OH, GOOD

Recently friends living outside the city have asked before just how dangerous is my Columbia Heights neighborhood. I've usually shrugged and said it was fine. Well, it's not always fine — here's a letter from building management I found in front of my door yesterday, transcribed verbatim:

Dear Residents of [my apartment building]:

We have received two reports from residetns that while walking from [street one block away] up [street running past my apartment] they were robbed by gun point by a black young male, possibly around 16 years old, approx. 5' 10", wearing a black Nike cap and a Black North Face Jacket. Both of these robberies ocurred at approximately 8:00 PM on Sunday, January 30, 2005 minutes apart.

Please exercise caution when walking alone after dark and when possible walk with a friend.

Please report any suspicious persons to the police.

The worst I can report is having a crowd of unruly high schoolers hit me in the back with a snowball, early last week. I'll take it.

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posted by WWB at 6:42 PM |