“Dear PoPville,
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I have had five Amazon packages stolen in 4 days in Capitol Hill. I am livid. I know this is a citywide issue, but it feels like Capitol Hill has been getting the brunt of it for months. The most recent package was delivered at 10 PM and was gone by 6 AM. I was asleep, so I did not retrieve the package when it was delivered. (more…)
photo by Elvert Barnes
From MPD:
“Tuesday afternoon Third District officers observed a female walking down the street essentially following a Fed Ex truck. This raised their suspicions. As the officers came back around, they observed the same female leaving the front walkway of a residence carrying a package. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I am reaching out for help from the community. I am guardian for a woman whose beloved dog Ryder was euthanized earlier this month. I am writing to ask help in locating the cremains of the dog, “Ryder”. His actual owner is in a nursing home and is devastated.
UPS alleges to have delivered the cremains to my office, 419 7th St. NW, Suite 405. They say someone signed “Aguilera” and accepted the package which included a rosewood box and a paw print. I am requesting that the community be put on notice to look for it. I can be contacted as follows: Cynthia Jefferson, 419 7th St. NW, Suite 405, Washington, DC 20004; (202) 247-8808.”
“Dear PoPville,
We wanted to notify you and the public of at least three different individuals, stealing packages on multiple occasions with stolen keys from universal lock boxes and master lock boxes. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
When one has a recording of a porch thief, are you supposed to report it as a crime and submit the video? Is it helpful for crime stats?
Would love to hear actual recommendations other than just complaints.
My video is obviously of someone very masked up that probably won’t be helpful for evidence collection.”
“Dear PoPville,
We live in Shaw and had a rug delivered to our house. We were home and went to get the door to bring it in. Within 2 minutes it was stolen. We reported the theft but weren’t expecting it to be recovered. Within 30 minutes an MPD officer arrived at our house and recovered the stolen rug. Thank you to Officer Morgan for all of his help!”
Paul writes: “Brookland – Just an average FedEx Express envelope set on my doorstep, awaiting pick up. But it seems to have gotten picked up early. I hope whoever grabbed it enjoys my urine sample!”
Thanks to Deanna for sharing this unfortunate note her daughter wrote.
Thanks to the rev for sharing: “Found this on my stoop in Columbia Heights from a very nice mystery neighbor”
“Dear PoPville,
Have you ever heard of a littering fine for what is clearly a stolen package? This was posted to my door. (more…)