MPD-5D Burglary Tips

It is important to take preventive measures against break-ins. Strong locks – and good neighbors who look out for one another – can be effective deterrents to burglars. Here are a few tips that can help you keep you and your property safe and secure:

1. Make sure every external door is metal or solid wood and has a strong, well-installed dead bolt lock. Key-in-the-knob locks alone are not enough.

2. Sliding glass doors offer easy access to burglars if they are not properly secured. You can secure them by putting a broomstick or dowel in the inside track to jam the door, or by installing commercially available locks. To prevent the door being lifted off the track, drill a hole through the sliding door frame and the fixed frame. Then insert a pin in the hole.

3. Never leave windows unlocked or opened when you are away from your home.

4. Never hide keys around the outside of your home. Instead, try giving your extra key to a neighbor you trust.

5. When you move into a new house or apartment, re-key the locks.

6. Install a home burglar alarm.

If you see or hear something out of the ordinary, contact the police immediately. In the past, the information given to members of the police department by concerned residents and citizens has contributed to the closure of several criminal cases. Citizen information and tips are extremely useful and necessary for thorough police investigations. Please forward this information to your friends and neighbors. Thank you for your continued assistance in strengthening the communities.

Acting Lieutenant Randy Griffin
Metropolitan Police Department
Fifth District

Plan TODAY for what’s on the way. September is National Emergency Preparedness Month. To learn how to prepare & to sign up for critical emergency alerts, go to www.72hours.dc.gov

MPD-5D House watch

Please see the message below from Commander Any Solberg about notifying the MPD of your holiday travel plans so they can help keep an eye on your house.

For any resident who may be leaving for travel during the upcoming winter holiday season, you are welcome to contact us (NOT through this public listserv) and we will try to have our patrol officers keep an eye on your home while you are away.

If you will be away, Contact either me or your PSA supervisor directly by email or phone,Give us your address and the dates you will be gone,Provide a local contact number in case there is any problem we see while you are away, DO NOT provide any of this information on this or any other community listserv. We will keep a confidential list and try to ride past your home front and rear as often as possible on all shifts. All 5D supervisors are included in this message.

Thank you.
Andy Solberg
Commander, 5D
Andrew.Solberg@dc.gov

MPD-5DCAC November Meeting Notice

5th District Citizens’ Advisory Council, Inc.

November 2011 Meeting Notice 

Thursday, November 17, 2011

7:00pm

1805 Bladensburg Road, NEWashington, D.C.

Homicide in Edgewood

This morning, Monday, November 14, 2011, at about 2:20, a 21 year old man was shot and killed in the 500 block of Edgewood St., NE. Homicide detectives are working on this case.  If anyone has any information about this shooting, or if anyone saw or heard anything around this time, we would like to hear from you.

Please call 202 – 727 - 9099 with any information.

Andy Solberg
Commander, 5D

NoMa Free Movie for National Night Out, Tues. Aug. 2

Join us to celebrate National Night Out!

The NoMa Business Improvement District, in partnership with Sursum Corda, is showing a FREE children’s film, Megamind, to celebrate National Night Out. FREE refreshments provided (first-come, first-serve) starting at 7:30 p.m. Film starts at 8:30 p.m. All neighbors are invited.

August 2, 2011, 8:30 p.m.

FREE Children’s Movie: Megamind

Location: Mini Park, First & L Streets, NW

For more information, please contact Lonnie Durham at 202-439-9312 or Merrit Drucker, 202-494-0374, mdrucker@nomabid.org.  See you at the movie!

National Night Out Tell your Neighborho​ods; Bring your Friends, See YOU there

You are invited to join Police, Community Leaders and Neighbors for the 28th Annual National Night Out in the Fifth District

Tuesday, August 2nd 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Grounds of CAPCS School (formerly Armstrong)
1400 First St NW

National Night Out has proven to be an effective, inexpensive, and enjoyable program to promote neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships in our fight for safer neighborhoods.           

