Crime

“I wanted to let everyone know about the thief hitting yoga studios”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Miki Jourdan

“Dear PoPville,

I wanted to let everyone know about the thief hitting yoga studios recently. I got my wallet stolen from my locker (unlocked) on Saturday from Core Power in Dupont. The thief signed up for the week free class, so she gave no other information other than name and email. She waited in the locker room and when class started, took my wallet and left the studio. She tried to spend money at CVS, H&M, and Rite Aid.

My wallet was later returned to me from an Uber driver with a bunch of other people’s credit cards in it. It seems she did the same thing at other yoga studios throughout the day and finally disposed of the wallet when all the cards were turned off.”

God Damn It

By Prince Of Petworth

From MPD:

“Today, at approximately 10:30 a.m., officers from the First District responded to a report of a robbery near the intersection of 20th St NE and C St NE. On the scene, the officers found an elderly female victim who had a vehicle maintenance issue and was pulled over to the side of the road. While she was attempting to get assistance, two juvenile female suspects approached her and appeared to be assisting her. Instead, the suspects assaulted the victim with a chemical defense spray and stole her purse and other personal items. (more…)

About that Helicopter in Hill East Last Night

By Prince Of Petworth

From MPD:

“I just wanted to take a moment to let everyone know that last night First District Units assisted the Narcotics and Special Investigations Division, Sixth District, and Helicopter Branch with the pursuit a vehicle wanted in multiple robberies. At approximately 2229 hours, the vehicle came into the First District from the East Capitol Street Bridge before ending up in the 1600 block of Massachusetts Ave SE. All four juvenile suspects fled from the vehicle, but were quickly apprehended. The suspects were arrested for at least six (6) robberies, carjackings, and attempt robberies all of which occurred yesterday in the 4th, 5th, and 6th Districts as well as Prince George’s County. Fortunately, no one was injured and no property was damaged during this pursuit and apprehension. Have a great day.”

Another reader sends: “Captured the final foot chase on video. Gotta hand it to the police!”

“Indecent Exposure Arrest 7th and G Street, SE”

By Prince Of Petworth


via google maps

From MPD:

“First district officers responded to a call for service in the area of 7th and G Street, SE for a report of a male exposing himself. Officers were given the description of the suspect and due to their quick response and diligence, they located the suspect and he was arrested.”

Ed. Note: This follows the arrest made last week.

“Hate-motivated attack at Q St. & 16th St NW”

By Prince Of Petworth


via google maps

“Dear PoPville,

Saturday night around 1am there was a hate-motivated assault on Q St. NW between 15th and 16th across from the JCC, and it did not show up in the MPD blotter. I could hear yelling of gay slurs that escalated into some sort of violent attack where a man was yelling that he “f-cked her up,” (more…)

“2:15pm Officers responded to a man being chased with a knife”

By Prince Of Petworth


via google maps

“Dear PoPville,

We haven’t been able to find much information on this so I’m sharing it far and wide for help.

On Saturday afternoon there was major police presence on Upshur between 4th and Illinois. We saw multiple police officers take down a man on the sidewalk. Eventually they took the man away on a stretcher.

Later that evening we stopped to talk to some neighbors on their front porch, right where it happened. The told us that they saw a man and kids (I believe they said grandkids) running up Upshur saying a man was in Grant Circle with a knife trying to hurt them. The neighbors took them in as the man with the knife approached. They were able to lock the door just in time. The man was on their front porch trying to get in as they called the cops. They even mentioned that he threw up on their porch. The police came and arrested him.

This story is way too similar to the awful story from Logan Circle a few weeks back. (more…)

Shooting Homicide Saturday Morning at 925 Brentwood Road, NE

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Kelly

From MPD:

“On Saturday November 3rd, at approximately 6:00 am, 5D Patrol Officers responded to a call to investigate the trouble at 925 Brentwood Road, NE, the Valero gas station. Units responded and located a victim who was unconscious, not breathing, and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was subsequently transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced. This case is being handled by MPD Homicide detectives, and additional information will be forthcoming.

The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message to 50411.”

“Someone stuck some fire starters into our car wheel this morning and set our car on fire.”

By Prince Of Petworth


stock photo

“Dear PoPville,

Someone stuck some fire starters into our car wheel Sunday morning and set our car on fire. I saw that you had some posts about car arson in DC, do you know of recent cases? It’s pretty scary and we want to know if it’s part of a recent pattern. Someone mentioned that there were some cases of car arson in Logan this summer.

Since the incident, we heard from others living in the area that there’s been a string of car arsons in the shaw/truxton circle/logan region over the last few months. People have been helpful in updating the fire detectives working on their case. I’m sure the detectives will connect the dots, but I’m trying to proactively see if there are other similar incidents in the area.”

View More Stories