Brian Smith
7:57 PM - 3 Mar 2016
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Sent: Thursday, March 3, 2016 8:24 PM
To: MPD-5D@yahoogroups.com; Lanier, Cathy (MPD); Fitzgerald, William (MPD)
; McDuffie, Kenyan (Council) ;
Mayor, ; muriel.bowser@dc.gov
Subject: [MPD-5D] Bloomingdale Package Thefts
Sent: Thursday, March 3, 2016 8:24 PM
To: MPD-5D@yahoogroups.com; Lanier, Cathy (MPD)
Subject: [MPD-5D] Bloomingdale Package Thefts
Mayor
Bowser, Councilmember McDuffie, Chief Lanier and Commander Fitzgerald -
My
name is Brian Smith and I am a Bloomingdale resident (and a 20+ year resident
of DC). On February 22, 2016, I had the fifth package stolen from my front
porch in a little over a year. In the past I shrugged this behavior off, but
this past month I installed a video camera and after posting this video of the
incident to NextDoorDC, I quickly came to realize that package theft is rampant
in Bloomingdale and the surrounding neighborhoods.
Video
Link- https://youtu.be/Mwksno4hbWo
After
a bit of investigation, I understand that the Mayor and City Council are doing
little to deal with this issue...including cutting the budget to some of the
efforts that were used to deal with this issue in the past. Instead of proposals
rewarding criminals for "not behaving badly" (i.e. breaking the law),
how about the reinstitution of some of the efforts that were used in the past?
(And yes Councilmember McDuffie, I am speaking directly about your latest
proposal paying "at risk" individuals a stipend to not commit
crimes).
I
look forward to your reply.
Brian
Smith
P.S.
Chief Lanier and Commander Fitzgerald - the MPD officer (Priscilla Santana
Badge #2622 - incident # 16-026-592) responding to this petty theft and the
follow up have been impeccable and very much appreciated...this is more about
our leaders decision that rewarding criminals is a better option than simply
enforcing the law.
3 comments:
I recently moved to Bloomingdale and although I love the neighborhood and the people, I have actually witnessed the roaming theives that come through here on a daily basis.with absolutely no fear of any consequences. Very disheartening asoect if this city. I was born here and have lived in New York as well.
Dear Unknown
How are criminals being rewarded for stealing? Just curious.
Dear Unkown and FitnessgalDC. Stay strong. I was Born in Howard U right around the corner, raised in upper NW. Once they see you pull in a victimization shout online, they notice the kind of vulnerability. Keep documenting it. Bring it up to the next ANC meeting which is held next week on the 14th. I would suggest reporting the issue first before bringing it up to the ANC so that you have a documentation on hand. I used to be victimized for several package thefts. Still am getting missing orders not received at my location on occasions. I've reported it to the local authorities and have yet to make a detailed documentation to bring it up to the ANC. This is a process. Trust it as you go along. But be safe about doing it. Are they doing this in the day or at night?
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