’s safety, or quite frankly, his own. I was very lucky that I emerged unscathed from his two attempts to cause an accident with my car, but I am incredibly concerned that he is still on the road.
My question is this: is there a way to report drivers like this? (more…)
A reader reports Monday night:
“I was leaving the Petworth metro at 9:30pm and walking up New Hampshire when someone grabbed my backpack, put a gun to my head, and said “give me your backpack or I’ll shoot you.” It happened right outside of the Baptist Church next to the metro station. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I know some police departments massage their data to keep crime stats low, but I cannot believe that my assault/robbery incident was downgraded to a “lost items” and “misplaced items” incident. Worse, I downloaded the “Crime Incidents in 2019” and saw that my attack was not listed in the data set.
I was attacked and robbed by two men while walking down 7th and N Streets NW in Shaw a few weeks ago. There was a passerby that kindly called 911 and two police officers showed up within a minute. (more…)
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WUSA9 reports:
“Metro now says that it is losing $26 million to fare evasion on Metrobus and an additional $10 million on Metrorail. But a transit agency spokesman underscored that it’s much harder to count losses on Metrorail–and these latest estimates could be smaller than reality.”
From MPD (sent at 12:45am):
“The Third District is currently investigating a shooting in the 2900 block of 14th Street NW. An adult male has been transported to an area hospital with a gunshot wound to the upper body.
Motorists and pedestrians can expect road closures in the area as we investigate.
Anyone with information is asked to call 202-727-9099.”
and (more…)