CRIMES IN PSA 202,  July 1 to August 6
ROBBERY
-- PBS (pocketbook snatch),  5200 Wisconsin,  7/12,  2130,  street
-- gun,  4100 Jenifer,  7/23,  0220
-- gun,  4700 Wisconsin,  7/23,  0459,  restaurant
-- knife,  4200 Davenport,  7/30,  2140,  street,
-- fear,  5300 43rd St,  7/21, 2330,  sidewalk
BURGLARY
-- 4500 Brandywine, house,  7/8,  1230
-- 4100 4100 Ingomar,  7/28,  1900,  house
ASSAULT
-- 4500 Ellicott,  8/2,  1930,  house
THEFT
There were 29  reported thefts.  Locations were in stores and  restaurants,
school, office, houses, sidewalk, garage (4 closed)
THEFT FROM AUTO
-- 5200 Wisconsin, street
-- 5300 Wisconsin, garage
-- 5300 Wisconsin, parking lot
-- 5300 Wisconsin, parking lot
-- 5300 Wisconsin,  attempt,  parking lot
-- 5300 41St, street
-- 4300 42nd St, street
-- 5100 42nd St, street
-- 4900 46th, street
STOLEN AUTO
--  4200 Davenport,  supermarket parking lot
--  5300 41st St.,  street
--  5300 43rd St.,  street
SIMPLE ASSAULT
-- 4200 Jenifer, house
-- 4500 Wisconsin,  retail store
-- 5300 Wisconsin  (closed)
-- 5200 Wisconsin,  Metro train
THREATS
-- 4500 40th St,  7/22,  2130,  supermarket
-- 4600 40th St,  7/20,  1815,  office
-- 4200 Wisconsin,  7/28,  0700,  office
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY
-- 4500 39th St., garage
-- 4100 Brandywine,  street
-- 5300 Wisconsin,  department store (closed)

SUMMARY- Starting January 1, 2000
Sex Abuse -- Jan- (non rape) 1; Feb-0; Mar-0; Apr-0; May-0; Jun-0; Jul-0;
Aug-0
Robbery -- Jan-8; Feb-1; Mar-4; Apr-1; May-4; Jun-4; Jul-5; Aug-0
Assault -- Jan-1; Feb-0; Mar-1; Apr-0; May-1; Jun-3; Jul-0; Aug-1
Burglary -- Jan-2; Feb-6; Mar-10; Apr-6; May-5; Jun-2; Jul-2; Aug-0
Theft -- Jan-27; Feb-17; Mar-18; Apr-32; May-27; Jun-21; Jul-23; Aug-6
Theft From Auto-- Jan-18; Feb-34; Mar-9; Apr-13; May-9; Jun-10; Jul-8; Aug-1
Stolen Auto -- Jan-5; Feb-7; Mar-5; Apr-5; May-6; Jun-3; Jul-3; Aug-0
Arson -- Jan-0; Feb-0; Mar-1; Apr-1; May-0; Jun-0; Jul-0; Aug-0
Simple Assault/ Threats -- Jan-1; Feb-7; Mar-4; Apr-3; May-6; Jun-2; Jul-6;
Aug-1
Destruction of Property -- Jan-5; Feb-0; Mar-4; Apr-3; May-5; Jun-2; Jul-2;
Aug-1
Fraud -- Jan-2; Feb-0; Mar-1; Apr-0; May-0; Jun-0; Jul-0; Aug-0
Indecent Exposure Disorder -- Jan-0; Feb-0; Mar-1; Apr-0; May-0; Jun-0;
Jul-0; Aug-0
Breaking & Entering Vending -- Jan-0; Feb-0; Mar; Apr-0; May-0; Jun-0: Jul-0;
Aug-0
Drug Possession Arrest -- Jan-1; Feb-0; Mar; Apr-0; May-0; Jun-1; Jul-0; Aug-0
Unlawful Entry Disorder -- Jan-1; Feb-0; Mar-1; Apr-1; May-0; Jun-1; Jul-0;
Aug-0
Carrying Pistol Without License Arrest -- Jan-0; Feb-1; Mar; Apr-0; May-0;
Jun-0;
Jul-0; Aug-0
Fugitive From Justice Warrant Arrest -- Jan-0; Feb-0; Mar-1; Apr-0; May-0;
Jun-0;
Jul-0; Aug-0

Total To Date: 442
Jan - 73;  Feb - 73;  Mar - 59;  Apr - 65;  May - 64; June - 49;  July - 49;
Aug - 10
 
 

KIM WESTON -- IS HE OUT OF JAIL?

I spoke to Lt. Carter who said that Weston is still in jail. The following is
another con doing the same sort of thing. Keep in mind that if you didn't
agree to have someone do a job for you, you have no obligation to pay them
anything, even if they really did the work. Furthermore, they are trespassing.
Paying these cons after the fact just encourages them. --  KS
 

Date:   8/7/00 3:49:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From:   Lshneier@worldbank.org  (Lesley Shneier)
Last night, around 9:50 p.m., someone who answers to
Kim Weston's description rang the door-bell and said he had cleaned my gutters
during the week, and that he had also cleaned the neighbor's gutters.  He has
approached me before, with the same story, and I have (foolishly) paid him,
and
subsequently discovered the gutters were not cleaned. This time, I told him
we'd
been warned not to pay him, and refused to talk to him. He left, saying he had
done the work for nothing.  I checked this morning and the gutter I can see
from
the house had not been cleaned. I just wanted to let you know that this man
is around, and with another man, somewhat taller, and with shaved head. Both
were dark skinned.
 
