This from the Shaw list: Last night sometime between 2am-5am about 7-8 cars were vandalized in the 400 block of O Street NW. All cars had they’re side windows smashed, some had the front/rear windows busted. Few items stolen, no details. I spotted a young 5.6″ slim black male with dreads in the alley by … More Vandalism at 4th & O
Shaw Long View Gallery will relocate to at 1234 Ninth Street, a currently vacant building directly across from the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, NW. Mari posted about it over at InShaw and so did Renew Shaw. Independence Bank Headquarters Coming to 9th and N, according to Renew Shaw DCMUD writes about the a new … More Neighborhood blog roundup this week
From Pete on Bates: Does anyone know how to report graffiti and order its removal?
From Ted on the Eckington list: “This morning [yesterday] at 9:45 AM a man was shot in the ankle while in the park located on the south side of Florida Ave at First Street NW. Only one shot was fired, police and EMS responded quickly. Alice Thompson, the Mayor’s point person for Ward 5 services, … More Shooting in the 1st/Florida Ave NW Park
From the Eckington list @ 5.15 pm: There was a major shooting at Rst and North Cap. street just a few minutes ago. 10 or more shoots fired. Schools kids going home and lots of people on the streets. Update: ‘s FoxDC’s video (3 1/2 minutes) about the shooting: http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/dc/051909_ne_dc_shootings
via BaancBlog – by Alley Denizen. Lisa Amore again points the editor to things happening in the area. The link is here. So the editor went to Google, which was working today, and typed in “murder washington dc convention center”. The first hit (ambiguous word here) was of the NBC story referenced above. The second … More Murder at Convention Center Subway shop
Bloomingdale list is reporting a guy going door to door, saying he’s with the church down the street. It’s a scam. No reports yet in Truxton Circle/BACA area yet, but know that it’s around and call police if you get a similar knock knock.
I absolutely hate to report this: Police: Multiple People Shot in NW posted 04/26/09 7:06 pm WASHINGTON – Sources tell ABC 7/NewsChannel 8 that a multiple shooting in NW has left one person dead and three more injured. Officers confirm a gunman entered a home at 67 Bryant Street near North Capitol Street NW and … More Homicide in Bloomingdale
I hadn’t heard about this. From Bloomingdale list: Kim Wee reported a quick response by police after 4/13/2009 Timor Bodega Hold-Up. Description of Robbery: At 8:30PM on Monday, 4/13/2009, two masked men entered the Timor Bodega at 200 Rhode Island Ave NW and held up two of my friends who were standing behind the counter. … More Timor Bodega robbed last week
RenewShaw blog has a post on how to start a Neighborhood Watch program. I know many folks were involved in a Guardian Angels program for a while. We should discuss some of these ideas on how to help the authorities help us with crime.
Bates Area Civic Association 