Robbery in NWDC, near River and Western

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Were they black kids that are out of place? I sense we are on to something...

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Anonymous wrote:If only people had a way to communicate about potential threats to their stores or neighbors...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/georgetown-social-network-accused-of-racial-profiling-is-suspended/2015/10/19/7a8865a2-7674-11e5-b9c1-f03c48c96ac2_story.html

But that would be harassment and profiling. These young people need a "safe space" to ply their trade.

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Anonymous wrote:OK this is getting out of hand!

A robbery spike in Capitol Hill is one thing. But chief Lanier had better start doing her job now that Upper NW is being affected!

Of course when formerly pretty safe areas are start to be impacted, the cops should be on it to prevent crime from spreading. Unless, of course, DC wants to go back to the good ol' Barry days, when downtown told Upper NW that you're on your own.

Crime in Upper NW is not new. Lord, you are all a bunch of pearl clutching old hens!

+1. City life.

This isn't "the city" or "city life". Cross the street and you're in Maryland. This is the kushy barely burbs of Maryland/DC border. You're in Chevy Chase for Christ sake.

Whatever. Criminals go where the money is, correct? This isn't a new crime wave is what people are saying. There has ALWAYS been crime in Upper NW DC. ALWAYS. So why now are you getting so worked up?

Exactly. Just because some posters have only recently moved here or gotten wind of it doesn't mean it's a new development.

[Anonymous]

I sometimes walk alone at night with the dog. It's occured to me to apply for a DC handgun permit.

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Anonymous wrote:Nothing to see here. The cops are harassing young males. #BLM. Since when did ski masks become illegal?

This doesn't have anything to do with BLM though. Stop being dumb.

Frankly, I'd like to see a bit more "harassment" of the unruly kids in the Tenley Metro and the flash mob that knocked over the Georgetown store about 10 days ago. We don't need mob mayhem and more muggers.

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Anonymous wrote:OK this is getting out of hand!

A robbery spike in Capitol Hill is one thing. But chief Lanier had better start doing her job now that Upper NW is being affected!

Of course when formerly pretty safe areas are start to be impacted, the cops should be on it to prevent crime from spreading. Unless, of course, DC wants to go back to the good ol' Barry days, when downtown told Upper NW that you're on your own.

Crime in Upper NW is not new. Lord, you are all a bunch of pearl clutching old hens!

+1. City life.

This isn't "the city" or "city life". Cross the street and you're in Maryland. This is the kushy barely burbs of Maryland/DC border. You're in Chevy Chase for Christ sake.

Whatever. Criminals go where the money is, correct? This isn't a new crime wave is what people are saying. There has ALWAYS been crime in Upper NW DC. ALWAYS. So why now are you getting so worked up?

Exactly. Just because some posters have only recently moved here or gotten wind of it doesn't mean it's a new development.

I've been getting Second District PSA crime alerts for the past four years. There's definitely been a spike in violent crime in Upper NW. The administration needs to be on this, but I am not optimistic and fear we've been Bowsered.

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Anonymous wrote:There were 2 incidents of robbery w/ force and violence:

one event was on/near 44th and Davenport (so kinda by the Safeway); the other shortly thereafter was on/near 47th and Davenport.

I've lived here a long time and this sort of thing happens EVERY MONTH on a street of brick Colonials near either Wisconsin or Connecticut. The trick is to have it not be you. Odds are, it won't be.

And to the loser new arrival millennial with the hackneyed "pearl clutcher" epithet ....

1) you're from suburban Cleveland, Montclair, NJ, or Westchester County. So STFU

2). You live in a micro condo in "Shaw," and you pat your not old-hen self on the back for that street cred move, but you wouldn't have lived in Shaw in 1995. Shown a picture of 1995 Shaw while you sat in your Muppets pull-up in Montclair, NJ, you would've clutched your pearls.

3) You are aging every moment, the same as the rest of us. Unless you get early onset breast cancer, you too will grow old [/spitting sneer]

I'm from DC and this is pretty awesome and sums up a lot of feelings I have about posters who say, "What did you expect? It's life in the city!" Those of us who actually care about our city expect better. Nice work.

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Anonymous wrote:PP here, sorry just saw one more post:

I mentioned earlier that there had been a similar robbery about a week ago. A constituent wrote me to say her son was the victim. She suggested I share some details of the attack anonymously:

my son was assaulted at 42nd and Chesapeake, just past GDS on 42nd Street at 12:30 in the afternoon on the day before Thanksgiving. 5 guys (approx 18-21 yo) surrounded him, punched and kicked him to the ground, and grabbed his cell phone, running off and laughing. Luckily he was okay (physically, at least) - he is a strong young 20's young adult -- not a kid -- but it was incredibly scary that such an incident could happen down the street from our house in the middle of the day. Really bad. I don't want to think about what could have happened if he had fallen back and hit his head...

