PSA

“If anyone saw anything please let us know/ a good reminder to neighbors to lock all their windows!”

By Prince Of Petworth


500 block of Florida Ave, NW

“Dear PoPville,

Last Friday sometime during the workday somebody climbed in through one of our street level windows on the backside of our house. They went through our entire basement, a room on the main floor, and our living room. The perpetrator stole my roommates laptop, some jewelry, clothes, odd knick-knacks and even tried on one of her bathing suits (taking it out of the amazon box and leaving it inside out).

If anyone saw anything please let us know/ a good reminder to neighbors to lock all their windows!”

No, No You Can’t Leave Your Dog in the Car Even If You Crack The Window

By Prince Of Petworth

Good grief. A reader writes:

“Corner of Biltmore and Cliffbourne.

Cracking the windows is not enough on sunny days! The dog was in there for at least an hour and a half. Thanks to MPD Officer Dunn and the Humane Rescue Alliance.

Maryland plates, to the surprise of no one…”

And passes on the original report from the Adams Morgan listserv this morning: (more…)

District Taco Eastern Market closed for renovations last Monday

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I’ve been sitting at Joselito for less than 20 minutes and in that time no fewer than a dozen people have been turned away dejected that District Taco is closed for renovation, which makes me think this is new. Figured I’d do my civic duty and report it.”

Last week District Taco reported on their Facebook page:

“Beginning tomorrow, June 5th, our Eastern Market location will be temporarily closed for renovations! Lo siento for the inconvenience.”

I’ll update when they reopen!

Heads Up: Concert Ticket Scam

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Wanted to drop a line about a “new” ticket scam similar to the one in October.

I got duped myself, after buying 4 tickets to the upcoming U2 show. Fortunately, I was able to trick the scammer by posing as another buyer before cornering him and demanding my money back, but there are multiple posts on Craigslist by this same outfit.

I suspected they were fake and did some research after I bought them. They looked identical to the fake Adele tickets. Also, after some research, I discovered that all the GA tickets to the U2 show are “paperless”, meaning you never get a ticket, you swipe the credit card that you bought the tickets with and then show an ID. (more…)

“a good reminder to make sure you are walking with a purpose and are fully attentive.”

By Prince Of Petworth

night walker
Photo by PoPville flickr user Nikoo’s Photos

“Dear PoPville,

Last night around 10p I took my dog out for his evening walk and called my boyfriend (since he is currently out of town). As I turned the corner onto U street from 14th, a man, seemingly not impaired in any manner, approached me and grabbed me around the waist. I immediately screamed, shoved him off and ran to my apartment building.

Although shaken up and a bit scared, I am totally fine but I wanted to share this incident given the importance of staying alert, aware and off of your phone while walking at night. Being on the phone is not a reason to excuse this behavior, however it was a good reminder to make sure you are walking with a purpose and are fully attentive.”

“Cars (especially with out of state license plates) are getting their tires slashed on K St, NE”

By Prince Of Petworth

tire slash

“Dear PoPville,

Cars with out of state license plates are getting their tires slashed on K St. NE–

Both my roommate (who has a Louisiana tag) and myself (Mississippi tag) got our passenger side tires slashed last night [Saturday]. When she took her car over to the tire shop on Florida Ave (Mac’s) he told her that at least 10 other folks who live on K street had been in to get their tires fixed this morning, all out of state. Police said it was everyone (including DC tags) but all the DC tags were fine on my block and I only saw out of state tags at the tire store. Just FYI. “

“Caught in Matrix of “Fraud” Software Upgrade at the DC Tax Department.”

By Prince Of Petworth

dc tax
Photo by PoPville flickr user Lorie Shaull

“Dear PoPville,

I thought I would give everyone a heads up on an experience I just had.

I was thinking yesterday that I hadn’t received my DC tax return yet, so I went to MyTaxDC.com to check the status. It stated that my refund had been processed on February 24th. So, I called the office. An hour after being on hold they told me a very humorous story.

I moved in Sept 2016, so this address change was flagged by some new fraud software the tax department implemented. This flag cancels the direct deposit and cuts a paper check to send to the address they have in their “system”. The funny thing is, their fraud software does not update the new address in their “system” so the paper check is mailed to the OLD address. (more…)

“Caller ID indicates calls are from DC Courts, but they are not”

By Prince Of Petworth

scam alert
Photo by PoPville flickr user nevermindtheend

From DC Courts:

“The DC Courts want to warn members of the public not to be taken-in by a telephone scam in which they get a voicemail asking them to call a 1-844 telephone number about money they owe on an outstanding court matter, and to push 5 to make payment and resolve the matter. What differentiates these calls from other scams is that the caller ID system has been manipulated and shows a DC Court-issued telephone number on the caller ID display. Please be advised that the District of Columbia Courts never solicit payments via telephone. All official court correspondence is processed through the U.S. Postal Service. The public is advised not to respond to these telephone calls.“

“be wary of having delivery guys show up to your house when you haven’t ordered any delivery… the delivery guy will get robbed.”

By Prince Of Petworth

delivery
Photo by PoPville flickr user Lorie Shaull

“Dear PoPville,

For the second time in less than a week a delivery man was robbed on my porch by an armed man.

What the suspect is doing is calling for delivery from local restaurants (Olga & Manny, NY Pizza) and giving them the address of [unit block of] W Street NW (last Sunday robbery) and [unit block of] W Street NW (tonight’s robbery), when the delivery person shows up for the delivery, no one answers the number that called for the delivery. So the delivery person leaves the car and proceeds to knock on the door of the address. At that time the suspect comes from the corner of North Capital and W street and robs the delivery person at gunpoint.

Myself and my neighbor never called for delivery…. the suspect is giving an address and then robbing people when they arrive.

The police said this is the 5th time it has happened (more…)

They Forget The Most Important One – Stand on the Right and Walk on the Left

By Prince Of Petworth

metro advice
Photo by PoPville flickr user Tim Brown

Ed. Note: Please also remember to advise any visitors you are hosting that proper metro riding etiquette requires the passenger to stand on the right or walk on the left side of escalators.

From WMATA:

“As tens of thousands of visitors arrive for the 58th Presidential Inauguration, Metro has some important safety and travel tips for those planning to use the rail system. (more…)

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