DC had so much momentum.
H Street. Navy Yard. City Center. Stanley Cup in 2018. World Series in 2019.
Now we are losing two of our teams. We average nearly 3 carjackings a day. Highest murder rate in decades. 6500 stolen cars. And things are getting worse.
#ExperienceDC
Unbelievable. The carjacker who shot Mr. Gill on K Street and murdered a man in
@NoMaBID
had previous charges dropped by the
@USAO_DC
. How many more innocent people will die in 2024?
This now-deceased carjacking suspect was previously arrested by MPD for felony threats after threatening to shoot people & saying "I will kill each and every one of you", the
@USAO_DC
downgraded the charges to misdemeanor threats & then dropped the case.
Case 2021 CMD 000523
You can’t make this up. The 17 year old who carjacked the FBI car had a “court-ordered GPS monitor on” during the carjacking. There has to be a better way!
Great video from
@CFloresNews
. This neighbor speaks for the majority of DC residents. Why does it always feel like we are putting violent criminals above law abiding citizens in DC? Enough is enough!
Went to a kid’s birthday party this afternoon. Every single family that lives in DC is contemplating how to leave due to crime and quality of life. Truly depressing. And no matter what
@BarredinDC
tries to say, it wasn’t like this 10 years ago.
#Only1DC
#BeDowntown
l
Police recommending that DC residents put AirTags in their winter coats so they can be tracked after being stolen. What a sad state of affairs in the Capital city of the most powerful country on Earth.
"Give me your dog, or I'm going to kill you": that's what Teffiney Worthy says a suspect told her before snatching her dog from her arms in DC yesterday afternoon (18th/Monroe NE.) Teffiney says she got Hendrix after her dog Memphis drowned in the Aug. District Dogs daycare flood
FOUND SAFE: Hendrix & his owner Teffiney are back together again after he was stolen at gunpoint from her doorstep over the weekend.
She says a woman contacted her on Instagram overnight saying she had her dog & asked her to pay $900 to get him back.
@DCNewsNow
Another family destroyed by the DC crime crisis. Getting murdered while picking up your wife after work isn’t normal. No more peace walks,
@CMLewisGeorgeW4
. No more victim blaming,
@charlesallen
. Enough is enough.
Students kidnapped near school. People carjacked in their backyard. Dogs stolen at gunpoint. Winter coats stolen. Things are not getting better.
At some point we have to admit that DC leaders are not up to the task and we need Congress to step in.
One of my closest friends was car jacked in her backyard on Capitol Hill at 6 pm tonight. WHEN DOES THIS END???? What is wrong with our law enforcement and city leaders? Everyone I know is living in fear that they will be next.
@Anc6B10
@alanhenney
@RealTimeNews10
E-Bike update. Scott has been one of the loudest defund-MPD activists in DC and would have told carjacking victim to “just let insurance take care of it”.
If you beat a 68 year old man to death and then celebrate the death while filming on your phone…you need to be removed from the community for quite a long time. How is that controversial?
The
@PhillyPolice
impound maybe running out of space soon. As the detail seizing so many ATVs & dirt bikes keeps dropping off trailers full of them, then heading out for more. They started in the daylight & still going strong in the twilight.
Another violent attack by an unhinged individual at Union Station. When visiting
@Amtrak
Union Station, keep your head on a swivel and call 911 if anyone is acting erratically. This isn’t normal
@jesserbnwtz
. H/T
@JohnFubka
Alert: Armed Carjacking Investigation in the unit block of Hanover Pl NW. Lookout for Lookout for 4 juvenile B/M's, one armed with a handgun. Taken was a a red 2009 Toyota Prius bearing VA registration.
Have info? Call 202-727-9099/text 50411
You can be assaulted, carjacked, and even shot in any neighborhood in DC and it wouldn’t be that surprising. Violent crime is random and even more brazen these days. That wasn’t the case 5 years ago.
Do any of our city leaders even care?
Violent crime with a gun is up 91% VS pre-Covid levels. Yet:
150 convictions in 2014.
34 convictions in 2022.
What the hell are you doing,
@USAO_DC
? Maybe someone in the DC media can ask some questions?
Here's some of the data context about how the
@USAO_DC
has turned away from using the laws on the books to discourage gun crimes & incapacitate high-risk violent criminals.