Join Ward 5 Residents, 5th District Police, Civic and Political Leaders 

Join us for Fun, Music, Safety Information, and Games

Special Hosts the Hanover Civic Association and Bates Area Civic Association Neighborhood

Wacky Olympics, Car Seat Safety Checks, Block Captain Information, Zumba Dancing, Workshop on Community Impact Statements (USAO), Bike Ride of Metro Branch Trail (ride starts at 7:00pm)

For additional information, contact Fayette Vaughn-Lee on 202 698-0188, fayette.vaughn-lee@dc.gov, Carl Thomas on 202 340-7141, carl.thomas@dc.gov, Nicole Johnson 202-724-8028, njohnson@DCCOUNCIL.US Geovani Bonilla on 202 483-1446 gbonilla@hospicemanagement.com

PSA 501 Drug Free Zone

I just wanted to make the Eckington/Edgewood communities aware that the Chief of Police declared a Drug Free Zone in our neighborhood today, July 21st. It encompasses the area bounded by Adams Street, 4th Street, Rhode Island Avenue, 5th Street, V Street, and 3rd Street, Northeast and will run through June 25th.


Drug Free Zones are temporarily established to allow the enforcement of anti-loitering laws against groups believed to be involved in illicit drug activity. Also, this weekend MPD is working All Hands On Deck, which means there will be a lot of additional manpower and resources in our district.

So, we'll see you out there, keep cool,

Sergeant Jon Dorrough

Fifth District

PSA 501

[MPD-5D] Summer vacation--​watch your house

Please see the messge below from MPD about notifying them when you go on vacation.  I wish I had this information before I went on mine!

All: As many residents leave for summer vacations, the Fifth District will be instituting a program where you can call or email us to let us know if you will be away from DC during a vacation.   If you provide us the dates you will be away and provide us a local contact person, we will have our officers ride by your home when possible to keep an eye on things. This is not a guarantee of any sort, but we will compile a list of homes and try to check on them as often as we can. Please email your PSA lieutenant, or me, or call 698-0111 during business hours, with your request. Obviously, we tell you not to send us this information on any group-wide email.

Your PSA lieutenants are:
501            Lts. Ron Wright (mailto:Ronald.WrightJr@dc.gov)%20and Roger Roch (roger.roch@dc.gov)
502            Lt. Ed Bernat (edward.bernat@dc.gov)
503            Lt. Corinne Hughes (corinne.hughes@dc.gov)
504            Lts. Patricia Janifer (Patricia.Janifer@dc.gov) and Tim Haselden (timothy.haselden@dc.gov)
505            Lt. Gary Durand. (gary.durand@dc.gov)

Thank you,
Andy SolbergCommander, 5D

"Breaking the Silence on Youth Violence" Youth Outreach Anti-Viole​nce Summit, Friday, June 24, 2011

Calling all youth between the ages of 13 to 18 years old! The U.S. Attorney’s Office East of the River Community Prosecution Team want YOU to participate in an interactive youth summit entitled “Breaking the Silence on Youth Violence”. The goal of this summit is to “deal with the real” and address the senseless violence surrounding our youth. We recognize that a youth’s exposure to violence, whether as victims or witnesses, is often associated with long-term physical, psychological, and emotional harm. Children exposed to violence are also at a higher risk of engaging in criminal behavior later in life and becoming part of a cycle of violence. We want to educate youth on how they can become part of the solution and help create safer neighborhoods by “breaking the silence on youth violence.”


Please see the attached flyer for additional information; and to RSVP contact Brenda Horner, the Supervisory Community Outreach Specialist at (202) 492-2572 / Brenda.j.horner@usdoj or Ms. Lenney Lowe, the Seventh District Community Outreach Specialist for the U.S. Attorney’s Office on (202) 698-1452 or Lenney.lowe@usdoj.gov .

See you there!

REMINDER: PSA 501 Meeting Tonight

Sending a reminder that the PSA 501 meeting is tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the Edgewood Rec Center.  It is a good time to meet your local police partners and discuss crime and issues in the community.  I am going to stop by briefly to let them know about some hot spots that I have noticed picking up trash during the neighborhood cleanup - high little bag concentrations.  I also am going to pitch my Neighborhood Night Out idea.  Hope to see you there!

Informatio​n on MPD's Redistrict​ing

Chief Lanier will be at the 5D Citizen’s advisory Council (CAC) meeting on Thursday, June 23, at 7 pm, to explain the MPD’s redistricting plans and to speak with the community. We invite all of you to attend. The meeting will be in the Fifth District community room.


