backyard content photography in the U / Thomas St NW alley

From the LeDroit Park list:

From: LeDroitPark@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2016 12:46 PM
To: LeDroitPark@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [LeDroitPark] Stolen Outside furniture

Hi, just reporting on something I saw that can be related to this: 

At 7 am this morning I noticed a person on a small-wheeled, BMX-style alike (but very simple form)  bicycle riding in the Bloomingdale alley that runs parallel to U and Thomas St. NW. The person (young, skinny  African American male with short hair and a beard, wearing a navy-colored jersey shorts and a blue T-shirt) cruised slowly, then  stopped by several of the fenced properties, trying if the locked , 6 ft tall gates will give-in. He also held his phone, and it appeared that he was taking photos of the backyard content through the skinny gaps between wood boards. 

I believe the bicycle was solid black in color. I watched this from my 2nd-floor bedroom window.


-- and see this subsequent message from Anita Norman:

From: LeDroitPark@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2016 1:57 PM
To: LeDroitPark@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [LeDroitPark] Stolen Outside furniture

Hello LeDroit Park and Bloomingdale Residents,

Whenever you observe anything suspicious behavior or activity, please remember to contact the police.

Best,

Anita Norman,

LPCA President