Starting to get reports of a big police presence in Columbia Heights around 14th and Park Road, NW. Seems like there could be a few different things going on:

“lots is sirens and helicopter circling in Colombia Heights between 13th and 14th near Park/Monroe streets.”

“they are patrolling with some armor on, hanging out until dark it looks like.”

Another report says: “passed by The Woodner complex (16th St NW) there’s a ton of police cars outside the building’s entrance.”



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“Dear PoPville,

I imagine I am not alone in wanting to join the protests downtown but not doing so because of personal reasons (in my case a young kid, but what for others may be work, vulnerabilities to COVID, transportation, etc.). I would like someone to organize some sort of peaceful but noise making protest that people can do from home at a coordinated time to show support, but having not seen anything yet. So I’m writing to see if you would post something. It’s not too creative, but I would propose having everyone honk their car horns, bang pots and pans, etc. at 8:46 (amount of time Chauvin, the cop, kneeled on Flloyd) in the morning (night time seems unfair to people with kids) on Wednesday (to give it time to hopefully spread) for one minute.”


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