Here are recent crimes of note in Police Service Areas (PSAs) 208, 307 and 305 for the October 17-23 period in the Dupont Circle, U Street and Logan Circle areas. Crimes of note are stolen autos, burglaries and violent crimes such as robberies and assaults.

This week, nothing but robberies to report—four of them with guns. Read the full story

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From the MPD Newsroom: 30th Annual Memorial Service for Officers Killed in the Line of Duty.

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Got this DC Police Alert yesterday evening. There was another gun robbery on 15th Street NW, near Meridan Hill Park. Very close to a similar robbery last Saturday evening at 15th and V NW at 7 p.m. This robbery—two guys with guns—occured at 7:20 p.m. on 15th between Belmont and Chapin Streets NW in Police Service Area (PSA) 304.

Robbery (Gun) @ 1920hrs 2325 15th St. NW. LOF: (2) B/M, S-1 mid 20s, S-2 early 30s, both wearing all black clothing, winter coats w/hoods and armed with guns. DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911 W/EVENT# 

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Here are the year-to-date Borderstan crime stats for 2006, 2007 and 2008. Borderstan encompasses the area from P to S and 14th to 16th Streets NW. It is split between PSA 208 (west of 15th) and PSA 307 and between the Dupont Circle (ANC 2B) and Logan Circle (ANC 2F) neighborhoods.

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The Second District of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department has a new Acting Commander: Matthew Klein. West Borderstan (west of 15th Street) is part of the Second District, in PSA 208. Here is the info on Klein from the Second District’s Web page:

Inspector Matthew Klein joined the Metropolitan Police Department in June 1989 and quickly rose through the ranks, achieving the rank of sergeant in 1993, lieutenant in 1994 and captain in 1997. In 2004, Klein was promoted to Inspector and placed in charge of the Internal Affairs Division. In that position, Inspector Klein oversaw all internal investigations for the department, to include serious uses of force, misconduct and corruption, and the agency’s compliance with the Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice.

Throughout his career, Inspector Klein has served in a variety of assignments, including the Seventh District as a patrol officer, the Second District as a sergeant, the Seventh District as a lieutenant, and the Fourth District as a captain. In 1999, Klein was transferred to the Special Operations Division where he served as the commanding officer of the Emergency Response Team.

On Sunday, October 26, 2008, Klein was moved to the Second District as the acting commander.

Inspector Klein holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland and a Master’s degree in Public Policy from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

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Find information about and from the D.C. MPD in the links section in the right-hand column.

Hey, Borderstanians, if you need information about or from the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, check out the new links in the right-hand column here at Bordertan.com under DC Police Department.

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The next Borderstan Neighbors public safety meeting is this Thursday, November 13, at 6:30 p.m. Location is the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church at the northeast corner of 15th and R Streets NW.

This is a follow up to the first Borderstan meeting on August 6 — meeting postings here and here. Ward 2 Council Member Jack Evans and representatives of the Washington MPD will atend, includng Assistant Chief Diane Groomes.

Remember that Borderstan is split between two MPD districts and two PSAs:

• West Borderstan (west of 15th Street NW): Second District and PSA 208
• East Borderstan (east of 15th Street NW): Third District and PSA 307

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UPDATE: Jack Jacobson, ANC 2B04 also recapped the August 6 Borderstan community meeting at his blog.

The community safety meeting held on Wednesday was a great success.

Attendees:

• Jack Evans – DC Coucilmember, Ward 2
• Jack Jacobson, ANC 2B-04
• Charles Reed, ANC 2F-01
• Victor Wexler, ANC 2B-05
• Asst. Chief Diane Groomes, Metropolitan Police Department
• Lt. Erich Miller, Metropolitan Police Department, Second District
• Inspector Edward Delgado, Metropolitan Police Department, Third District
• Several police officers from both the Second and Third Districts
• More than 70 community members

Mr. Evans, Asst. Chief Groomes, Jack Jacobson, and Charles Reed offered the opening remarks for the meeting, and Julie Pock, gave a brief background regarding the inception of Borderstan.

Asst Chief Groomes

Asst. Chief Groomes discussed her personal history with our neighborhood. She had worked here as a Lieutenant here and spent a lot of time working with the community to clean up the area of drug traffickers and other criminals. Asst. Chief Groomes is aware of the challenges faced in Borderstan and knows that they can be overcome with the joint efforts of the community and MPD.

Lt. Miller patrols the 2^nd MPD. He discussed his strong commitment to the Borderstan area. He mentioned that the second police district currently has 3 officers dedicated to patrol Borderstan, and that there is a proposed addition of 2 more officers to come. Lt. Miller indicated that he has asked to foot patrol officers responsible for the 17^th Street corridor to expand this patrol to include 16^th Street. Lt. Miller also discussed the creation of regular weekly meetings between Police Service Areas 208 and 307 for the purposes of exchanging information regarding activities and operations in the area.

Inspector Delgado, of the 3^rd MPD indicated that there is ongoing undercover police activity, as well as the involvement of the Crime Suppression Unit, currently in place focusing on the drug activity around the 1400 block of R Street.

Both the Second and Third District police representatives indicated that they have used light towers in our area to successfully deter crime.

The floor was opened up to questions and concerns from the community. The majority of the discussion<span revolved around the many issues facing the community – drug activity, thefts from automobiles, robberies, homeless issues such as public sleeping, urination, and drug use, and illegal parking.

Following the question from the community, a list of goals for the Borderstan Community was read , and it was requested that specific actions to be taken and commitments be made regarding these issues.

Council member Evans proposed a follow-up meeting in 2 months to provide accountability and feedback.

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