Crime news from Dupont-Logan-U Street.

DC Police reported a gun robbery at 7:02 am today, February 11, on the 1800 block of 12th Street NW, between S and T Streets. The lookout is fora man wearing a blue hoody and a ski mask, according to the DC Police Twitter feed and Police Alert.

From DC Police Alerts: “ROBBERY (GUN) 0702 HRS_1800 BLK OF 12TH ST. NW_LOF B/M, BLUE HOODY WEARING A MASK DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911 W/EVENT #I20130064842″

From the DC Police Twitter feed: “3D Robbery Gun-1800 blk 12th St NW/ B/M, 5’10. 160 lbs, blue hoody, blue jeans, mask covering face, L/S E/B on T St. NW//4014″

Police Alerts, More Information

You can sign up for alerts through Alert DC and get alerts  by e-mail, cell phone, pager or wireless PDA. When signing up, you can select alerts on crime, transportation, utility outages/issues, government closings, breaking news, DC-sponsored events and Amber Alerts. You can follow the DC Police on Twitter @DCPoliceDept.

You can get more information about crime in the Borderstan area through the MPD listservs for the Second and Third Districts on Yahoo! Groups.

Get an RSS Feed for all Borderstan stories or subscribe to Borderstan’s daily email newsletter. 

Crime news from Dupont-Logan-U Street.

DC Police reported an armed robbery around 9 pm, Monday, December 31, on the 1900 block of 7th Street NW, just south of Florida Avenue NW. Police reports say the man was wearing a ski mask.

From DC Police Alerts: “3061 CONFIRMED A Robbery while Armed in the 1900 blk of 7th St., NW LOF;B/M, 19-20, 6’1″, 185-190lbs, drk complexion, wearing a ski mask, drk jkt & pants DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911 W/EVENT #I20120652946, Sent on: 12/31 21:01″

From the DC Police Twitter feed: ”Robbery w/ Armed in the 1900 blk of 7th St., NW LOF;B/M, 19-20, 6’1″, 185-190lbs, drk complexion, wearing a ski mask, drk jkt & pants/ 5760″

Police Alerts, More Information

You can sign up for alerts through Alert DC and get alerts  by e-mail, cell phone, pager or wireless PDA. When signing up, you can select alerts on crime, transportation, utility outages/issues, government closings, breaking news, DC-sponsored events and Amber Alerts. You can follow the DC Police on Twitter @DCPoliceDept.

You can get more information about crime in the Borderstan area through the MPD listservs for the Second and Third Districts on Yahoo! Groups.

Get an RSS Feed for all Borderstan stories or subscribe to Borderstan’s daily email newsletter.

From Cody Telep. Follow him on Twitter @codywt, email him at cody[AT]borderstan.com.

A man was shot in the back in the 700 block of Florida Avenue NW Tuesday at around 3 pm Monday.  According to reports from the Metropolitan Police Department, the victim was conscious and breathing and was transported to a nearby hospital.

The incident occurred behind 711 Florida Avenue NW. That building includes the office of Jordan Honeyman Landscape Architecture, LLC.  No additional details on the victim or suspect were immediately available. Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact MPD at 202-727-9099.

Related Posts

• 10:15 PM Shooting on Saturday, 1400 Block of R Street NW (May 6)
• Thursday Night Gun Robbery at 14th and R NW (April 20)
• Crime in First Three Months of 2012 Up Only Slightly from 2011 (April 6)
• Gun Robbery at 16th and Florida NW Thursday Evening (April 6)
• MPD Announces Arrests in Area Robberies; Gun Crimes Up (March 21)Robberies Up in Borderstan, Citywide; Gun Robberies Increase Most (February 22)

Like reading Borderstan’s Crime stories? Get an RSS Feed for the Crime Section, or an RSS Feed for all Borderstan stories.

A victim was robbed at gunpoint Thursday evening at 14th and R Streets NW. The alert from police said the robbery as at 11:29 pm and that one suspect was involved. If you were a witness or have information about the robbery, please call 911 with event number I20120188080.

The Borderstan area — Dupont, Logan and U Street — recorded 17 gun robberies in the first three months of 2012, up from 12 in the same time period in 2011. Citywide, gun robberies are up about 51% this year compared to 2011 numbers. See related posts below for more information.

The Police Alert: “ROBBERY GUN_2329 HRS_14 TH AND R ST NW_LOF B/M,5’6 DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911 W/EVENT I20120188080. Sent on: 04/19 23:45.”

Related Posts

• Crime in First Three Months of 2012 Up Only Slightly from 2011 (April 6)
• Gun Robbery at 16th and Florida NW Thursday Evening (April 6)
• MPD Announces Arrests in Area Robberies; Gun Crimes Up (March 21)
• Robberies Up in Borderstan, Citywide; Gun Robberies Increase Most (February 22)
• Borderstan Robberies Down, But Rash of Incidents in Past Week (February 17)

Like reading Borderstan’s Crime stories? Get an RSS Feed for the Crime Section, or an RSS Feed for all Borderstan stories.

News from Dupont-Logan-U Street.

