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Officer Involved Shooting in Park View 10:20pm Wed. Night

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by hanna

Ed. Note: There is a fourth district police station located at 750 Park Road, NW.

Full update from MPD:

“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Internal Affairs Bureau are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred in the 700 block of Park Road, Northwest, on Wednesday, July 5, 2017.

At approximately 10:20 pm, members of the Fourth District encountered an adult male holding a handgun in the 700 block of Park Road, Northwest. The suspect was immediately given verbal commands to drop the weapon. The suspect ignored the officer’s commands and raised the gun towards the officer. The officer fired his service weapon striking the suspect. The suspect fled the scene but was quickly apprehended by responding officers. The suspect was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. (more…)

Today in Hawks around Town – Is there a Herpetologist in the House?!?!!

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to a reader for sending from Princeton Pl, NW last night. Can anyone identify? If so please let me know ASAP so I can let OP know if they can climb down from the tree or not.

If you spot a hawk or any other bird of prey or any interesting wildlife around town, lunching or otherwise, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted it to [email protected] and I’ll add it to the queue. Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.

“Then the bag started shivering.”

By Prince Of Petworth

A reader writes:

“Here is the story I wrote to my rescue group:

My CityDogs alum, Watson, paid his good luck forward today.

As Watson and I were coming home from a long, hot morning walk, Watson started barking out of nowhere. Watson is mostly silent, so it was weird. It was especially weird because it was a “hey there is a dog” bark, but we were walking past an abandoned building, nothing and nobody in sight.

Then I see a small gym looking bag. I had already seen it, but my neighborhood isn’t the cleanest and stuff like that is always getting left around. Then the bag started shivering.

Inside was a little doxie dog. Left on the side of the building like a piece of trash. Just with some shitty milk bones and no water, in direct sunlight. If it hadn’t been for Watson, I would have walked right past that black bag and who knows would have happened to the pup. I called 911 and animal control, who took the little pup in. (more…)

Street Light Collapse. “That means that the bolts were just sitting in the holes and the entire pole was just balancing on the base.”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I was sitting on my porch on Warder St NW the other morning and heard a very loud crash a few doors down. I went to investigate and saw a light pole had fallen and smashed a car. A contractor was parallel parking a van and a ladder attached to the roof bumped the pole. No big deal – contractor’s fault. The scary part is the second two pictures. The pole is supposed to be held in place on the base with nuts and bolts. If you look at the very rusty bolts, you can tell that there obviously haven’t been nuts on them in a very long time – maybe years. That means that the bolts were just sitting in the holes and the entire pole was just balancing on the base. It kind you wonder how many of these giant light poles are barely attached and a danger. There’s no way a ladder bumping into the pole should have brought it down.”

Get Laoban Dumplings at Colony Club this Saturday!

By Prince Of Petworth


courtesy Laoban Dumplings

From an email:

“Laoban Dumplings, which does classic Chinese dumplings with modern twists and has been popping up all over DC, will be at Colony Club (3118 Georgia Ave, NW) this Saturday, June 17 for a super-fun ping pong tournament/patio party!

The tournament entry fee of $12 will benefit N St. Village, and also gets you a Porkslap Pale Ale. Laoban will be selling two varieties of dumplings–a ginger chicken and bok choy shiitake–and will also be joined by friends Cassava Boba and DJ Laura Lopez. (more…)

So Much for Mushrooms for the Former Murry’s Grocery Store in Park View

By Prince Of Petworth


3400 Georgia Ave, NW

“Dear PoPville,

Have you heard anything about the 3400 block of Georgia Ave? The mushroom farm seems to have never taken off (in fact I don’t think they even moved into the space).

Even that Spanish grocery seams to have stalled. According to PIVS their latest permit was cancelled. What’s going on?”

A staffer with CM Nadeau’s office sends OP:

“I wanted to let you know that the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) has confirmed that both the properties you mentioned, 3400 Georgia Ave NW and 3412 Georgia Ave NW, are currently classified as vacant.”

Today’s Rental is “Amazing, cozy 1-bedroom” (reader request)

By Prince Of Petworth

518 Hobart Pl., NW

This rental is located at 518 Hobart Pl., NW. The Craigslist ad says:

“$1349 / 1br – 350ft2 – Amazing, cozy 1-bedroom townhouse apartment

rental

Amazing 1-bedroom basement apartment at 518 Hobart Pl., NW in Columbia Heights/Park View. Townhouse built in 2013. New stainless steel appliances, washer/dryer, modern bathroom, security system, much sunlight. 350 sq. ft. Near Georgia Ave bus line, Columbia Heights Metro, Howard University, MedStar, Petworth and Shaw. (more…)

Shooting near Park View Rec Center 11:30pm Last Night

By Prince Of Petworth

park view shooting
via google maps

From MPD:

“On Thursday, April 27 around 11:30 PM, MPD responded to the sounds of gunshots in the 3600 block of Warder Street, NW. The responding officers located an adult male victim that sustained injury from gunfire. He was treated at a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries. There was no description of the suspect involved at this time.

Anyone with information on this case can call the MPD at 202-727-9099 or text at 50411.”

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