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From MPD:
“At approximately 4:30 pm an individual was exiting his residence in the 1400 block of 1st St SW when he was approached by 2 subjects. One subject demanded money from the individual who refused. The individual whose back was to the subject heard him chamber a round in a gun. (more…)
Bonkers.
“Dear PoPville,
We would like to get the word out about a recent theft from our property on Rhode Island Ave? A thief, in the middle of the night, stole patio /paver stones right out of the ground of our yard and walked off with them. Not the crime of the century, I know, but enough to get us both very upset. (more…)
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From MPD:
“On 5/3/2019, at approximately 10:05 PM, members of the Fifth District responded to the 300 block of Franklin Street, NE, for the report of a “man with a gun”. Once on the scene, the officers located two individuals, who reported being in an argument over narcotics. During the investigation, it was learned that one of the individuals pulled a knife on the other and threatened to stab him. The other suspect reportedly pointed a gun at the other individual and threatened to kill him. Officers were able to recover both the knife and the .40 caliber handgun on the scene, and placed both individuals under arrest.”
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“Image above is not the actual recovered weapon” via MPD
From MPD:
“On May 2, 2019, at approximately 6:00pm, Fourth District Crime Suppression Units executed a D.C. Superior Court search warrant in the 3500 block of 14th Street NW. During the search, a Masterpiece Arms Grim Reaper 9mm assault pistol with an extended magazine containing numerous rounds of ammunition was recovered.
Anyone with knowledge of persons possessing illegal firearms is encouraged to contact MPD at (202) 727-9099.”
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From MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Youth and Family Services Division along with Special Agents from Federal Bureau of Investigation, Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force have announced an arrest has been made in reference to Transportation for Illegal Sexual Activity and Racketeering offenses involving juveniles, which occurred in the 1200 block of K Street, Northwest.
Since November 2018, the suspect has been under investigation for his command and promotion of commercial sexual activity involving juveniles in the Logan Circle area. (more…)
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From MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division and the FBI Violent Crimes Task Force seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect in reference to an Unarmed Bank Robbery that occurred on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, in the 1700 block of Connecticut Avenue, Northwest.
At approximately 5:03 pm, the suspect entered a bank at the listed location. Once inside, the suspect approached the teller and presented a note demanding US currency. The teller gave the suspect an undetermined amount of US currency. The suspect then fled the scene. (more…)
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Ed. Note: This follows Sunday night’s stabbing homicide at the Potomac Avenue Metro.
From MPD:
“On 4/30/19 at approximately 10:35 p.m., First District officers responded to the 1300 block of Ives Place SE for a report of an assault. On the scene, officers found an adult male victim who was suffering from injuries to his face. The victim stated that he was walking in the area when he was approached by a group of 5 suspects. The suspects began punching the victim, and then fled the scene. (more…)
Thanks to Lyndsey for sending: “From the unit block of Ingraham St NW. Busted out front passenger window too.”
It had been 2 days since our last stolen wheels report.
Brian reports:
“11pm Sunday night police had the entire 500 block of 8th Street blocked off because someone with a chair broke every single window from Ophelia’s Fish House to Frame of Mine. Major damage. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Yesterday I was walking by shaw metro around 5 pm, and it looked like a junkyard for electric scooters – see picture. How does this fit in with the vision for making DC beautiful?
About an hour later, on my way back at the same location, a young woman zoomed past me on one of these scooters. She almost ran into people on the sidewalk and barely swerved past them. Then I heard the guy behind me muttering something along the lines of – next time someone does that to him on a sidewalk, he is just going to stick his knife in them. Then he yelled across the street at someone else on a scooter, telling them to slow their ass down. (more…)