“Dear PoPville,
On Monday afternoon I realized that sometime in the hour or so before, my drivers license and credit card had fallen out of a stupid defective phone case … somewhere that I had been. (I backtracked to a few spots and left my name and number but had no real hope!) (more…)
photo by Fritz Myer
“Dear PoPville,
This afternoon (Tuesday) around 3pm I (a woman in my 20s) was walking in Shaw and was randomly assaulted by a man in the cross walk. Several bystanders came to help, (more…)
photo by Jeff Vincent
“Dear PoPville,
I hope you can help me track down some amazing Good Samaritans to whom I will be forever indebted. On Tuesday evening (6/14), my husband was biking up sixteenth street when he went into sudden cardiac arrest. From what I understand, he was able to get off his bike and onto the sidewalk before collapsing unconscious and without a heart beat. Some quick thinking bystanders started administering CPR and called 911. They continued to do CPR until the EMTs were able to get there and take over. According to my husband’s doctors, had they not been there and acted as quickly as they did, my husband would not have survived. (more…)
photo by Jeff Vincent
“Dear PoPville,
On the night of April 9th, I was involved in a cycling accident near 6th & G St NE while on my way home from Union Station and suffered a traumatic brain injury. I don’t have any recollection of the accident, but I know that I was alone and badly in need of help. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
A car crash occurred on Wednesday, May 25 at 5.05 pm at the intersection of Farragut and Arkansas NW. A car was t-boned making a left onto Farragut NW, towards John Lewis Elementary School. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
While out taking photos of my roommates dog at the tulips near the National mall, I misplaced my wallet. I went back a day later to look for it, hoping maybe no one had seen it yet, but it was no where to be found. Today, after being in the office all day, my first item of business was to cancel all my cards, but I found an envelope with no return address at my front door containing my wallet and a nice note. (more…)
Photo by Diane Krauthamer
“Dear PoPville,
Trying to find someone… was hit by a car (while walking) in the crosswalk of Columbia and Harvard st. at around 7:15pm last night. There was a woman who I THINK was named Peggy who was an absolute angel from the moment I hit the ground to getting inside an ambulance. I would love to be able to thank her properly!!!”
If you are or know Peggy please have her email me at [email protected] so I can put her in touch with OP. Thank you.
photo by Jim Havard
“Dear PoPville,
I’ve been having a really hard time with my breakup, and I was mopping by the Capitol building really trying to find perspective. I had a really nice girl give me a drawing that said “at the end of every winter is spring” and told me that she hoped I would feel better. (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
Writing to send out some thanks into the world to a bicyclist who helped un-strand me from Adams Morgan Sunday morning! Something about the cold made my bike lock jam while I was out and about Saturday night, and upon returning to try to rescue it on Sunday morning I still couldn’t get the lock to budge, after which my phone promptly died. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I just wanted to say thank you to the kind strangers that helped corral my dog Remi after my grip slipped on his leash at the intersection of New Hampshire & Rock Creek Church Rd NW. Several motorists and pedestrians helped in the pursuit that ultimately resulted in the pup running home and sitting on the porch. I didn’t catch anyone’s name as I was in hot pursuit of the pup (on a very cold night), but I grateful for their help.”