Robbery in NWDC, near River and Western

[Anonymous]

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

BLM=Black Lives Matter has nothing to do with 8-10 people threatening robbery with at least 1 knife. Get real. Our people and police not supposed to do or say anything because it isn't PC since a suspect or criminal might be black? Do you think victims might never be black?

Irrational fear of black males. Stop associating black with crime and violence. You will be happier if you work past/through your bigotry.

NP. Nice try. Profiling happens for a reason and, while there may be some bigotry involved, it's also based on frequency of occurrences - i.e. fact.

And herein lies the rise of Trump:
Archetypal Liberal: How dare you assume 10 dudes strolling Tenley in ski masks are going to rob anyone?! #BLM

Sheesh. There is a difference between common sense and racial profiling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Me too. Harass the cursing unruly monsters - black white or purple. Behave.

[Anonymous]

Has MPD made any arrests yet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

You should apply for one. Once you're denied, you should both try to convince the Heller attorneys to take on your case pro bono. The second amendment protects the right to "keep and bear" arms. In Heller, the court rule that DC could not eliminate the right to "keep." The court now needs to rule on the right to "bear."

A law abiding citizen worried about being attacked by a group of 10 masked assailants while walking his dog alone at night makes for a sympathetic plaintiff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has MPD made any arrests yet?

I think it was a personal matter (the victim was targeted by other kids he had a problem with). It just seems implausible that 10 ski mask wearing teenagers would randomly rob another teenager. Or as an earlier PP suggested, maybe it's not true.

The other recent robberies in the area do seem random though and scary to me as a female who walks through that area from the metro after work...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has MPD made any arrests yet?

I think it was a personal matter (the victim was targeted by other kids he had a problem with). It just seems implausible that 10 ski mask wearing teenagers would randomly rob another teenager. Or as an earlier PP suggested, maybe it's not true.

The other recent robberies in the area do seem random though and scary to me as a female who walks through that area from the metro after work...

Except that the same group or a subset of it apparently robbed someone also over on Butterworth near 46th.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has MPD made any arrests yet?

I think it was a personal matter (the victim was targeted by other kids he had a problem with). It just seems implausible that 10 ski mask wearing teenagers would randomly rob another teenager. Or as an earlier PP suggested, maybe it's not true.

The other recent robberies in the area do seem random though and scary to me as a female who walks through that area from the metro after work...

Except that the same group or a subset of it apparently robbed someone also over on Butterworth near 46th.

How do you know it was the same group or a subset?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has MPD made any arrests yet?

I think it was a personal matter (the victim was targeted by other kids he had a problem with). It just seems implausible that 10 ski mask wearing teenagers would randomly rob another teenager. Or as an earlier PP suggested, maybe it's not true.

The other recent robberies in the area do seem random though and scary to me as a female who walks through that area from the metro after work...

Except that the same group or a subset of it apparently robbed someone also over on Butterworth near 46th.

How do you know it was the same group or a subset?

It happened roughly in the same period as the other one, in an area where such occurrences are rare, certain crimes committed by a gang.

You come across like the attorney for the thugs. Are you?

[Anonymous]

correction
"...certainly crimes committed by a gang."

[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]

Items 1 and 2 made me love you...not so much #3.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

You should apply for one. Once you're denied, you should both try to convince the Heller attorneys to take on your case pro bono. The second amendment protects the right to "keep and bear" arms. In Heller, the court rule that DC could not eliminate the right to "keep." The court now needs to rule on the right to "bear."

A law abiding citizen worried about being attacked by a group of 10 masked assailants while walking his dog alone at night makes for a sympathetic plaintiff.

DC wont give permits to carry to anyone. I would say they are playing very fast and loose with the law.

[Anonymous]

For the denier(s) and apologist(s) out there, please see the following from the MPD 2nd District:

Attention Second District Community Members

On yesterdays date 12/06/15, PSA 202 had a series of incidents involving a large group of young males, in where 2 citizens were accosted and robbed.

The first incident occurred around 8:45 pm in the 4400 block Davenport St. NW. The group of males surrounded the victim, took out a knife, went through the victims pockets, and removed property. The suspects then fled.

The second incident occurred around 9:00pm in the 4600 of Butterworth Pl. NW. The group of juvenile males surround the victims and told them to take everything out of their pockets. The victims then yelled at the suspects and fled on foot, without further incident.

Please be cautious during this Holiday season. Please be on the lookout for suspicious activity and report all suspicious activity to the police. When out walking the streets and enjoying your holiday shopping, please pay attention to your surroundings and try to stay off your cell phone. Also try to use the following safety tips during this Holiday Season.

• Stay alert and be aware of what's going on around you. If you witness large groups of teen or adults, wearing masks, covering their faces, roaming alleys, attempting to cloak their presence in any manner call 911. Please, “See something, Say something.”
• Park in a well-lighted space, and be sure to lock the car, close the windows, and hide shopping bags and gifts in the trunk.
• Avoid carrying large amounts of cash; pay with a check or credit card whenever possible.
• Deter pickpockets and purse-snatchers. Don't overburden yourself with packages. Be extra careful with purses and wallets. Carry a purse close to your body, not dangling by the straps. Put a wallet in an inside coat or front pants pocket.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone heard if there have been any arrests? Any updates?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

BLM=Black Lives Matter has nothing to do with 8-10 people threatening robbery with at least 1 knife. Get real. Our people and police not supposed to do or say anything because it isn't PC since a suspect or criminal might be black? Do you think victims might never be black?

Irrational fear of black males. Stop associating black with crime and violence. You will be happier if you work past/through your bigotry.

NP. Nice try. Profiling happens for a reason and, while there may be some bigotry involved, it's also based on frequency of occurrences - i.e. fact.

And herein lies the rise of Trump:
Archetypal Liberal: How dare you assume 10 dudes strolling Tenley in ski masks are going to rob anyone?! #BLM

Sheesh. There is a difference between common sense and racial profiling.

+1. Trump is the only one so far daring to confront the crazy BLM screamers. Sanders and Hillary just caved into their screaming.