Neighbor and THIH reader David Strich recently wrote in to tell us about a rash of criminal activity around his area. Apparently, late last week there were several vehicle wheel thefts around the area near Garfield Park. David tells us that there were “two on the 300 block of South Carolina Avenue SE on Friday […]
Hey neighbors! It’s the holiday season and many most of us have ordered presents through the mail, or are receiving packages from family and friends from far away. Perhaps due to some karma associated with not #ShoppingLocal (just kidding), package theft, which is already a problem around the neighborhood, goes into overdrive during this festive […]
In the new year, it seems appropriate to go back to the earliest days of the Hill and to one of its earliest inhabitants –especially as there is a crime involved. Some of those who came to Capitol Hill in its earliest days were not there to either build the city or run the country, […]
Although Capitol Hill is easily the best neighborhood in the whole city (and yes, we are completely biased), it’s important to remember that we live in a city, and crime happens. While I will leave the task of elucidating why crime is so much higher in cities to experts in political economy and law, as […]
DCist reported that the man arrested for stealing a dog in Kingman Park has been connected to several other burglaries. NPR weighed in on the gentrification of H Street NE. The Washington Post and ANC 6B Commissioner Kirsten Oldenburg shared updates from this past weekend’s meeting between residents and Rep Norton regarding the CSX project. Capital […]