Street Crimes
Reported for July 3-28 2009
Published: August 14th, 2009
Bryant, 100 blk.: food delivery man robbed of cash at gunpoint by 2 teenage boys [11:45pm, Fri., 7/24]
Calvert, 1900 blk. (inside park): man’s wallet lifted from his pocket by another who came from behind & when he turned around to confront the robber, was slashed in his face with a knife [3:30pm, Fri., 6/17]
Champlain, 2300 blk.: man & woman robbed of wallet & purse at gunpoint by 2 men following first having been asked “for change” [3:15am, Sun., 7/5]
Columbia, 500 blk.: 2 persons robbed at gunpoint by 2 others [3:15am, Sat., 7/11]
Columbia, 1000 blk.: person accosted by 2 men demanding money, then assaulted; nothing taken [3:45am, Sun., 7/5]
Columbia, 1000 blk.: woman starting to get on her scooter accosted by 2 men who pushed her to the ground & then rode off on the scooter [6am, Sat., 7/18]
Columbia, 1600 blk.: woman accosted by 2 others, one of whom demanded her wallet, then punched her causing her to fall, whereupon both turned & grabbed the purse of another woman & fled but then dropped the purse which was recovered [1:15am, Tue., 7/14]
Columbia, 1800 blk.: man approached from behind by another who grabbed his backpack & robbed him of his iPod that was inside the backpack [6pm, Thu., 7/10]
Conn. & Kalorama: man attacked & robbed of cell phone by 2 men, one of whom (21 year-old from Lanham, Md.) was arrested [12:45am, Sat., 7/25]
Florida, 100 blk.: man accosted by another who forced him into adjacent alley at gunpoint where 2 other men joined in robbing him of cash & his shoes, whereupon he was struck on the head with the gun [1:45am, Thu., 7/23]
Florida, 100 blk.: person attacked & robbed by 5 teenage boys [10:45pm, Sat., 7/25]
Georgia & Newton: man robbed of cash at gunpoint by 4 others [2:30am, Sun., 7/19]
Georgia, 3500 blk.: man at ATM approached by another man & woman, the man, with his hand near his pocket suggesting he had a gun, demanded money but got none when the other one ran into a nearby Laundromat [10:45pm, Sat., 7/4]
Georgia, 3500 blk.: man approached by 2 others from behind, struck on his head causing him to fall & then robbed [11:45pm, Fri., 7/17]
Georgia, 3700 blk.: woman’s purse snatched while waiting for bus by 2 men [12:15pm, Sun., 7/5]
Georgia, 3700 blk.: man assaulted by several others outside Metro station entrance [12:30am, Fri., 7/17]
Gresham, 700 blk.: man attacked & robbed by 2 others [11:45pm, Mon., 7/28]
Harvard, 1400 blk.: man approached by another who asked that he follow him into the adjacent alley & when refused demanded cash & moved his hand to his waistband as to suggest he had a gun, but obtained nothing [10:45am, Wed., 7/15]
Holmead, 3400 blk.: man accosted by 3 others, one of whom demanded his wallet at knifepoint but when he removed it from his pocket he tossed to another who was with him, whereupon the 2 men who tried to rob him fled [1:45am, Sat., 7/4]
Kennedy, 300 blk.: man robbed at knifepoint by another [11:45pm, Sat., 7/11]
Kenyon, 600 blk.: man getting out of taxi accosted by 2 others who demanded money, then stabbed him in the stomach & robbed him [3:30am, Sat., 7/5]
Kenyon, 1100 blk.: woman robbed by man who was then chased by some witnesses who succeeded in recovering her property [10:30pm, Sat., 7/18]
M, 1300 blk.: woman approached by man who spoke to her but when she did not respond, he pushed her & attempted to take cash from her but she fled & reported incident to an MPD officer who made an arrest [9am, Sun., 7/19]
Monroe, 1000 blk.: man threatened & robbed by 5 others [2:15pm, Sat., 7/25]
Morton, 700 blk.: 2 persons assaulted & robbed by man [12:45am, Mon., 7/20]
New Hamp., 1700 blk.: man accosted by 2 others, one of whom put him in a chokehold & robbed him [2am, Thu., 7/16]
Ontario, 2200 blk.: man robbed by another at gunpoint of wallet, cell phone & iPod [2:45am, Sat., 7/4]
P, 1700 blk.: man who tried to run away from 2 others following him tripped & fell, whereupon they kicked him & demanded money but then fled without robbing him [11:15am, Tue., 7/7]
Park (Pl.), 3500 blk.: man sitting on his porch approached by another who robbed him of cash at gunpoint [10:45pm, Thu., 7/23]
Q, 600 blk.: 2 persons approached by a boy who implied he had a gun but got nothing when he was pushed by one of the persons & then both fled [5:45pm, Sun., 7/19]
Rock Creek Church & Spring: man & companion assaulted by a group of juveniles who then robbed him of his bicycle [10:15pm, Sat., 7/11]
