5227 Georgia Ave, NW
Thanks to Corey for sending: “Sad news! The CVS at the corner of Georgia and Ingraham in Brightwood Park closes on the 16th. (more…)
Brightwood Park
photo by WAZSSS
Ed. Note: This follows the earlier shooting yesterday around 3:45pm near the Petworth metro.
Mona reported at 8:01pm: “huge police presence on 7th & Kennedy St NW. I heard like 6-8 gunshots 15mins ago.”
From MPD: “Alert: Shooting Investigation in the 700 block of Kennedy St NW. (more…)
via google maps
From MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fourth District announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault on a Police Officer offense that occurred on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, in the 1200 block of Jefferson Street, Northwest.
At approximately 3:58 pm, uniformed members of the Fourth District responded to the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Kennedy Street, Northwest, for the report of a person with a gun. Upon arrival, members located the suspect and attempted to make contact. The suspect brandished a handgun and fired multiple gunshots towards the officers. The suspect then forcibly entered a residence in the 1200 block of Jefferson Street, Northwest. The suspect went to the roof of the residence and refused to come down. MPD Crisis Intervention Officers, along with staff from the Department of Behavioral Health, were in communication with the suspect for several hours in an attempt to deescalate the situation. (more…)
From MPD: “Alert: Shooting in the 500 block of Kennedy Street, NW. No lookout
We need the public’s assistance in locating this vehicle that was used in the 5th & Kennedy Street NW shooting last night that left three individuals injured. (more…)
607 Kennedy Street, NW
Mona asks: “Went by TropiMart to grab some items for dinner to see it was closed. Any insights?” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
When walking my dog on our usual route I noticed two trash cans on the street in Petworth/Brightwood Park had gone missing. Is trash can theft a common thing? Or is there another reason they disappeared? Should I report this to the city?”
The last time we spoke about missing trash cans folks wrote that it was actually D.C. government that is removing them on purpose because they were getting filled up with too much household trash.
This rental is located in Brightwood Park. The Craigslist ad says:
“$3,800 / 3br – 2100ft2 – Updated 3br, 3.5ba rowhouse filled w/natural light (Petworth/Brightwood Park) (more…)
Thanks to Zach for sharing: “It looks like the longtime CVS located at 5227 Georgia Avenue NW is closing permanently beginning Friday, September 16! It’d make a great location for a transit-accessible mixed use dense residential/commercial building!” (more…)
Thanks to Eric for sending from Brightwood Park: “speed hump, and they PAVED right around a car…”
A reader reports: “another drive by shooting on Kennedy and Illinois yesterday night (5400 block of Illinois Ave NW) – the 3rd in a month. This was around 9.30 pm. Numerous shots fired – 2 cars (one had 3 bullets, and one had 1) got hit.”