A look at what's going on in Trinidad, on H Street, and in the larger area north of Capitol Hill.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Arrest Made in Alley Bludgeoning
The Post reports that 50 year old Oliver Jones has been arrested and charged with the murder of Tonette Gail Ferguson, 38. Her body was found last week in an alley behind the 1600 block of Montello. Jones will be arraigned today.
What a relief. I’ve noticed that there has been a spike in crime in alleys around the area. Perhaps it has something to do with the warm weather, but just this past weekend alone, I’ve seen more activity in my alley than I have in all the years I lived here.
If your time permits, try to observe whatever is going on in your alley. You might be able to cut down on some of the unscrupulous activity that some* people try to hide back there.
* note I said some, not all. There are legitimate reasons for some folks to be in alleyways, some people use them for shortcuts, etc. But excessive loitering in alleyway, in itself, is a bit suspicious to me, especially if someone isn't wearing some sort of uniform (utility workers, etc)
Thanks for the advice. I think I observed a little too much this weekend. I have a dead end alley behind my house, so when a car pulled into it with no lights on at 5 am, sat for 10 minutes with the outline of 2 people “moving strangely” in the car, I concluded something sour was afoot. I called the police but they missed them by 2 or 3 minutes. I was hoping the people in the car weren’t the only ones to get a little action. I really wanted them to get busted.
District of Columbia Law. DC Code Ann. Title 6, Chapter 23. Firearms Control. Subchapter I. General Provisions 6-2302.
(7) "Destructive device" means:
(B) "Any device by whatever name known which will, or is designed, or may be readily converted or restored to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or other propellant through a smooth bore barrel, except a shotgun;"
(D) Any device designed or redesigned, made or remade, or readily converted or restored, and intended to stun or disable a person by means of electric shock.
Subchapter II. Firearms and Destructive Devices. General Provision 6-2311. Registration requirements.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person or organization in the District of Columbia ("District") shall receive, possess, control, transfer, offer for sale, sell, give, or deliver any destructive device, and no person or organization in the District shall possess or control any firearm, unless that person or organization holds a valid registration certificate for the firearm.
Subchapter V. Sales and Transfer of Firearms, Destructive Devices, and Ammunition. General Provision 6-2351. Sales and transfers prohibited. No person or organization shall sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any firearm, destructive device or ammunition in the District except as provided in *** 6-2352, or 6-2375.
SUMMARY: Possession and sales of AIR TASERs are banned in Washington, DC.
7 comments:
Good
how sad that this is buried in "other news about recent murders."
What a relief. I’ve noticed that there has been a spike in crime in alleys around the area. Perhaps it has something to do with the warm weather, but just this past weekend alone, I’ve seen more activity in my alley than I have in all the years I lived here.
If your time permits, try to observe whatever is going on in your alley. You might be able to cut down on some of the unscrupulous activity that some* people try to hide back there.
* note I said some, not all. There are legitimate reasons for some folks to be in alleyways, some people use them for shortcuts, etc. But excessive loitering in alleyway, in itself, is a bit suspicious to me, especially if someone isn't wearing some sort of uniform (utility workers, etc)
Are tazers legal in DC?
Thanks for the advice. I think I observed a little too much this weekend. I have a dead end alley behind my house, so when a car pulled into it with no lights on at 5 am, sat for 10 minutes with the outline of 2 people “moving strangely” in the car, I concluded something sour was afoot. I called the police but they missed them by 2 or 3 minutes. I was hoping the people in the car weren’t the only ones to get a little action. I really wanted them to get busted.
District of Columbia Law. DC Code Ann. Title 6, Chapter 23. Firearms Control. Subchapter I. General Provisions 6-2302.
(7) "Destructive device" means:
(B) "Any device by whatever name known which will, or is designed, or may be readily converted or restored to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or other propellant through a smooth bore barrel, except a shotgun;"
(D) Any device designed or redesigned, made or remade, or readily converted or restored, and intended to stun or disable a person by means of electric shock.
Subchapter II. Firearms and Destructive Devices. General Provision 6-2311. Registration requirements.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person or organization in the District of Columbia ("District") shall receive, possess, control, transfer, offer for sale, sell, give, or deliver any destructive device, and no person or organization in the District shall possess or control any firearm, unless that person or organization holds a valid registration certificate for the firearm.
Subchapter V. Sales and Transfer of Firearms, Destructive Devices, and Ammunition. General Provision 6-2351. Sales and transfers prohibited. No person or organization shall sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any firearm, destructive device or ammunition in the District except as provided in *** 6-2352, or 6-2375.
SUMMARY: Possession and sales of AIR TASERs are banned in Washington, DC.
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