Crime

Mayor Bowser Declared “a limited juvenile curfew in Washington, DC.” – Special Curfew Zones around Navy Yard, Union Station/NE, Columbia Heights and U Street last night

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Victoria Pickering

From the Mayor’s Office yesterday (Saturday):

“In response to several weeks of disorderly juvenile behavior, including a large group that engaged in disorderly activity on Friday night in the Navy Yard neighborhood, Mayor Muriel Bowser is enacting a limited juvenile curfew for all youth under the age of 18.

All juveniles under the age of 18 years old are subject to a curfew that begins at 11:00 p.m. on November 1, 2025, until 6:00 a.m. (the following morning), and every night thereafter, ending on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.

Additionally, the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is authorized to: (more…)

“The behavior displayed last night in Navy Yard is unacceptable, and MPD and our law enforcement partners will have an increased presence tonight to ensure this does not happen again”

By Prince Of Petworth


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From MPD:

“The Metropolitan Police Department is providing an update on the law enforcement response to a large group that engaged in disorderly activity in Navy Yard Friday night.

Beginning around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, October 31, 2025, First District officers observed several groups of juveniles converge on the park area between First Street and New Jersey Avenue, Southeast, adjacent to an entrance to the Navy Yard Metro Station. Shortly after 8:00 p.m., the group increased in size to several hundred juveniles. Initially the group was peaceful and did not disrupt the area. As the evening progressed, many of the juveniles within the group began engaging in fights and disrupting the flow of traffic, repeatedly ignoring instructions to remain on sidewalks.

Additional MPD members, and our partners, including Metro Transit Police, United States Capitol Police, the National Guard, and members of the Federal Task Force, responded to the area, closing streets and engaging the group to restore order. MPD and our partners cleared the park area and directed many of the juveniles to the Navy Yard Metro Station.

The group was finally dispersed by approximately 11:00 p.m. MPD and our partners maintained a large presence through the overnight hours to ensure no further unlawful activity occurred.

First District officers made five arrests related to this activity, including: (more…)

“Weird ICE encounters” – Boarding Plane at BWI and Medstar Georgetown ER

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Jordan Barab

“Dear PoPville,

I had a weird ICE encounter yesterday. Boarding for my flight out of BWI was delayed, the gate agent mentioned in passing that it was bc of immigration. When we finally start boarding, after agent checks ticket / passport, there were like 6-7 ICE agents on the tunnel. They checked every single person and their passport, they asked me why (more…)

“DC police, ICE, and FBI went through all our trash cans”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Tuesday night a parade of 8 cars, including DC police, ICE, and FBI, parked in the unit block alley between V and W NW and went through all our trash cans. What made it extra weird was the 5, 25 year old white males in suits who accompanied them.

I heard one of them say to another, “we know they were headed down north cap and went into the alley off W” and they responded “doesn’t help that it’s trash day.” (more…)

47 Year Old Arrested in Columbia Heights: “suspect yelled homophobic slurs and made threats to do bodily harm to the victim.”

By Prince Of Petworth


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From MPD:

“The Metropolitan Police Department announces the arrest of a suspect involved in a threats offense that occurred in Northwest.

On Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at approximately 8:25 a.m., Third District officers were flagged down in reference to an incident that had just occurred in the 3000 block of 14th Street, Northwest. The preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect yelled homophobic slurs and made threats to do bodily harm to the victim. (more…)

“DC Trails Will Program Engines on Entire Bus Fleet to Prevent Illegal Idling and Re-Train Drivers to Protect Health and Safety of DC Residents”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Emma K Alexandra

From the Office of the Attorney General (OAG):

“Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that DC Trails, a local charter bus company, and its subsidiary DC2NY (which does business as BestBus), will pay $85,000 and program its bus engines to shut off after three minutes of idling as part of a settlement with the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to address persistent air pollution violations.

An investigation by the District’s Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) and the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) uncovered evidence that DC Trails buses frequently idled their engines for longer (more…)

Shots Fired near Petworth Playground just before 4pm Tuesday afternoon

By Prince Of Petworth


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“Dear PoPville,

Looks like there was a shooting during the day (Tuesday) by the Petworth playground. happened around 3pm on Taylor. When I drove past around 6, MPD was on the scene and had evidence markers on the ground.”

From MPD:

“On October 7, 2025, at approximately 3:58 p.m., Fourth District officers responded to the 800 block of Taylor Street, Northwest, for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located evidence of a shooting and damaged property. Victims reported being shot at by the suspect, (more…)

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