Rock Creek Church, 800 blk.: person robbed of wallet by man who acted as if he had a gun & then got into a parked car & drove off [6:30am, Mon. /27]
S, 1400 blk.: person accosted by man who appeared to have gun & robbed cash, iPhone & Blackberry [10:30pm, Mon. 7/13]
Sherman, 2200 blk.: woman robbed of wallet by man who acted as if he had a gun [3am, Sun., 7/26]
Swann, 1700 blk.: woman assaulted & robbed by 3 men [4am, Sun., 7/19]
T, 200 blk.: man sitting on bench surrounded by 3 others, one of whom brandished a knife, then was assaulted & robbed [2:30am, Thu., 7/16]
Taylor, 800 blk.: man accosted by another who had been sitting with a group of men & a woman that he was passing & who demanded that he give him his iPod, and when he refused, he was placed in a chokehold, shoved to the ground & robbed not only of the iPod but also of his cell phone & keys, though the keys were then tossed back to him by one of the other men as the group fled [12noon, Mon. 7/13]
U, 100 blk.: person in a car robbed of iPod & cell phone at gunpoint by 2 men [11:15pm, Wed., 7/22]
Upshur, 800 blk.: customer sitting at a table on a restaurant’s sidewalk patio had wallet that was out on the table grabbed by 2 young men who were passing by [11pm, Wed., 7/8]
1st, 1000 blk.: man assaulted by 3 others who robbed him of bicycle & backpack [2:45am, Sun., 7/5]
1st, 1100 blk.: man assaulted & robbed by 2 others [4:15am, Sun., 7/19]
6th, 600 blk.: person approached by woman who snatched a bag, whereupon companion attempted to get it back but was struck on the head [10pm, Fri., 7/3]
7th, 800 blk.: cash snatched from woman’s hand by man riding past her on bicycle [3pm, Tue., 7/7]
7th, 1400 blk.: man who had just left the Kennedy Recreation Center accosted by 6 others who knocked him to the ground & robbed him of his shoes [9pm, Tue., 7/28]
9th & Sheridan: woman who refused demand of man for money then assaulted & robbed [2pm, Sun., 7/5]
9th & Kennedy: man driving forced to stop when another walked out in front of the car, whereupon he smashed car window, brandished a gun, grabbed a duffle bag from inside the car & passed it to another [3am, Mon., 7/6]
10th, 1800 blk.: woman’s purse snatched by man but recovered following her chasing him & him dropping it as he fled [7:15am, Fri., 7/17]
11th & Park: woman’s purse snatched by man who came from behind [6:15am, Sun., 7/12]
11th, 1200 blk.: man threatened & robbed of cash & keys by 2 others [12:15am, Thu., 7/23]
11th, 3300 blk.: man attacked & robbed of cell phone & bicycle by 4 teenage boys [10pm, Fri., 7/24]
13th, 1900 blk.: person’s property snatched by another who came from behind [10:15pm, Fri., 7/24]
13th, 2200 blk.: 2 persons approached by 2 men, one of whom asked for directions following which both men brandished guns & robbed them [3:45am, Sat., 7/11]
13th, 3500 blk.: man attacked & robbed by 5 teenage boys [11:30am, Sun., 7/26]
14th & Girard: person foiuled attempted robbery by boy who then fled [11:15am, Wed., 7/15]
14th, 3900 blk.: man threatened & robbed by 3 others, 2 of whom (one, age 18 & the other, age 23) were arrested [9:15pm, Sat., 7/25]
15th & Harvard: man accosted by 3 others who got out of vehicle that had pulled alongside, one of whom hit him on the head with a gun, demanded his money & when he did not turn it over was assaulted by another of the men who thereupon robbed him [5:30am, Sat., 7/4]
15th, 2300 blk. (alley): man accosted by another wearing a ski mask, forced to the ground & robbed of wallet, cell phone, sunglasses & bracelet [10:30am, Thu., 7/23]
16th, 3100 blk.: man accosted by 4 others demanding his cell phone & when he refused was assaulted & robbed of it and cash [3am, Sun., 7/5]
16th, 3600 blk.: man accosted by boy with knife who attempted to rob him but was arrested at the scene my an MPD officer who witnessed the incident [8pm, Fri., 7/17]
20th & Belmont: woman threatened & robbed of cell phone by 2 men who then fled in a waiting car 1:15am, Thu., 7/23]
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The above is a sampling of reported street crimes in the 3rd Police District and the Bloomingdale neighborhood portion of the 5th District. Times shown are approximate. Emphasis here is placed, for the most part, on listing crimes against persons occurring in or adjacent to public space. Not generally reported are most assaults stemming from verbal altercations nor the extraordinary numbers of burglaries, auto heists, and "smash and grab" from parked cars.
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