So about that bench we looked at Friday – thanks to Annie for sending:
“You can hear the explosion near the beginning, and the crackling noise later on is the sound of the fire–from a block away!”
The video: (more…)
Transit
via WMATA
From WMATA:
“Metro Transit Police today [Thursday] arrested Issa Conteh, 39, of Alexandria, on weapons charges following an anonymous tip from a Metro rider at Anacostia Station.
The Metro customer called 911 shortly after 7 a.m. to report that she observed a man in possession of a gun. DC 911 transferred the call to Metro Transit Police dispatchers, who obtained a description from the caller and broadcast a flash lookout to officers. (more…)
What the holy hell? Thanks to Sara for sending: “Stumbled on this car engine in the middle of the sidewalk on my commute home and what appears to be the remnants of a car fire/crash… ??? (more…)
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Photo by Max
Max writes at 1:01pm “What’s going on??”
From Metro Transit Police:
“Confirmed stabbing. Police, medics o/s.
Capitol South Station: MTPD, MPD, USCP & DC EMS o/s responding to a confirmed stabbing. Details will follow. The station is CLOSED at this time. Trains on Blue/Orange/Silver are bypassing the station. Use Federal Center SW or Eastern Market as alternates.”
From MPD: “Stabbing Investigation in the 300 block of 1st St SE. Lookout for B/F, 14 yrs of age, 100 lbs., short dreadlocks, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and khaki pants”
Update from Metro Transit Police: “Capitol South Update: DC Metropolitan Police will be the lead agency for this incident. Please follow @DCPoliceDept for updates. Also, please be advised that Capitol South Station is likely to remain closed for some time to come. Use Eastern Market or Federal Center SW.”
Thanks to Mary Bender for sharing this awesome update with us. Remember the purple we saw a couple weeks ago at 1st and U Street, NW? It was just the beginning. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
How in the world did this happen to our alley neighbor overnight?!
The white BMW is always parked in what used to be a little protected parking space and the grey gate would swing open to allow access in and out. This morning it appears another car forcefully joined the BMW by completely smashing through the enclosure. (more…)
Dan Silverman, October 2006.
Ed. Note: My first and last race. At the time I was a pack a day smoker and did zero training for the race. I raced well. I couldn’t walk for TEN days afterwards. I have never been in such pain. I am an idiot. Don’t do this race without training. Also, don’t smoke. In January I will have quit smoking 10 years ago. I feel much better now. Anyway, good luck runners!
From a press release:
“The 35th Anniversary edition of Army Ten-Miler (ATM) is this Sunday, Oct. 13 at 8:00 a.m. EDT in Washington, DC. The 10-mile road race starts and finishes at the Pentagon, traversing a scenic course that takes the 35,000 runners through downtown Washington, D.C. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I bike from Brookland to the Arboretum frequently. I cross NY Ave on the east side. DC just redid the crosswalk so I can’t bike through it. It is a little path thing. I don’t understand why they did this…anyone else have any ideas? The way it is now configured I was forced onto Bladensburg Ave with traffic…the very slow traffic of commuters. (more…)
via google maps
From MPD Tuesday:
“Tonight at approximately 7:15 PM, during a road rage incident, an aggressive driver brandished a firearm at another motorist on the 11th Street Bridge SE. Based on the rapid response by patrol and crime suppression officers, the suspect and vehicle were located near 3rd St SE and L St SE. With help from our K9 team, we were able to locate a firearm and arrest the suspect for ADW-Gun.”
A shot from last night by Katie
Steven reported around 6:35am: “Seems like they are still single tracking through Farragut West from Sunday night’s incident. No acknowledgement. Trains have been holding at McPherson Square for about 15 minutes no end in sight”
Did others on the orange line notice delays later this morning too?
Metro reported: “Orange/Silver/Blue Line Delay: Expect residual delays until approximately 630 am due to an earlier incident at Farragut West.
UPDATED: Orange/Silver/Blue Line Delay: Metro has resumed normal operations at Farragut West.”