Andy Solberg

Commander, 5D

Met Branch Trail Safety Response From MPD

Dear MBT Community,


First, I apologize for the delay in responding, I've been on vacation for the last week,

Next let me apologize on behalf of MPD for the comment that an officer reportedly made advising a victim to avoid using the trail. That is neither the Department's position, nor mine, and I have been on record here encouraging people to use the trail - as I myself do - and I will continue to do so. I'm also addressing this issue with all of my officers.

I will continue to advise the members of this group of any occurrences on the trail. In analyzing the recent crimes, it is correct that in the past most issues were north of Rhode Island Ave. in the Edgewood area; however, these events in the last few weeks have been south of Rhode Island Ave.

I am attaching several maps that show robberies and assaults occurring within 200 feet of the trail, 300 feet, and in the area as a whole in the last 60 days to give some perspective on these events (these maps were pulled on June 3rd).

As far as the "address" of the trail, our dispatchers should be able to recognize the MBT and dispatch to it. Their systems have been updated and I understand they are in the process of training all operators. I believe they need a cross street for an exact location – this is the same process they use for our interstate highways that don't have a "proper" address.

We do have signs showing those streets that intersect with the trail; however, there are some portions where the trail does not physically intersect and we are working on ideas to get those areas marked properly.

The location, description, and M.O. of the assailants leads us to believe that these crimes were perpetrated by single suspect / group of suspects. We have identified some persons of interest and are currently investigating. We will also continue enhanced patrol of the trail and are working on implementing an additional action plan.

Finally let me say that I am very encouraged by the dedication to the trail that this community has shown, and I hope you continue to work proactively to improve it. Please continue to reach out to me and MPD with any ideas, suggestions, concerns, or requests.

Sgt. J. Dorrough, MPD, 5th District, PSA 501
Jonathan.Dorrough@dc.gov

Shots Fired in Edgewood Last Weekend

Early Saturday morning, March 19th, there were shots fired on Adams Street NE. Fortunately there were no injuries, but anytime a gun is fired in a neighborhood so close to many homes it is scary. This time it hit a new level as a bullet entered one of our neighbors home. Please take this as a reminder to call 911 anytime you see or hear something that you think is suspicious or could escalate into something more serious. The MPD was able to catch the shooter and recover his gun because they were nearby and I am thankful for all the officers that serve our neighborhood! Please remember to thank them and to look out for each other!

Here are some accounts from neighbors.

From a neighbor on Adams Street:

Two large groups of teenagers/young men hanging out on my street have some kind of beef, shots fired. One captured right away. One hides gun behind a trash can (recovered).

From neighbor where bullet went into her home:

There was a shooting at Adams & 3rd NE at I think about 1:30 am. The police got there within seconds and caught the suspect immediately. I am not sure about victims, but a stray bullet made its way into my apartment (I'm at the 4th St end of Adams) so the detective & officer who caught the suspect came up to take a look and take some pictures. The detective said that basically there is a group in Edgewood and a group in Eckington and they have a longstanding turf battle going on. The police have been watching this area and will be putting extra patrols on for the next couple of months in response to the shooting, but they expect things to heat up in the summer as I suppose they are wont to do. The detective said things usually occur in the later hours and to be particularly careful out at night as summer gets closer. Not that staying in helps when the bullets are coming into your home, but I take his point. He also said that these gang-involved kids just keep cycling in and out of the system and back onto the street, and I just got the sense that they are trying to do their jobs but there are a lot of factors out of their control and they feel unable to keep up.

The detective and all the officers we talked to over the course of the night were really great, and between that and the almost immediate response to the shooting, all things considered I feel very positive about the police in our precinct and what they are trying to do.

Fifth District Citizens’ Advisory Council Meeting Tonight

FIFTH DISTRICT CITIZENS’ ADVISORY COUNCIL
P.O. Box 90436
Washington, D.C. 20090

Regular Monthly Meeting
MPD 5D Headquarters
1805 Bladensburg Road, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20002

Thursday, 24 March 2011
7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.


