“Dear PoPville,

Last week, several residents (in Adams Morgan) were woken up in the wee hours by a ferocious commotion: dog/owner rat patrol. You have likely read in the Washington Post about this group in Adams Morgan that goes out at night as a cadre and siccs their dogs on the local rats. As an idea it seems useful, but in reality it is a frightening event that is neither good for the dogs, nor useful for the residents. (more…)


Around 10:20pm in Adams Morgan a reader asked: “Does anyone know what’s going on in #AdMo at the Line Hotel? This is the scene outside my apt, helicopters circling above and cops lined along Champlain St NW.”

And a few subsequent responses: “Police had a shooting suspect holed up in the apartment building next to the Line. Unclear where the shooting happened or how it resolved though.”

And as of 10am Sunday morning: “Follow up – cops are still there waiting for a judge to sign a warrant. The shooting did happen in the building.”

“Follow up to the follow up – they got a warrant and SWAT pulled him out”

And regarding the response from near the White House: (more…)


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