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Street Crimes

Selected NW DC Street Crimes – through Jan. 31, 2011

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.

Adams Mill & Ontario: person robbed at gunpoint by 2 men who jumped out of passing car [12:45am, Sat., 1/8]

Belmont (St.), 1300 blk.: man robbed at gunpoint by 2 others [2am, Sat., 1/29]

Calvert & Woodley (Pl.): man robbed at gunpoint by 2 others [2am, Sun., 1/2]

Calvert, 2300 blk.: woman accosted from behind by several young men (reportedly teenage), one of whom grabbed her by her coat & was robbed at gunpoint [9:45pm, Sun., 1/2]

Clifton, 1300 blk.: man robbed of jacket by another who brandished an unidentified weapon [3:30pm, Sat., 1/28]

Columbia, 700 blk.: 2 persons accosted from behind by man who staed he had a gun & demanded cash, one of whom complied but the other person refused to hand over purse, whereupon the man grabbed it, a struggle ensued & person was pushed to the ground & the purse also stolen [2:30am, Sat., 1/1]

Columbia, 1600 blk.: man approached by 3 others, one of whom yelled at him while brandishing a knife, whereupon man started running & shouting for help causing the would-be robbers to flee from the scene [2:15am, Sun., 1/2]

Conn., 1300 blk.: woman who had just walked past 2 men who smiled at her then approached by them from behind, one of whom attempted to snatch her cellphone but failed & both fled the scene [ 5pm, Mon., 1/3]

Georgia & Quincy: woman’s purse snatched by man 6am, Sat., 1/15]

Georgia & V: man approached by 3 others demanding cash & when he said he had none was assaulted [11:45pm, Fri., 1/14] (case closed with arrests)

Irving, 700 blk.: man robbed at gunpoint by 2 others [8pm, Mon., 1/31]

Irving, 1000 blk.: woman accosted by man who demanded her bag which she then threw down on the sidewalk, whereupon he fled without the bag [9:15pm, Sat., 1/8]

Irving, 1200 blk.: woman accosted by group of young men & women (reportedly teenage) who pulled on her hair & robbed her of purse [12:30am, Sun., 1/23]

Keefer, 600 blk.: man sitting in his car robbed of cellphone by 2 others who approached, one of whom first asked to use it & then the other threatening harm [2pm, Sun., 1/23]

Lanier, 1700 blk.: woman accosted by man with a gun who jumped out of a passing car & robbed her of her purse & cellphone, although nothing taken from the 2 persons who were with her [3:30am, Sun., 1/9]

New Hamp., 2100 blk.: woman’s purse snatched by man who ran up from behind [3am, Sat., 1/1]

N. Capitol & M: 2 persons threatened & robbed by several men wearing ski masks [12:15am, Sun., 1/30]

Ontario, 2200 blk.: man who attempted to snatch woman’s purse gave up when she started shouting for help & kicking him [9am, Fri., 1/7]

P, 1300 blk.: 2 persons assaulted & robbed of cellphones by 2 men 3:30am, Sun., 1/30

Park, 1300 blk.: 4 persons accosted by 3 men, one of whom acted as if he had a weapon, and robbed one of the persons [6pm, Mon., 1/31]

Shepherd, 1300 blk.: man assaulted & robbed by another who had been following him [12:30am, Thu., 1/13]

Sherman, 2800 blk.: 2 persons accosted by a man wielding a knife who had gotten out of a passing car & who demanded their property causing one flee while the other dropped her purse on the ground which the man took [6pm, Fri., 1/7]

Twining (Ct.), 2100 blk.: man who had been playing pool with 3 others at a bar robbed of wallet at gunpoint by one of them who had followed him into the restroom [9:30pm, Mon., 1/3]

U & Vermont: man who was starting to enter restaurant grabbed from behind by another who claimed to have a gun & demanded cash, whereupon, restaurant security guard who saw what was happening yelled & chased the would-be robber [9:45pm, Fri., 1/28] (case closed with arrest)

Upshur, 200 blk.: man assaulted & robbed by 2 young men (reportedly teenage) [4:15pm, Sun., 1/16]

W, 1300 blk.: man robbed at gunpoint of cash & cellphone by 2 others who had followed him [2:30am, Sat., 1/29]

3rd, 1900 blk.: man’s property snatched from his hand by another, whereupon he offered to give him cash in return for the snatched property & the man agreed so they proceeded to an ATM and cash was exchanged for the property [ 3:15am, Sun., 1/9]

5th & M: man robbed at gunpoint by 2 men wearing masks [7pm, Sun., 1/9]

9th & T: man robbed of cellphone by 4 young men (reportedly teenage) [2:30am,  Fri., 1/21]

9th & U: person accosted by man who indicated he had a weapon, whereupon person fled & was able to find an MPD officer who gave chase [10:15pm, Fri., 1/28 (case closed with arrest)

11th, 2100 blk.: woman who was passing 2 men told by one of them to drop her purse, which she did & then fled [12:15am, Fri., 1/28]

11th, 2800 blk.: woman foiled attempt by man who tried to grab her bag of groceries from her by shouting for help [7:45pm, Sat., 1/8]

13th & Lamont: 2 persons robbed at gunpoint by 3 men who had been following them [7pm, Sun., 1/31]

13th & Park: man accosted from behind by 2 young men (reportedly teenage) who assaulted him with a wood stick, whereupon the man grabbed the stick & chased after them until they fled [7:15pm, Sat., 1/8]

13th & U: woman approached from behind by man who crabbed the straps of her purse in an attempt to snatch it from her, but failed & fled the scene [1:45am, Sat., 1/1]

17th & Corcoran: Safeway store manger robbed at gunpoint of cash & assaulted by man who barged into office  when the door was opened [1:45pm, Fri., 1/28]

19th & N: woman’s purse snatched by man [9:30am, Mon., 1/31]

21st, 1300 blk.: woman in the process of unloading her car robbed of handbag at gunpoint, whereupon he placed the gun to her head & demanded to know about what else was in her car but then did no more & left the scene [9:45pm, Mon., 1/10]

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