This certainly looks like a pattern. Until the police can catch the offenders (or they move on), please be especially aware and consider going out in groups.

CM Cheh will join us at the next ANC 3E meeting, which is this Thursday, beginning at 7 pm, in the Tenleytown I room of the Chevy Chase Embassy Suites. Lt. Hill from MPD will be there, as will, I suspect, Cmdr. Gresham.

If you are concerned about these crimes, the gun that recently made its way into Wilson HS, or crime in general, please consider attending the meeting.

I'm so sorry this happened PP. Very informative.

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Anonymous wrote:I sometimes walk alone at night with the dog. It's occured to me to apply for a DC handgun permit.

You won't get one. We have applied and been denied.

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Anonymous wrote:I sometimes walk alone at night with the dog. It's occured to me to apply for a DC handgun permit.

You won't get one. We have applied and been denied.

That didn't stop the student who took a loaded gun into Wilson!

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Anonymous wrote:I sometimes walk alone at night with the dog. It's occured to me to apply for a DC handgun permit.

You won't get one. We have applied and been denied.

That didn't stop the student who took a loaded gun into Wilson!

Yeah, but he's not worried about the laws! It's the law-abiders who shouldn't have one.

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Anonymous wrote:OK this is getting out of hand!

A robbery spike in Capitol Hill is one thing. But chief Lanier had better start doing her job now that Upper NW is being affected!

Of course when formerly pretty safe areas are start to be impacted, the cops should be on it to prevent crime from spreading. Unless, of course, DC wants to go back to the good ol' Barry days, when downtown told Upper NW that you're on your own.

Crime in Upper NW is not new. Lord, you are all a bunch of pearl clutching old hens!

+1. City life.

This isn't "the city" or "city life". Cross the street and you're in Maryland. This is the kushy barely burbs of Maryland/DC border. You're in Chevy Chase for Christ sake.

Well then S.E. across the river near MD. isn't city life either...

Shut up you moron, and go back to the Midwest or Massachussetts... or wherever your from.

There is violent crime in every state. Just a few weeks ago a couple of thugs in Indiana were robbing houses and killed and raped a pregnant woman who was the wife of a pastor. She lived in a cul-de-sac and it was 6:30 in the morning. There are people who will harm you all over this country.

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Anonymous wrote:OK this is getting out of hand!

A robbery spike in Capitol Hill is one thing. But chief Lanier had better start doing her job now that Upper NW is being affected!

Of course when formerly pretty safe areas are start to be impacted, the cops should be on it to prevent crime from spreading. Unless, of course, DC wants to go back to the good ol' Barry days, when downtown told Upper NW that you're on your own.

Crime in Upper NW is not new. Lord, you are all a bunch of pearl clutching old hens!

+1. City life.

This isn't "the city" or "city life". Cross the street and you're in Maryland. This is the kushy barely burbs of Maryland/DC border. You're in Chevy Chase for Christ sake.

Whatever. Criminals go where the money is, correct? This isn't a new crime wave is what people are saying. There has ALWAYS been crime in Upper NW DC. ALWAYS. So why now are you getting so worked up?

Exactly. Just because some posters have only recently moved here or gotten wind of it doesn't mean it's a new development.

I've been getting Second District PSA crime alerts for the past four years. There's definitely been a spike in violent crime in Upper NW. The administration needs to be on this, but I am not optimistic and fear we've been Bowsered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There were 2 incidents of robbery w/ force and violence:

one event was on/near 44th and Davenport (so kinda by the Safeway); the other shortly thereafter was on/near 47th and Davenport.

I've lived here a long time and this sort of thing happens EVERY MONTH on a street of brick Colonials near either Wisconsin or Connecticut. The trick is to have it not be you. Odds are, it won't be.

And to the loser new arrival millennial with the hackneyed "pearl clutcher" epithet ....

1) you're from suburban Cleveland, Montclair, NJ, or Westchester County. So STFU

2). You live in a micro condo in "Shaw," and you pat your not old-hen self on the back for that street cred move, but you wouldn't have lived in Shaw in 1995. Shown a picture of 1995 Shaw while you sat in your Muppets pull-up in Montclair, NJ, you would've clutched your pearls.

3) You are aging every moment, the same as the rest of us. Unless you get early onset breast cancer, you too will grow old [/spitting sneer]

Oh my god. Hilarious. Thank you. I love DCUM.

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Anonymous wrote:Nothing to see here. The cops are harassing young males. #BLM. Since when did ski masks become illegal?

This doesn't have anything to do with BLM though. Stop being dumb.

The first post was obviously satirical. What's wrong with you people?!?!