Tuesday night’s ANC meeting was a long one and truthfully, I couldn’t make it all of the way to the end. When two and a half hours had gone by and the commissioners were still going back and forth – a bit contentiously – on what provisions to include on a voluntary agreement for the […]
An abundance of trash on your street? Cars driving too fast in your neighborhood? Looking for a way to get more involved in the community? Your Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner is here to help (and yes, he/she ran for the position knowing it was unpaid!) This week, Commissioner-Elect Brian Flahaven (ANC 6B 09) discusses the changes […]
On Sunday police arrested a suspect in the unprovoked attack of a female walking from Harris Teeter in the 1300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE. Police brought in a juvenile suspect at his residence without incident, MPD-1D Commander David Kamperin notified the local police listserv. At a community meeting Thursday evening, police had told the […]
Last night the auditorium at Tyler Elementary School was filled with more than 100 concerned residents, anxious to hear a response from MPD and Councilmember Tommy Wells regarding the recent increase of violent crime near Pennsylvania Avenue SE. Chief Cathy Lanier and more than 15 members of the police and housing police force were on […]
Ward 6 Councilman Tommy Wells called for citizens concerned about recent crimes to attend the community PSA 106 meeting Thursday, Dec. 2nd at 7pm, at Tyler Elementary School, at the corner of 10th and G Street SE. “While crime in general has gone down in Ward 6 – if you’re the victim, any crime is […]