“Dear PoPville,
wanted to send a little alert to the popville community after an unfortunate incident this morning (Wednesday.) I was filling up my gas at the BP at 6401 Georgia Ave, NW. (more…)
Crime
M. reports around 6:40pm last night (Wed.): “At the four-way intersection of 1st and N Streets NW, 100 yards from the entrance to Dunbar HS. An intersection that feeds onto NY Ave and is mayhem during rush hours.”
Updates if/when more is learned.
Thanks to A. for sending from Columbia Heights.
It had been 5 days since our last stolen wheels report(s). You can see some MPD suggestions on ways to prevent a Helluva Way to Wake Up here. Others victims have recommended Rimgard. You can read a Witness Describing a Wheel Theft here.
via google maps
From MPD sent at 5:24am:
“Alert: Shooting investigation in the 1600 Block of K Street NW. Lookout for a white BMW M535I bearing DC Tag # DLR05020 with a broken right mirror. Suspect: B/M wearing a black puffy coat, tall grey pants, and 6’2″.”
Updates if when more is released.
Matt reported around 7:15pm: “Here we go again. Bout 45 mins ago. Multiple gunfire. 14th & V St NW. The Bermuda Triangle of gunfire.”
Haven’t seen any reports from MPD indicating, likely, no injuries. Updates if/when more is released.
via GoFundMe
The GoFundMe says:
“Our school community is devastated by the news of the loss of Patricia Harris, a parent at Van Ness Elementary in Washington, DC. She was a mother to three children, ages 14, 8 and 4.
An innocent bystander, her life was needlessly taken in a drive-by shooting on December 21, 2023.
We cannot bring her back. But we can try to wrap our community around these children and their grandmother to do what we can to help in this terrible time. (more…)
Thanks to Jeff for sending from Capitol Hill: “Hell of a way to… come home from work?”
It had been 15 days since our last stolen wheels report(s). You can see some MPD suggestions on ways to prevent a Helluva Way to Wake Up here. Others victims have recommended Rimgard. You can read a Witness Describing a Wheel Theft here.
“Dear PoPville,
Watched a guy brazenly try to steal a biker’s bike in broad daylight in front of the Carnegie Library Apple Store with many many people and cars around watching (Thursday.)”
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via google maps
From MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a shooting that killed a woman in Northwest, D.C.
On Monday, January 1, 2024, at approximately 1:18 a.m., members of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Second District responded to the 4300 block of Military Road, Northwest, for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a woman inside of a hotel room with gunshot wound injuries. She died at the scene. (more…)
alert via US Postal Inspection Service
Thanks to Jax for writing about an alert from US Postal Inspection Service:
“Do you think this is related to stealing checks? I can’t imagine USPS would go after someone stealing packages. It must be really bad if USPS is actually getting involved?
‘WANTED: We’re offering up to $100K reward for info leading to the arrest & conviction of suspect who has been stealing mail from apartment buildings in the Adams Morgan area of northwest Washington, DC from October 2023 to present.'” (more…)