A neighbor recently expressed concern about sounds of gunshots around the 800/900 blocks of Hamilton Street on two separate occasions, once on September 26 and again on October 19. I emailed Fourth District Commander Manlapaz about this and asked if there was any information they can provide at this time, if there is a pattern that we should be concerned about, and if there is anything residents can do to help police in addition to calling 911. Below is his response:

I have included Lt. Rosenthal, the PSA manager for this area for her attention. We don’t have any information at this point as to the source of the gunfire. We still ask that suspicious persons, activities, or vehicles be reported to 911.

I encourage residents to join MPD’s 4th District listserv. You can ask MPD officials about crimes (call 911 to actually report a crime). The more people who are bringing matters to the attention of the Commander, the better. Also, the PSA 405 meetings are combined with the monthly ANC 5A meetings. The next one is on October 28 at 6:45 pm at UDC-CC, Backus. That would be a good opportunity to bring public safety matters to the attention of MPD officials.