Crime

“DC restaurant must pay $526K to workers & DC for stealing wages and tips”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the office of the DC Attorney General:

“Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Swahili Village M Street, LLC (Swahili Village DC) and its owner, Kevin Onyona, must pay $526,973 to restaurant workers and DC to resolve a 2023 wage theft lawsuit. In its lawsuit, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) alleged that Swahili Village DC systematically stole wages and tips from its servers, hosts, food runners, bussers, and bartenders and violated multiple DC labor laws. Under the terms of this settlement, Swahili Village DC and Onyona must pay more than $260,000 to 72 restaurant workers, fund the process to distribute worker restitution, and pay penalties to the District. (more…)

“assailant was shouting antisemitic comments during the attack”

By Prince Of Petworth


via google maps

Update with more details from the algemeiner, “‘You Corrupt the World!’ Jewish Man Wearing Kippah Assaulted in Washington, DC”

A reader passes on the alert from the Department of Justice (Wednesday):

“At approximately 8:30 am this morning, a DOJ contractor was walking outside of the Foggy Bottom Metro stop during his morning commute to the Bond Building. The contractor was struck by an assailant and continued to be assaulted until he was on the ground. (more…)

“Support Timoteo Murphy’s Road to Recovery. stabbed 9 times by a stranger on June 7th in Dupont Circle”

By Prince Of Petworth


via GoFundMe

“Dear PoPville,

My friend, Timoteo Murphy is an artist and needs some help from his community. He was stabbed 9 times by a stranger on June 7th in Dupont Circle. He saved his friend and fellow artist from being sexually assaulted. The attacker has been apprehended but my friend . The link has all the details of the incident. He’s active community member and such a good soul. I really want him to focus on healing instead of trying to make money.”

ANOTHER account of Pickpockets at work

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I had an experience Saturday that is very similar to two recent pickpocket stories here and here.

I was at Good Stuff Eatery in Capitol Hill having lunch on Saturday, July 6th. We sat upstairs and I hung my purse on the side of my chair right with me. I did not get up the whole time, but at some point a couple sat behind us, (more…)

MPD reports 18-year-old shot then arrested for trying to carjack a Deputy United States Marshal

By Prince Of Petworth


via google maps

From MPD:

“Agents from the Force Investigations Team of the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Internal Affairs Bureau are investigating a United States Marshals involved shooting that occurred early Friday in Northwest.

On Friday, July 5, 2024, at approximately 1:15 a.m., Deputy United States Marshals were parked in the 2100 block of 11th Street, Northwest in separate vehicles. The suspect exited a vehicle, approached one of the Marshals, and pointed a handgun at him in an apparent attempt to carjack him. The Marshal drew his service weapon and fired several shots at the suspect. (more…)

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