More "sentencing enhancements" from the Mayor/Council can't change this.
After today, I think it’s safe to say that the
@councilofdc
is one of the most unprofessional and unprepared legislative bodies in America. Hours late to start meetings. No decorum in Chamber. Oral Amendments that
@kenyanmcduffie
can’t even answer questions about. A sh*t show.
It’s maddening how this city puts criminals above regular people.
Why should I ever pay another
@wmata
fare?
Why should I ever pay to properly register a car in DC?
Why should I ever pay for anything in
@Walgreens
or
@cvspharmacy
again?
Pure lawlessness every single day.
Today, MTPD’s fare enforcement efforts led to:
•1 arrest & recovery of a deadly weapon by a plainclothes officer
•3 people arrested for outstanding warrants
At Metro, safety is our core value. We’re dedicated to keeping our customers safe every step of the way.
#wmata
Getting sucker punched on
@wmata
is not normal and not part of “city living.” I wonder if the assaulter paid his fare? Do you have any idea,
@charlesallen
??
Hey
@CMZParker5
, I’m surprised you hadn’t heard of
@RealTimeNews10
’s story before you said he was “promoting crime.” He was hit by a stray bullet. It shattered his elbow. Tens of thosands of DMV residents rely on his journalism everyday.
DC residents want to walk without being hit by a car.
Drive without being carjacked.
Enjoy public green spaces without being harassed by panhandlers.
Walk home after dinner without being robbed and assaulted.
How is any of this controversial?
BREAKING: DC Police announce they have arrested a 15 year old boy & charged him with first degree murder in the death of Nasrat Ahmad Yar, who was a former interpreter for the U.S. military & had fled the Taliban in Afghanistan. He was killed in July while driving for Lyft in DC.
Percentage of crimes prosecuted:
Philadelphia: 96%
New York: 86%
Cook County/Chicago: 86%
DC: 44%
@JoeBiden
@TheJusticeDept
@WHCOS
, the
@USAO_DC
is your appointed prosecutor for DC! Why are you allowing so many criminals to go without prosecution in the nation’s capital??
@charlesallen
This is a direct result of your policies as judiciary chairman. There used to be nearly 30 MPD officers for games at
@CapitalOneArena
now there are three. Chinatown is in a constant state of lawlessness. You even publicly bragged about defunding and the hiring freeze.
Very, very sad but 100% justified. Teens have killed several people during the 800+ carjackings so far this year in DC. If DC leaders continue to refuse to protect citizens…citizens will protect themselves.
A Car Owner is now free after shooting and killing a teen who tried to Car Jack him last night at 6th & D St N.W. They are calling the shooting justified. The teen's name hasn't been released.
I just talked w/18yo Ashlei Hinds’ mother, who shared Ashlei was the 2022-2023 SGA Pres. at Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. HS & part of the Nat’l Honors Society. Mom says Ashlei was studying Sports Administration at
@LSU
, home for winter break.
Speaking w/ mom live on
@fox5dc
at 4P
@charlesallen
Stop making excuses for the shooter. Just because he was having a “crisis” doesn’t give him permission to start randomly shooting at people! No more violence interrupters! WE WANT MORE MPD OFFICERS IN THIS AREA NOW!!!
For the first time in years, the open-air drug market at 7th and H is nearly empty. Thank you,
@MayorBowser
and
@CMBrookePinto
!! Let’s build on this momentum,
@TedLeonsis
and keep the teams in Chinatown!
Ted Leonsis to join Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, others at Potomac Yard tomorrow morning as deal to move Caps, Wizards across the river appears imminent...
Imagine if
@USAO_DC
and
@DCAttorneyGen
held a big news conference and announced that any juvenile using a gun to carjack innocent DC residents would automatically be charged as an adult. Juvenile carjacking would absolutely plummet!
Unfortunately the coddling of criminals continues.
@CMLewisGeorgeW4
amendment passes which gives criminals free rein to steal whatever they want under $1000. You know who to blame when your neighborhood pharmacy closes down or when you get coat-jacked.
#SecureDC
Destination D.C. unveiled a $14 million marketing campaign Tuesday to draw more international and cross-country visitors to the nation’s capital, as tourism has shown promising signs of a pre-pandemic comeback over the past year.
If you fire 11+ bullets to assassinate a fellow citizen who was carrying his infant child and holding the hand of a 5-year old, you should never be part of our community again.
