After a spike in the number of carjackings in late 2009, Councilmember Wells and Chief Lanier of the Metropolitan Police Department promised a number of results at a community meeting on December 21st. So, how are they doing? Well, first, they promised to get back to us in 30 to 45 days with another meeting, […]
An evening carjacking Friday, Jan. 15th, at 12th and D Streets NE that had neighbors talking, combined with accounts of other recent successful and attempted carjackings, as well as armed robberies and surprise assaults, has prompted some into taking action, even as statistics show violent crime may be down overall. For starters, there’s an open […]
The recent spate of carjackings, many occurring in PSA 103 between 12th and 14th Streets, NE, and E and F Streets, NE, have started to alarm Hill residents who think this is more of an epidemic than a run of bad luck. The incidents have also disturbed some parents of young children as some of […]
A spate of carjackings in the area has caused some alarm among residents. They are occurring between 1 and 4 p.m., according to Renato Caldwell, a lieutenant for the First District. Last Saturday, October 10, two subjects approached a car parked in the 200 block of 12th Street NE between 3 and 4 p.m., and […]