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Street Crimes

Reported February 18 – March 14, 2010

Reported are selected street crimes in the following Northwest neighborhoods: Adams Morgan; Bloomingdale & LeDroit Park; Columbia Heights (incl. North Col. Hghts.); Dupont Circle (incl. Dupont East, North & West); Logan & Thomas Circles; Mt. Pleasant; Mt. Vernon Sq.; Shaw/U St. 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.

Columbia, 1700 blk.: man assaulted & robbed by another of wallet [4am, Sun., 2/21]

Connecticut, 1600 blk.: woman’s cellphone snatched by man as she was talking on it [7pm, Thu., 2/18]

Connecticut, 1600 blk.: woman’s cellphone snatched by man while she was talking on it, followed by man who had witnessed the incident & attempted to recover the phone for her being assaulted by the robber [4pm, Thu., 2/25]

Euclid, 1200 blk.: woman robbed by 2 persons at knifepoint, one of whom also threatened to strike her with an unidentified object [10pm, Fri., 2/26]

Euclid, 1700 blk.: man grabbed from behind by another while yet another robbed him [3am, Sat., 2/27]

Fairmont, 1300 blk.: man accosted by 2 others, one of whom grabbed him by his neck while the other robbed him of wallet [2:30pm, Thu., 3/11]

Georgia, 2400 blk.: woman robbed by 2 men who came from behind [2:15pm, Thu., 3/4]

Georgia, 2700 blk.,: man accosted by 2 others, forced to the ground & robbed [12:30pm, Tue., 2/23]

Georgia, 3400 blk.: woman assaulted & robbed by 2 persons [5:30pm, Mon., 3/1]

Girard, 1400 blk.: man robbed at gunpoint by another wearing a ski mask who had been standing with a group of men that he was walking past [2:30pm, Thu., 2/25]

Irving, 1300 blk.: woman’s purse snatched by 2 persons who came from behind [8pm, Sun., 2/28]

Irving, 1400 blk.: man riding bicycle accosted by several others who demanded he give it to them, with one threatening to kill him while another pushed him off before they stole it from him [1:30am, Sun., 3/7]

Holmead, 3400 blk.: man who ran toward his apartment building when he became aware of 2 others following him, assaulted by one of them while the other brandished a knife & grabbed his backpack but then was able to escape with nothing having been taken from him [12:45am, Fri., 2/19]

Monroe, 1300 blk.: man talking on cellphone accosted by 2 others who pushed him against a wall & robbed him [10pm, Sun., 3/14]

Monroe, 1500 blk.: man & woman accosted by man who announced he was going to rob them, whereupon he punched the man in the mouth & robbed the woman of her pocketbook [1:30am, Fri., 3/12]

O, unit blk.: woman in a wheelchair accosted by man who, in the course of robbing her, caused her to fall out of her wheelchair onto the sidewalk [9:30am, Mon., 3/15]

Otis, 1300 blk.: woman accosted by man who grabbed her by the wrist & snatched her purse & cellphone [1am, Fri., 3/5]

P, 1500 blk.: man accosted by 2 others, pushed to the ground, assaulted & robbed of iPhone [9:45pm, Fri., 2/19]

P, 1700 blk.: man accosted by 2 others who got out of passing car, one of whom placed him in a choke hold while the other assaulted & robbed him of his wallet [6am, Mon., 3/8]

Park, 1300 blk.: man at ATM accosted by 2 others, one of whom placed a gun to his head while the other took his cash, following which both drove away in a van [7am, Fri., 3/12]

Q, 1400 blk.: woman assaulted & robbed by 2 persons of book bag [5:15am, Mon., 3/8]

S, 1000 blk.: woman robbed at gunpoint of handbag & cellphone by 2 teenage girls [8pm, Tue., 3/16]

Spring, 1300 blk.: woman’s bag snatched by man passing by [11am, Thu., 3/11]

T, 1400 blk.: 2 persons accosted by 2 teenage boys who several times threatened to shoot them while taking items from woman’s purse [11pm, Mon., 3/15]

T, 1700 blk.: woman forced to ground & robbed of purse following having been stopped by man who had inquired as to what was her name [12mid, Sat., 3/6]

3rd & R: man assaulted, causing injuries requiring hospitalization, and robbed by a group of young men (reportedly teenage} [6:45pm, Fri., 2/19]

4th, 1200 blk.: man accosted by 3 others from behind, placed in a chokehold causing him to pass out & robbed [1am, Sat., 3/6]

5th & Taylor: woman robbed of wallet & cellphone at gunpoint by man who had approached from behind [7:45pm, Sun., 3/7]

5th, 1100 blk.: woman accosted by man who attempted to grab purse from her, whereupon a struggle ensued & even though he struck her in the face he failed & then fled [10:15pm, Wed., 3/10]

5th, 1100 blk.: man robbed at gunpoint of cellphone & cash by another who approached riding a bicycle [10:45pm, Mon., 2/22]

8th, 2100 blk.: 2 persons who had just gotten into their car accosted by 2 men, one of whom brandished a gun and ordered out of the car, whereupon the men got in & drove away [11pm, Thu., 3/4]

12th & U: 2 persons walking to their car accosted by 2 men brandishing a gun intending to rob them but fled when they saw a police car passing by [3am, Mon., 3/1]

13th & Corcoran: woman’s purse snatched by man later found at 13th & R Sts. but with cash missing [3:15pm, Sat., 2/27]

14th & S: 2 persons assaulted & robbed as they were getting into their car by 2 young men brandishing guns (case closed with arrest of both the 17 & 20-year-old men & property recovered) [3:15am, Sun., 3/14]

14th, 1500 blk.: woman who was working on her laptop inside café had it grabbed off the table by 19-ear-old man who, when stopped by other customers, tossed it to an accomplice who ran off into an alley (19-year-old arrested & computer found abandoned in alley) [6:30pm, Thu., 3/4]

14th, 1800 blk.: man getting out of his car accosted by young man (reportedly teenage) demanding cash who then threw a bottle at him & brandished a knife when he refused, whereupon the man he was attempting to rob retaliated by throwing a rock at him, following which the young man fled [8:30pm, Mon., 2/22]

15th & S: man accosted by another brandishing a knife with the intent to rob him, whereupon the man ran out into the street yelling at passing drivers to call the police while continuing to be chased by the man with the knife until he gave up the chase [2:30am, Sat., 3/13]

15th, 1300 blk.: man punched & robbed of wallet by another [7:45pm, Sun., 3/14]

17th & P: woman accosted by 3 person, one of whom snatched her purse & when confronted by the woman then removed her wallet, dropped the purse on the ground, following which all 3 walked away (case closed with arrest of a 2 boys, 15 and 18 years-old) [ 7:45pm, Sun., 3/14]

16th, 2200 blk.: woman grabbed from behind by man who snatched her headphones & knocked her to the ground before leaving the scene with 2 others [8:30pm, Sun., 3/7]

18th & New Hamp.: person’s property snatched by man passing by [4:30pm, Thu., 2/18]

18th, 2200 blk.: woman talking on cellphone accosted by 3 men, one of whom brandished a gun & demanded her phone & other property, whereupon she complied by tossing the items on the ground [1am, Sat., 3/6]

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