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Weekly Local Crime Updates from the Washington Post


[June 2, 2012, Washington, D.C.]

"...Last Saturday, a robber on a bicycle demanded property from someone in the 4500 block of Quarles Streeet NE, in the Deanwood area, police said. The victim refused, tried to flee, and was shot, police said. Police made an arrest on a charge of assault with intent to rob..." Busy neighborhoods - The Washington Post


"The officer, who was responding to a complaint about drug activity near 51st and H streets SE in the Marshall Heights neighborhood, approached a group of people standing in the area shortly before 2:30 p.m...as police tried to speak with a man, he ran and police chased him a short distance in a neighborhood of townhouses and apartment buildings...At some point, the man drew a gun and..."  Crime Scene - The Washington Post

The badguys are busy out there, so watch your back, Capicostia.

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