From Cody Telep. Follow him on Twitter @codywt, email him at cody[AT]borderstan.com.

A victim was robbed at gunpoint Thursday evening at 16th Street and Florida Avenue NW. The alert from police came at 6:40 pm. Three suspects with a bike heading westbound on W Street NW were reported. No arrests have been announced.

The Borderstan area — Dupont, Logan and U Street — recorded 17 gun robberies in the first three months of 2012, up from 12 in the same time period in 2011. Citywide, gun robberies are up about 51% this year compared to 2011 numbers. See related posts below for more information.

Like reading Borderstan’s Crime stories? Get an RSS Feed for the Crime Section, or an RSS Feed for all Borderstan stories.

Related Posts

• MPD Announces Arrests in Area Robberies; Gun Crimes Up (March 21)
• Robberies Up in Borderstan, Citywide; Gun Robberies Increase Most (February 22)
• Borderstan Robberies Down, But Rash of Incidents in Past Week (February 17)

Borderstan: News from Dupont-Logan-U Street

DC Police reported a robbery involving a gun Wednesday at 8:30 pm on the 1100 block of V Street NW:

“Police Alert - Robbery Gun_2030 hours_1100 V St NW_No Lookout DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911 W/EVENT #I20110667951. Sent on: 12/28 20:39″

You can sign up for Police Alerts at Alert DC, and get email or text updates.

There was a robbery at 2:32 Tuesday morning on 14th Street NW between O and P Streets. The two suspects were armed:

Police Alert-Robbery (Gun), Robbery (Gun) 0232 hours 1400 b/o 14th St NW LOF: (2) B/M, suspect 1: short, orange t-shirt, black pants 26 years old; suspect 2 B/F, 20 years of age, white t-shirt, shorts, slim build  DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911 W/EVENT #I20110343949, Sent on: 07/05 02:41

There was a robbery with a gun Tuesday night at 11:14 pm at 9th and U Streets NW. From Police Alerts:

ROBBERY GUN_2314 HOURS_2000 9TH ST NW_B/M DARK COMPLEXION, SHORT CURLEY HAIR, BLACK JACKET, GRAY PANTS DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911 W/EVENT #I20110245722. Sent on: 05/17 23:52

There was a gun robbery at 9:41 pm Monday night at 15th and W Streets NW.

From DC Alerts: ”Police Alert-Robbery (Gun). Robbery (Gun) 2141 hours 15th & W St NW LOF: (2) B/M 17-20 years, both wearing dark tee-shirts, jeans, caps L/S north Euclid St NW DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911 W/EVENT #I20110243594.”

14th Street area: There were 7 robberies in which a gun was used during the first 9 months of 2010. (MPD Crime Database)

The year is three-quarters gone—Sept. 30 marked the end of the third quarter. We usually look at crime stats for the previous month and compare to the same month one year and two years ago. But, this month we’ll look at the numbers for the first three quarters of 2010 for the 14th Street area.

Unlike the U Street area—where violent crime is up this year—the 14th Street area shows decline crime across the board, including robberies and assaults. A look at the MPD’s crime statistics for the first 9 months of 2010 show that total crime is down 26% compared to the same period last year and down 6% from two years ago. The decreases are in virtually every category of both violent and property crime.

The 14th Street Corridor crime reporting area (see map above) covers a circular area that radiates 1,000 feet from 14th and Q Streets NW—an area that roughly runs from 15th Street on the west to Vermont Avenue/Logan Circle on the east and from S Street on the north to Rhode Island Avenue on the south.

14th Street area: There were 18 robberies, no gun involved, during the first 9 months of 2010. (MPD Crime Database)

• After a surge in 2009, the number of total crimes in the 14th Street area in the first 9 months of 2010 totaled 207. This compares to 208 crimes in the same period of 2009 and 221 in the same period of 2008.
• There were 29 violent crimes in the Jan. 1-Sept. 30 period this year, down from 38 in the same period of 2009 and 33 in 2008. Violent crime is down 24% from last year’s surge, and down 12% from two years ago.
• Property crime continues to decline in the 14th Street area (a trend seen in the U Street and 17th Street areas as well). There were 178 property crimes during the first 9 months of 2009, a 26% decline from the 242 property crimes in the same period of 2009 and a 5% decrease from the 188 property crimes in the first 9 months of 2008.

Robberies, Assaults, Gun Crimes

• The number of robberies in the first 9 months of 2010 in the 14th Street area totaled 25—7 were committed with a gun and 18 without a gun. This compares to 33 robberies in the first 9 months of 2009 (12 with a gun) and 25 robberies in the first 9 months of 2008 (3 with a gun).
• The number of assaults in the first 9 months of this year declined slightly: there have been 4 this year compared to 5 in the same period last year and 7 in the January through September period of 2008.
• Total gun crimes are homicides, robberies and assaults committed with a gun. There have been 8 gun crimes in the 14th Street area this year, compared to 14 in the first 9 months of 2009 and 4 in the same period of 2008. While down dramatically from last year, the number of gun crimes is still double this year compared to 2008.

Total crime stats by category are below the fold.

Read the full story