Archive for the ‘Crime & Punishment’ Category

Erin Andrews Files Suit Against Marriott International

‘Pumpkin Decorating Contest 2009 005′ courtesy of ‘dane brian’ ESPN sports reporter, Dancing With The Stars contestant and internet search sensation, Erin Andrews has filed a civil lawsuit against Bethesda-based Marriott International Inc., according to the Washington Business Journal. The suit stems from the invasion of privacy committed by Michael David Barrett when he illegally [...]

Area Corruptitude, Not DC

‘corrupted fleur de lis’ courtesy of ‘dsb nola’ Our beloved DC is often lambasted for being full of corrupt pols and evil lobbyist bent on turning America into their own little self center, money making machine. However, despite our seedy reputation, DC is only the 36th most corrupt “state” in the union, according to the [...]

Violent Crime in DC Down Significantly in 2009

MPD, with Secret Service, Arrest ATM Robbery Suspect

As reported yesterday, the MPD arrested a suspect in connection to a series of armed ATM robberies in the First and Second Police Districts. Prior to the May 19th arrest, the MPD had obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect, John Fenley Woodland, based on evidence from a robbery that occurred on May 5th along the 600 [...]

Stolen Segway On The Loose

‘Quio #19 (48/365)’ courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’ Coming out of today’s Ward 2 Watch Commander’s Crime Update, it appears we’ve got a hot Segway on the loose in the streets of DC.  The report states that the victim was “watching a basketball game, left their Segway unsecured in the rear of the [...]

ATM Bandit On The Loose

UPDATE (May 21, 2010 8:50am): According to MPD’s Matthew Klein, an arrest has been made in connection to these armed robberies.  The MPD is now actively reviewing all cases and determining which robberies the suspect, arrested last night, is connected to. The suspect is currently being held without bail. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is [...]

HOV Violators Beware

‘Wanna go for a ride?’ courtesy of ‘warrenski’ Today, local area police are cracking down on High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane violators, aka: you lousy, stinking cheaters, as part of Capitol Region HOV Awareness Day. So if you’re traveling in an HOV lane during rush hour either by yourself or with a dummy or your [...]

Massage Parlor Leads To Huge Bust

‘I could use one of these right now…’ courtesy of ‘abstract duck’ After a six-month investigation, local sheriffs have made nine arrests and charged the owner of Green Therapy, a Loudon county massage parlour, with operating a “bawdy place” and allowing massages to be performed without a permit. Two Green Therapy employees were charged with [...]

Help Find This Puppy

Out of Prince William Country, VA comes a super upsetting story of a stolen pit bull puppy that was a high school graduation present to the owner’s daughter. The topper is that the puppy was taken right out of the owner’s vehicle. According to NBCWashington, last Friday, the owner was parked outside a convenience store [...]

You can Drink Your Coffee Naked, After All!

‘East Capitol Ave.’ courtesy of ‘Packherd’ The Fairfax Court of Appeals has ruled that it is legal to be naked in your own home.  You may remember that a few months ago a neighbor saw Eric Williamson through a window walking around his house naked, enjoying some coffee.  Said neighbor called the cops, who burst into Williamson’s Springfield home with guns drawn and arrested [...]

10 Shot in Driveby, 4 Dead

‘AK-47 Assault Rifle // Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947′courtesy of ‘brian.ch’ Ten people were shot last night, four fatally, around 7:30pm in the 4000 block of South Capitol Street in an act of violence that has shaken the city. NBC4 reports that the weapon used in the shooting was “an AK-47 type” firearm, and that in the [...]

Hizzoner Once Again in Trouble

‘Marion Barry and Mr. Grumpy Pants’ courtesy of ‘ricepeter’ So now the IRS is jumping back into the Marion Barry pool. (And a dirty one that is, too…) The IRS filed a lien against Hizzoner in an attempt to reclaim some of the $15,000 in unpaid taxes that Barry owes. “There is a lien in [...]

Serial Flasher at Work in Arlington

Snowballer Cop Keeps his Badge

‘IMG_2384′ courtesy of ‘AJ Ashton’ It appears that in the MPD, pulling your gun on innocent citizens isn’t a fireable offense.  This is lucky for Detective Mike Baylor, who, you’ll remember, didn’t take kindly to his hummer being hit by snowballs and waved his gun at some people involved in a U St. snowball fight. [...]

The Most Annoying Metro Person

‘day144 :: year three’ courtesy of ‘erin*carly’ People cause me great consternation on my commutes in and out of the city. I have this vision in my mind of how everyone should behave on the metro in order to make a perfect commute.  People would be kind and considerate, they would move briskly, no one [...]

Mr. Jefferson Frowns on your Shenanigans!

‘Thomas from Across the River’ courtesy of ‘marc.benton’ Fox 5 reports that the US District Court has dismissed the lawsuit of a woman who was arrested for dancing in the Jefferson Memorial.  Mary Oberwetter, the dancer in question, was arrested two years ago when she failed to stop dancing at a Park Police officer’s request.  [...]

Another Cuddling Incident

‘Cop Car in Georgetown’ courtesy of ‘Hoosiers United’ Has the “Georgetown Cuddler” returned?  Police report that a woman in Glover Park awoke on Sunday morning to find a stranger spooning her in bed. Upon discovery, the man fled without stealing anything, or otherwise causing any property damage.  This crime bears striking resemblance to a spate [...]

Northface Store Robbed, Handgun Involved

‘North Face Store, Georgetown’ courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’ Yesterday afternoon thieves entered The Northface Clothing Store on M Street in Georgetown, stole a large amount of merchandise and held the pursuing security officer at gunpoint before making their getaway. At around 1:45pm, five suspects entered the store, removed a significant amount of merchandise, exited the store [...]

Keeping Safe During The Holidays

‘Police Presence in Petworth’ courtesy of ‘Wayan Vota’ With the holiday season in full swing, it’s important to note that thefts and robberies normally increase during this time of year as we’re out of the house shopping, and carrying around more money and merchandise than normal.  So let’s keep in mind, these Neighborhood Watch Program [...]

Learning About St. Elizabeth’s Hospital

‘St Elisabeth’s Hospital – Autopsy is also a spectator sport’ courtesy of ‘spiggycat’ While poking around through the We Love DC Flickr pool this morning, I ran across spiggycat’s set of photos from a recent tour of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Anacostia. Since that was the second time in the space of a week someone [...]