 

MORE ON JANNEY STUDENTS AND HOME DEPOT

From:   jbmahaffie@coatesandjarratt.com (John B. Mahaffie)
Your correspondent David McMullin noted that Janney Students must
be jaywalking several times a day to get to the afterschool
program at the Eldbrooke Church. In two years of delivering my
child to Janney each morning, I have never once seen the escorted
kids jaywalk. They are walked across at the light at 42nd and
Albemarle by very committed and safety minded adult counselors.
 

Nevertheless, a change in route might be in order for the safety reasons that
David McMullin noted in his comments. --  KS
 
 

MPD INTERNAL AFFAIRS MOVES

From: owner-d2@this-people.com
The Metropolitan Police Department's Office of Professional
Responsibility, which investigates allegations of police
misconduct and use-of-force incidents, has moved to new
offices outside Police Headquarters, Chief of Police Charles
H. Ramsey announced today. The Professional Responsibility
office, which includes MPD's Office of Internal Affairs and
Force Investigation Team, is now located at 51 N St., NE,
4th Floor.

Ramsey said the new offices provide a neutral site for
citizen complainants, witnesses and police officers to speak
with investigators about specific complaints and ongoing
investigations. "Many people - not just those who have filed complaints, but
also witnesses and police officers themselves - find it
uncomfortable, even intimidating, to go into a police
facility to discuss matters as sensitive as those handled by
OPR," Ramsey said. "Our Department is committed to making
this process as fair, objective and comfortable as possible
for everyone involved, which is why we have moved this
critical unit out of Headquarters and into a more
neutral location."

Earlier this year, the Chief expanded the focus of the Office of Professional
Responsibility, placing an assistant chief in charge of this
critical function.

The main telephone numbers for the Office of Professional
Responsibility remain the same: 202-727-4385 and
202-724-4269. The office also operates a toll-free
confidential hotline for reporting allegations of police
corruption or official misconduct: 1-800-298-4006.

Information about how citizen complaints are currently filed
and investigated by the MPD can be found on the Police
Department's Web site: www.mpdc.org (click on "Services and
Programs/Citizen Complaints").
 
 

COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD

**** Part Time Childcare
From: cgrigsby@usaid.gov (Carol Grigsby)  or pfekete@nova.umuc.edu
  (Paul J. Fekete)
We seek a caring and reliable individual to provide after-school care at
our home for our seven-year-old son beginning in
September.  The position is part-time-- Mondays 1:30-5:30pm,
Tuesday-Thursday 3:30-5:30pm.  Some scheduling flexibility would be
appreciated and additional hours are also possible, if desired.  Our
home is located in Northwest DC, near Tenley and Friendship metros.
Good English is essential, own car preferred, and maturity and
creativity in dealing with young children a big plus.  Competitive pay.
If interested, please contact: Carol Grigsby or Paul Fekete (202)  686-1759

**** From: Lberger728 (Lisa Berger)
Re roofer: Troy at D&M Roofing has been taking care of my steep slate roof,
and gutters, for years and done good work at acceptable prices.  And he's
very reliable.  His number: 301-948-0100.

**** From: howcroft@msn.com (DavidHowcroft)
In response to your request for a  roofer, call John Gwynn on 301-530-6169.
He is excellent and very reasonable. E-mail me if you want additional info or
references - you won't be disappointed.
 
 

ART-O-MATIC

From:   Ccv@aol.com (Claudia)
http://www.artomatic.org/default.asp
Washington Art-O-Matic will be located in the former Sears/Hechinger store at
4500 Wisconsin Avenue, NW.  It is a month-long celebration of the Arts of our
metropolitan area. Last year, more than 350 local artists, including
painters, sculptors, filmmakers, writers, dancers, poets, and musicians,
exhibited work in this all-volunteer effort. This year, given a larger space
and the partnership with the Cultural Development Corporation, our target is
500 artists!

The building is open Sat from 10-12 for tours of the space.  We've been
building display units which now give a very rough idea of what the plan will
look like.  the space is being designed by a team of architects around the
idea of interior boulevards, streets and neighborhoods to wander into to see
and experience the art. There will be a workshop area for children, several
stages for performances, and installation areas as well as the 2-d wall
display on units that will create the walkways.

The event will begin with a VIP Preview Gala on Thursday, September 28, 2000.
Every Saturday night will be opening night at Art-O-Matic until the closing
Costume Ball on October 28, 2000. Hours: Wednesday through Saturday, TBA.
Live performances of music, theater, poetry, and dance, as well as artist
talks, special tours, children's activities, "open studio" programs and much,
much more will happen throughout the month.

At least 500 area artists in an all-volunteer project being coordinated by
the Cultural Development Corporation (CuDC).  Madison Marquette Realty
Services is donating use of this mammoth property.