SHOCKER: Carjacker arrested for this spectacular gas pump crash HAD BEEN ARRESTED -- AND FREED -- JUST LAST WEEK IN DC FOR ARMED ROBBERY, and he's not even a juvenile!
@KatieLusso
@Anc6B10
Another family ruined by the DC Crime Crisis. “They gave up the keys and, for whatever reason, the guy still shot him and ended up killing my son,” his mother said.”
A 35-year-old father of two was shot and killed in a Northeast D.C. carjacking as police say one man tore through D.C. and Maryland on an 11-hour crime spree.
Another cost of the DC Crime Crisis: auto insurance rates have risen 42% (!!!) in DC and only 26% in the rest of the country. And no,
@charlesallen
…paying 42% more for insurance coverage is not “part of living in a city.” Crime hurts everyone.
Today, the same Councilperson who wanted to charge people $2 to rideshare into downtown DC is using her free, taxpayer funded parking spot downtown. The parking spot is across the street from a bus stop, a bike lane, and two blocks away from a metro stop. The hypocrisy….
Ms. Bautista was in DC to attend a concert. She never made it home. She was murdered in her hotel room by a homeless man with a lenghty criminal record…including armed robbery on 10/22. We have to demand better of the
@USAO_DC
and
@DC_Courts
. Can you help us,
@AngieCraigMN
?
Interesting that Ted Leonsis said that he is in the office everyday. He also said that he walks around the arena inside and outside almost everyday. He has seen the massive decline of
@DowntownDCBID
Chinatown with his own eyes.
SOON
@DCPoliceDept
will hold a news conference announcing an 18yo is under arrest for 18 robberies (some armed, some not) along the Metropolitan Branch Trail & nearby. Source tells me he was arrested yesterday. May have been juvi in some incidents.
More to come.
@fox5dc
In NYC and Philly they are confiscating illegal ATVs. In DC, the criminal coddlers on the
@councilofdc
think this is part of “DC Culture.” Michigan native
@BrianneKNadeau
even introduced a bill that said buildings should have better soundproofing to deal with the noise from ATVs
It’s hilarious to see all of the DC “urbanists” promoting neighborhoods and telling residents that they should just deal with the violent crime. They are starting to lose all credibility. Thriving cities don’t have crime problems like DC.
As of today, 5,944 cars have been stolen in
@washingtondc
. A 101% increase over last year.
That’s nearly 20 cars stolen PER DAY.
How many hearings has the
@councilofdc
had on stolen cars over the past three years: 0
More innocent people will die until the
@councilofdc
decides to end the lawlessness. A driver with $12k in dangerous driving tickets should not be allowed to renew their license. Enough is enough!
3 dead in Rock Creek Park. $12,000 in unpaid speeding tickets. Catch and release policies - or failure to even enforce laws - is costing lives. Those who support and create these policies slip, slide and duck their responsibility.
“Tourists Targeted in Canada Goose Jacket Robbery in Dupont Circle” Embarrassing that tourists can’t even visit their Capital City without the fear of having a gun stuck in their face.
@washingtondc
what is your plan to make tourists feel safe?
#MYDCCool
The city is VERY lucky they got another chance with Capital One Arena. Now is the time to finally take the crime and quality of life issues in
@DowntownDCBID
Chinatown seriously.
Infuriating. “…three D.C. police officers looking over her shoulder as she watched the carjacker’s location around the city. “Aren’t you going to go get him?” Ms. Traub asked. “We can’t pursue," she recalls an officer saying.”
They lured Mr. Yar.
Shot him in cold blood.
Ran away from the scene and talked about the murder on camera.
Didn’t render aid to Mr. Yar.
Didn’t call 911 for Mr. Yar.
The murderer will be a free man when he turns 21 thanks to the
@councilofdc
. Mr. Yar will still be dead.
@DCPoliceDept
#UPDATE
per law enforcement sources, the suspect CANNOT be charged as an adult due to him being 14yo AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING. The
@USAO_DC
can Title 16 those 16 & 17yo. A judge can be petitioned for a 15yo but DC law prohibits a 14yo from being charged as an adult.
This is happening more and more in DC. People murdered because they don’t have cash on them when they are robbed.
