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“Climate change protesters heading up 12th”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Bless this Jess

Jess reports around 8:30am:

“Climate change protesters heading up 12th from Penn Ave, made turn on G st toward the White House.”

From AlertDC:

“MPD reports the Demonstrators are northbound on 12th Street at E Street NW. MPD is on scene with the rolling road closures. Continue to follow police direction.”

Update from AlertDC at 8:55am:

“MPD reports the demonstrators are stationary at 13th and K Streets NW. Rolling road closures are continuing. Please follow police direction.”

Helluva Way to Wake Up – Street Car Tow/Crash Edition

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Grant for sending from H Street, NE around 8:45am.

Update around 9:10am from Karin:

“Streetcar being towed slams into truck that is towing it. Not sure if damage is from this or another accident. Other side of the street impeded due to stopped school bus and ambulance. Not a good day for the Streetcar.” (more…)

“Police are photographing a gun on a train.”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Brian Mosley

A reader reported at 9:25am: “Active crime scene at stadium armory. Train is stopped and police in train interviewing ppl and taking photos. All cars are going wrong direction. Blood all over metro car apparently. My wife is there now. Police are photographing a gun on train.

“Update: There was a fight on the train. Upon entry by Metro Transit police they located a gun and have recovered it”.

Metrorail info reported at 9:30am: “UPDATED: Orange/Silver/Blue Line Delay: No longer single tracking. Residual delays continue in both directions due to an earlier a police investigation at Stadium-Armory.”

Update from MPD: (more…)

“Hell of a Way to Wake Up: Takoma”

By Prince Of Petworth

Oof, thanks to Whitney for sending Sunday from: “3rd Street and Whittier Streets NW

clearly someone completely smashed into the front of this parked car and drove off. Totaled, no doubt, and also hit the two cars behind it because of the force.”

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