Columbia Heights

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A reader reports:

“One of my neighbors (a young woman) was viciously attacked while walking home Monday night at 10 pm. Fortunately, she was close to home and several neighbors heard her scream, chased off her attackers, and called the cops. But they got away, and no one got a great look at them.

Never saw an alert about this assault–how the heck do the police decide what to post?? I would always want to know if my block had a couple of vicious assailants on the loose.

The attack happened near 11th and Otis NW. I heard a crash (her groceries falling) and screaming and by the time I got to the door (dialing 911), my heroic next door neighbor had chased off the attackers. The police response was pretty fast, but as I said, no one got a good look at them and they were long gone (headed toward 10th St down Otis last anyone saw). So as best as I know there are still two dudes who may come up behind you and beat the crap out of you for no reason roaming 11th Street.

Cold weather–not a crime deterrent, it turns out. But folks on 11th St near Otis can be reassured that at least they have great neighbors who will come to their aid.”

Photo by PoPville flickr user slatifolia

“Dear PoPville,

While my family was out on vacation (12/19-12/26) someone broke into our parked car on the northwest corner of monroe st and holmead place NW in columbia heights. Unfortunately, due to our relocation to that area, we had left some important documents in the trunk of our vehicle including birth certificate, passports, a handful of financial documents documents (though we had jewelry in the bag as well, I presume those will not be found). We are taking steps to protect ourselves by closing accounts; nevertheless, putting out this notice in the event a neighbor comes across delicate documents that may have been dumped in the trash in that area. We would love to recover the birth certificates in particular.

I can be reached either by email at [email protected] or phone at 202-854-1373.”

Ed. Note: Please, no need for judgement here. Obviously a mistake was made. This is known. If you happen to see any passports or birth certificates laying around or blowing down the street – just contact IK above. You can feel sanctimonious on reddit if you just can’t contain yourself. Thanks.