Maybe
@BrianneKNadeau
and
@CMLewisGeorgeW4
can introduce legislation to send cash to residents so they have something to give the criminals when they are robbed?
Ryan worked with at-risk youth.
As he and two friends were walking home from church along South Dakota Avenue, a car pulled up and someone inside asked them for money.
Police said someone in that car shot Ryan after he told them he had no money.
Some of the excuses about the H Street article today:
“The streetcar is too slow”
“It takes too long to walk in Union Station”
“There is more competition with e-bikes”
“There aren’t enough bike lanes”
Nothing about people being randomly stabbed after having brunch.
74 old Uber driver violently attacked by three juveniles in DC. “He said the attackers pulled him from his vehicle, hit him on the head and in the ribs and then tried to run over him with the car”
What the hell are you doing,
@DCAttorneyGen
?!?
.
@Uber
driver carjacked in DC speaks about his ordeal which includes three broken ribs and a blow in the back of the head that needed six stitches. The 74-year-old-man tell his story exclusively to
@DCNewsNow
and
@leonardnfleming
Earlier last year,
@charlesallen
@BrianneKNadeau
and others on the
@councilofdc
said don’t worry about DC’s violent crime. It is a national problem and “happening everywhere.”
Boston
Population: 650k
2023 Murders: 37 (!!!)
DC
Population: 671k
2023 Murders: 274 (!!!)
NEW: Today, I’m leading 11 AGs calling for federal action to address the health & safety risks of gas stoves, which emit pollutants that have a disparate negative impact on children & underserved communities and put DC residents at risk of asthma and other respiratory illnesses.
Secure DC passes!! Well done,
@CMBrookePinto
!! And thank you everyone for contacting your councilmembers over the last few months. It matters that they hear from us and not just radical, national groups that got us into this mess in the first place.
Every single House and Senate office gets the
@washingtonpost
delivered. Democrats. Republicans. Independents. This is what they all read this morning. This
@councilofdc
crime crisis has set the DC Statehood Movement back decades. It is shameful.
Do people get violently attacked and robbed of their dogs in other Capital cities? Or is this just a DC thing? Maybe
@TheJusticeDept
@POTUS
@WHCOS
can ask the
@USAO_DC
to start putting DC residents above criminals? The status quo is unacceptable.
Imagine hearing this after having a gun stuck to your head and your car carjacked with your child still inside. Or after a family member was murdered. We already know that some juveniles are abusing the leniency of the Second Look Act. Is there any accountability in this city?
There is a really harmful provision in Secure DC to make theft of any item worth more than $500 a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
This would be extreme and completely ineffective at addressing the issue.
Tomorrow I will move an amendment to block it. Here is why:
At least 200 dirt bikers speeding around traffic, driving in the wrong lane, running red lights on H st NE. I get the no chase policy but
@MayorBowser
@DCPoliceDept
seems to have just given up completely.
NEW: I’ve spent the day talking to family and friends of Nasrat Ahmad Yar, the Lyft driver shot, killed in NE DC. He was a respected interpreter in Afghanistan. His wife wanted him to come home in Alexandria that night but he chose to work so he could make money for rent.
@wusa9
BREAKING
A woman was stabbed aboard a Green Line train at Navy Yard Station shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday. She was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
The police response caused single tracking and delays in both directions for about an hour.
Someone cant handle any criticism of their Dear Leader
@charlesallen
. Perhaps blasting out photos of houses with
@recallallen
yard signs to your 30,000 followers was low brow?
“He agreed a perceived lack of consequences can explain some of the surge cities like D.C. are seeing.
“It’s called vicarious punishment avoidance effects, which means, ‘Oh, my friends just did this.They didn't get caught. Or if they did get caught … not much happened to them”
What's driving D.C.'s carjacking numbers? An expert says it's often a crime of opportunity for teens: "A lot of the reason that these kids are carjacking these vehicles are really mundane."
To address the crime crisis in DC,
@CMZParker5
and the
@councilofdc
are now attacking crime reporters. CM Parker is mad about the number of incidents they are reporting. He says reporters are promoting crime by reporting on it. 🤯🤦♂️🤯🤦♂️🤯🤦♂️🤯
@AGKarlRacine
Great. Thanks. ICYMI-three juveniles were shot today in DC. What is your office doing re the out of control violent crime committed by juveniles?