3601 12th Street, NE

Thanks to S. for sending from the Brookland CVS Saturday morning (around 8:30am): “Thieves rammed there vehicle into the store attempted to steal the atm”

via google maps

Update from MPD:

“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fourth District are searching for the suspects involved in a fatal shooting during an armed robbery of a business.

On Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at approximately 2:57 p.m., the two suspects brandished handguns and entered a business in the 5100 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest. The suspects demanded property and money. The victims’ complied. During the robbery, one of the suspects fired a shot striking one of the victims. The suspects took the property and money then fled the scene. The shooting victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment and later died.

The decedent has been identified as 41-year-old Philip Prendergast, of Silver Spring, MD.

The suspects were captured by nearby cameras and can be seen in the photos below: Read More

photo by Ben Crosbie

“Dear PoPville,

It sucks to live in a society where O feel compelled to suggest a post on this, but since I figure it’s better to be prepared than end up sorry — can a reader recommend a local class that teaches ‘tween and teenaged kids about, eg, best practices & “street smarts” for personal safety (in public, in interactions with known adults and also unfamiliar kids) and some practical self-defense practices? Read More

“Dear PoPville,

I’ve been seeing the posts about the woman who attacks people with dogs, was just now on holmead in Columbia heights between Monroe and Newton and she just threw a brick and hit my dog.” [Monday around 1:30pm]

From MPD:

“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Third District is asking for the community’s assistance to find a French Bulldog that went missing after the vehicle he was inside was stolen in Northwest.

On Sunday, March 24, 2024, at 3:01 a.m., the victim parked their car in the 1900 block of 14th Street, Northwest. When the victim returned, they discovered their vehicle had been taken. The victim’s 4-year-old French Bulldog named Recardito was inside the vehicle. Read More

Thanks to Lance for sending just before 7pm last night:

“Georgia Avenue in Takoma with a huge police presence doing a “Safety Check on all inbound vehicles. Plus towing. 15 cruisers and SUVs with a command vehicle. Show of force for some reason”

Another reader asks: Read More

“Dear PoPville,

Shots fired by 9th/florida. Cops here, near Pop Fizz. (Thursday night around 830pm) Hit the damn window and desk Read More

From MPD around 3am:

“3D Shooting Investigation in the 700 block of P Street NW. Lookout for B/M, average build, wearing light pants, blue shirt. Last seen on foot south bound on 7th Street NW. DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911”

“Shooting Investigation: Executive Assistant Chief Jeffrey Carroll provides an update on the seven people shot early Sunday morning near the intersection of 7th and P St, NW.” Read More

From the DowntownDC BID:

“On March 14, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) began enforcing three Drug Free Zones in the District, one of which impacts downtown D.C. Read More

“Dear PoPville,

There is a no-parking spot at the intersection there in front of Heat da Spot. When cars park there, it makes it virtually impossible to see cars heading north on Georgia Ave when trying to turn off of Keefer Pl. onto Georgia Ave. Read More