surge in drug activity on and around the 2000 block of North Capitol St NW

From a Bloomingdale resident:

All,

            

I wanted the community to see the letter I wrote to MPD officials today about a surge in drug activity taking place on the 2000 block of North Capitol and the unit blocks of U and V Streets NW. It is an urgent situation down here that I believe is growing worse by the day. If you live in the area and see activity which matches the described, please call the police immediately and tell them you suspect a drug transaction is taking place.

             

Dear MPD officials,

Over the past two months, the extreme east ends of the unit blocks of V Street NW and U Streets NW as well as the 2000 block of North Capitol and the alleys in between (of the unit blocks of U and V, 2000 block of North Cap) have seen a huge increase in drug dealing that has been witnessed by multiple neighbors. Most of this drug dealing seems to be associated with three individuals, here are their descriptions:

                   

Individual #1: African American male, mid 20s – 30s. Between 5’6 and 5’10, very skinny. This individual is distinguishable by his very long braids, with which he often wears a baseball hat.

           

Individual #2: African American male, low to mid 20s. About 6’3 and built. He has a small, pointy goatee. This individual is distinguishable by his size. He is tall and broad.

                  

Individual #3: African American male, mid 30s to early 40s. Between 5’8 and 6 ft. Overweight but not outright fat. He has a beard. This individual is distinguishable by the gaps in his teeth.

                            

We believe they are associated with the following addresses: (redacted--all three of these homes are at the extreme east ends of the unit blocks of U and V Streets NW)

              

How we drew these conclusions:

                  

- A neighbor recently pulled up on North Capitol Street and was in her car for a prolonged period. Individual #1 walked past and planted something at the base of a tree approximately in front of 2018 North Capitol St NW. Then a car pulled up, DC plate EC 0331, and appeared to retrieve the item from the base of the tree.

               

- Last Friday, the same neighbor witnessed a woman who she believes lives at the beggining of U Street walk to a gold colored SUV (possibly a range rover or chevy) parked on the 2000 block of North Capitol Street. She drove the truck to make right on U St NW and came back 20 minutes later, leaving the car and returning on foot to U Street. Then, individual #3 walked to the truck and drove off. I do not have a good description of the woman. After this occured, the neighbor looked in front of the woman's house on U Street and there was ample parking available.

                

- I have personally seen individual #1 meeting with multiple individuals on the 2000 block of North Capitol Street. Sometimes he gets in their cars and drives off with them. I have also seen individual #2 idling in multiple vehicles on the 2000 block of North Capitol Street. Several days ago I went outside to do yard work on the 2000 block of North Capitol and there was another individual idling in his car. After I looked in his direction, he drove away. I picked up the garbage along North Capitol on Sunday. I found a crack pipe.
              
We are absolutely positive that this group uses the 2000 block of North Capitol as a drop/meeting point to buy or sell drugs possibly in a multitude of ways. 

- Individual #1 is also constantly using the alley of the 2000 block of North Capitol to go back and forth likely from an address at the extreme east end of the unit bock of V Street NW to the group which hangs out in the alley at the nexus of the unit block of U Street NW and 2000 block of North Capitol Street NW. If I had to bet where the motherload is stashed, I’d bet on the house this guy lives in on V Street.

          

- Recently, Individuals #1-3 were all in the alley of the 2000 block of North Capitol NW playing dice. A gold SUV drove up—possibly the same car mentioned in the prior incident—and individual #1 went into a garage on the unit block of U Streets, approximately one house from the alley, retrieved something and passed it to the individual in the car. The individual in the car drove off. I called the police as the transaction was taking place as well as to report the illegal gambling. I don’t believe anyone ever showed up.

                        

- Elements of this group demonstrate a reasonable degree of sophistication in their drug selling counter measures in that they appear to never keep the drugs on them as they are standing around a group. They likely use multiple parts of the 2000 block of North Capitol Street, the southeast corner of Crispus Attucks Park, and the vacant garage on the unit block of U Streets two houses from the alley for this purpose. Likewise they are meeting with a lot of individuals and are likely moving A LOT of product at this point. If I watch them for any amount of time, strange cars will drive up, idle, exchange passengers, high fives and then drive off.

                                 

Myself and my neighbors are highly alarmed at this sudden surge of bad activity. Likewise, I am concerned these individuals are going to suck the other local youths into their game. I have never seen individuals #1-3 until this year, and they are congregating with many of the local kids in the alley where North Capitol and the unit block of U Street NW meets. Please dedicate resources to this area. Send Narcs. Send drug sniffing dogs. GET THESE GUYS OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD!