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 […]
Having a yard sale is highly entertaining way to spend an afternoon, provided you earn enough to post bail. The treasures, oddities and great steals you find, they’re the thing of fiction. All those Antique Roadshows can’t lie. Yet, suddenly, yard sales are in the news — and coming to the attention of the MPD, […]
Yes, citizens, arrests are made on some of those crime incident reports our texting systems and email listservs pepper us with. The Metropolitan Police Department has announced an arrest has been made in connection with the recent robberies at the Safeway on 14th Street, SE. Quinton Raymond Jones, 48, of the 1800 block of D Street, SE […]
The Hill is Home is monitoring reports of incidents involving muggings at knifepoint in recent days. Last Friday two individuals were robbed together by a group of two to three males believed to be 20 and under at 10th and D NE. The incident happened in broad daylight, according to alerts and MPD-1D listserv information […]
This afternoon, just before 1pm a woman was shot in the leg in front of 1375 H Street NE. DCist reports the woman’s wounds are serious but not life-threatening. The gunman, who was in a wheelchair at the time of the shooting, is still at large. While all shootings are terrifying and disturbing, this one […]