I was surprised to read in the Feb. 22 Metro article “Recall bid hits 2nd D.C. official” that D.C. Council member Brianne K. Nadeau (D-Ward 1) is citing her record on homelessness as a reason to oppose the recall campaign against her. Hers is not a record any politician should be proud of: A walk through our once-shining city reveals far too many neighbors living in squalor.
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Consider Washington Circle NW, where tents have been pitched on sidewalks since at least last summer. The specter is even sadder a few blocks west, walking into Georgetown, where an empty lot has been transformed in to a trash-strewn encampment. This is no way for people to live and die.
The sense of decline is palpable to those of us who remember D.C. before Ms. Nadeau and her ideological allies took over the D.C. Council. How can a nine-year incumbent be proud of such a record? Ms. Nadeau is either ineffective or her policies are to blame. Neither recommends her continuing in office.
Despite supporting “Secure D.C.,” D.C. Council member Brianne K. Nadeau (D-Ward 1) said, puzzlingly, that public safety is her “top priority.” In her most recent campaign, when presented with evidence to the contrary, Ms. Nadeau replied, “I definitely get offended when I hear someone say there’s a declining quality of life in Ward 1 because I just don’t believe that.” In June, on WAMU’s “The Politics Hour,” I asked Ms. Nadeau about the increase in criminal behavior. Her response to the increased numbers of murders and carjackings: “Does that mean I think it’s a crisis? Maybe.” Host Tom Sherwood replied: “Wait, wait, wait. Crime crisis is a maybe?”
Ms. Nadeau has supported legislation that ceded control of the roads to dangerous individuals driving unregistered vehicles, our personal property to thieves and carjackers, and our safety to those who would commit homicide. The rewrite of the Revised Criminal Code abolished existing guidelines and obliterated minimum sentences and would have allowed judges to reconsider the sentences of those currently incarcerated.
Despite possessing an abundance of resources, Ms. Nadeau and her colleagues have turned the nation’s capital into one of the few cities in America that has experienced a post-coronavirus pandemic high with criminal-friendly legislation and 10th chances. It’s time for Ms. Nadeau and others on the council to stop playing social theorist and actually enforce the existing laws.
WASHINGTON – Authorities in Washington, D.C. are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man accused of stabbing a dog in Southeast, an incident that left the animal seriously injured but now recovering.
What we know:
The case is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department after officials say they received an anonymous report that a man attacked a dog on the 2300 block of Nicholson Street SE around 9:30 Saturday morning.
Responding officers located the injured dog, identified as Edward, a pit bull who was later taken into care by the Brandywine Valley SPCA, according to police.
The suspect fled the scene before authorities arrived, and a search of the surrounding area did not turn up any leads.
What they’re saying:
At the shelter, officials say Edward is now in stable condition and continuing to recover.
“We’re very happy to report after receiving care from our medical team, at our facility, that he is in stable condition, and he’s doing well,” Erin Johnson with Brandywine Valley SPCA said.
She added that anyone with information about the incident should contact the Humane Rescue Alliance, which handles animal cruelty investigations in the District.
What you can do:
Officials say they are continuing to investigate what led to the attack and are urging anyone with relevant information or video to come forward. The goal, they say, is both to identify the suspect and to ensure accountability in the case.
Once fully recovered, Edward is expected to be placed for adoption through the shelter system.
The Source: Information from FOX 5 D.C. reporting.
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A Maryland man was sentenced to over two decades in prison for sextorting young girls through social media platforms, the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Monday.
25-year-old Isaiah Poole, of Suitland, was sentenced to 25 years in prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for one count of producing child sexual abuse material.
The sentence was announced by the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, Kelly O. Hayes, alongside Special Agent in Charge Jimmy Paul, FBI Baltimore Field Office.
According to official records, Poole manipulated and coerced at least six girls — ranging from ages 9-14 — to send him sexually explicit photos and videos of themselves through Snapchat and other social media accounts.
Pretending to be a teenage girl, Poole manipulated the girls to produce and send him the images under the ruse of playing truth or dare.
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He would direct the young girls to expose their genital areas and engage in sexual conduct, according to authorities.
After some of the girls informed Poole that they didn’t want to send him any more images, he would then threaten to send the images to their families and friends.
Additionally, Poole distributed the sexually explicit images he received from two of the girls.
U.S. Attorney Hayes commended the FBI for its work in the investigation, along with the Maryland State Police and Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office for their valuable assistance.
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Ms. Hayes also thanked Assistant U.S. Attorneys Alex Treiger and Brooke Oki who prosecuted the case.
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