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[quote=Anonymous][the building at 5333 Connecticut avenue has not had a shooting (yet).  I believe it’s a matter of time before something awful happens there:   Since 2019, (this did stop during the lockdowns) cars park on adjacent street, Kanawha street, and sit idling with occupants for hours.  Walking past at any time day or night, the same car or cars will be there, people getting high and waiting for I don’t know what.  I’ve seen them, while I was passing, suddenly leave the car, and while someone was coming out the side entrance, they go inside.  Some neighbors have said there are shared arrangements where one party rents and others wait their turn to sleep when one other goes to work.  Weird and sad.  This restarted this year, as it really did stop during COVID.  I’ve called the police and they said there is nothing they can do, although they did say it’s illegal for them to be smoking weed in the car.  The car(s) looked a bit lived in, with pizza boxes and other food trash lying on the back seat (it’s general a man and woman in the car).  I was told by the police not to approach them.  I also called the management company who said they were unaware of anything like this.

quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I watched about 25 minutes online and was not encouraged by Frumin's responses at all. His strategy seems to be to hope no more "incidents" (aka murder attempts) happen until this one has blown over.[/quote]

He made quite a few statements aimed at lowering expectations, was odd.

MPD said they expect the case to be closed soon so then the shooters and victim will be identified. If it is true that none of the 3 were leaseholders at Brandywine or Saratoga, [b]but may have had "ties" that is almost worse.[/b] That associates of residents are dealing in the neighborhood but can't be evicted as a solution is more complex. I am still baffled that things that would get you kicked out of public housing seemingly have no impact on vouchers.

3 shots fired, 1 hit victim, someone asked where other 2 went but question was sidestepped. [/quote]

It is definitely worse as it will allow the Frumin types to flex that the voucher programs are not a problem. It also means that there is not a solution to violence in the neighborhood.[/quote][/quote]

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