TENATIVE A G E N D A


Call to Order

1. Welcome, Moment of Silence, Remarks …………………...Mr. Robert Vinson Brannum, Chairman
2. Minutes……………………..................................... Mr. Michael Henderson, Recording Secretary

Special Guest Speaker*

The Honorable Vincent C. Gray, Mayor, District of Columbia*

Additional Speakers

The Honorable Harry Thomas, Jr., Councilmember, Ward 5*

The Honorable Phil Mendelson, Councilmember At-Large &
Chairman, Council Committee on Public Safety*

Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of Police, Metropolitan Police Department*

Welcome and Introductions from newly appointed 5th District Commander, Andrew Solberg

3. Correspondence……………………………………………… Ms. Carol Fleming, Corresponding Secretary
4. Treasurer’s Report …………………………….................. Ms. DeBorah Steiner, Treasurer
5. Reports…. Awards Committee Report………………….…….Mr. James D. Berry, Jr., Committee Chairman
6. Office of the U. S. Attorney General for the District of Columbia
7. Old Business –
8. New Business –
9. Announcements - From 5DCAC members, Ward 5 community organizations, and general public.

Refreshments will be servedImportant Note – Membership Dues for 2011 are due immediately.$4.00 - General membership

** Please share this notice with your neighbors and friends in the Fifth District.*Timing of appearance subject to change pending unscheduled official events.
Adjournment

For more on these and any other issues, contact Robert Vinson Brannum, Chairman, 5DCAC, at rbrannum@robertbrannum.com or (202) 256-8452.

Note:
The next meeting of 5DCAC will be Thursday, 28 April 2011. Please note 5DCAC will not meet during the months of July and August.

PSA 501 Monthly Meeting Tonight

PSA 501 Monthly Meeting

Date: Wednesday February 16, 2011
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Repeats: This event repeats every month on the third Wednesday.
Location: Harry Thomas Recreation Center
Notes: This is our monthly meeting with the Metropolitan Police Department to identify community crime problems and discuss solutions

Good New, Bad News

I am sure that many of you like me were not happy to see the Edgewood shooting on DC Alerts yesterday. However, I was happy to see the email this morning that an arrest was made the same day! The email from MPD is copied below:

On January 13, 2011, at approximately 2pm a 16 year old male subject was approached by another male subject in the 600 block of Edgewood Street NE. During their interaction the suspect produced a gun firing several times striking the victim twice. The victim sustained non-life threatening injuries and currently is in stable condition. Officers were able to respond directly to the scene and obtain critical information.

Detectives immediately began to follow up on the leads associated with this case and were able to close this case with an arrest within 10 hours of the incident!
Commander Lamar D. Greene

PSA 501 Monthly Meeting Tomorrow

Title: PSA 501 Monthly Meeting

Date: Wednesday December 15, 2010
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Repeats: This event repeats every month on the third Wednesday.
Location: Harry Thomas Recreation/Community Center

PSA 501 Meeting, November 17th

The PSA 501 meeting will be on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 @ 1900hrs at the Harry Thomas Recreation Center located at 1743 Lincoln Road, NE.

We look forward to meeting residents and or business owners to form or enhance current partnerships to reduce crime and make neighborhoods safe that are located in PSA 501.

Thank you for your support and assistance without these essentials we could not achieve success.

Brian Grogan
Captain
Fifth District, PSA 501
1805 Bladensburg Road, Northeast 20002
(202) 698-0118 or Cell (202) 506-0694
brian.grogan@dc.gov

Special 5DCAC November Meeting, November 18th

5th District Citizens’ Advisory Council, Inc.
Metropolitan Police Department
in association with
Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr.
Stronghold Civic Association

Special Monthly Meeting Thursday, 18 November 2010 7:00 – 8:30 P.M.
Stronghold Community Public Safety Meeting

Come and share your public safety concerns with Councilmember Harry Thomas, 5DMPD officials, and the Office of the US Attorney for the District of Columbia

All Nation’s Baptist Church
2001 North Capitol Street, NE

5D COURT WATCH COMMUNITY MEETING

5D COURT WATCH COMMUNITY MEETING

DATE: September 15, 2010; TIME: 6:30 – 8:00 P.M.; LOCATION: Fifth District Police Headquarters, 1805 Bladensburg Road, NE

5D COURT WATCH

SPECIAL GUEST:

ISAAC FULWOOD JR.

CHAIRMAN, U.S. PAROLE COMMISSION

WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM WORKS TO MAKE IT MORE RESPONSIVE TO OUR NEEDS.

DO NOT MISS THIS IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD


CONTACT: KATHY HENDERSON (202) 397-2777

Refreshments