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Friday, September 05, 2008
The
D.C.
police
department’s
Gay
&
Lesbian
Liaison
Unit
was
recently
involved
in
the
following
cases.
The
GLLU
assists
in
a
wide
variety
of
cases
and
its
involvement
does
not
imply
any
person
or
business
is
gay,
lesbian,
bisexual
or
transgender.
•
Police
were
called
Aug.
29
at
3
a.m.
to
a
residence
along
the
3500
block
of
Sixth
Street,
S.E.
to
respond
to
a
domestic
disturbance.
Responding
officers
found
two
women
inside
the
residence,
neither
of
whom
contacted
police
or
wanted
police
assistance.
Officers
completed
a
family
disturbance
report
after
finding
evidence
that
the
women,
who
told
police
they
were
girlfriends,
had
been
arguing.
•
Police
were
called
Aug.
31
at
7
p.m.
to
a
residence
along
the
3900
block
of
Illinois
Avenue,
N.W.
to
respond
to
a
property
damage
complaint.
Officers
found
a
woman
had
returned
home
to
find
her
garden
damaged.
The
woman
told
police
the
she
suspected
the
damage
was
caused
by
her
ex-girlfriend,
but
could
provide
no
supporting
evidence.
A
report
was
taken
and
the
Victim
Services
Unit
is
working
with
the
woman
on
safety
planning.
•
Police
were
called
Sept.
1
at
midnight
to
respond
to
a
reported
robbery
along
the
2100
block
of
P
Street,
N.W.
A
man
described
the
suspect
to
police
as
a
black
man,
about
30
to
40
years
old,
5
feet
9
inches
tall,
150
pounds,
a
wearing
a
grey
hooded
jacket,
blue
jeans
and
a
white
shirt.
The
man
said
the
suspect
took
the
wallet
from
his
pocket
and
then
fled.
The
man
was
not
injured.
•
Police
responded
Sept.
1
at
12:45
a.m.
to
the
sound
of
gunshots
along
the
100
block
of
46th
Street
N.E.,
where
they
found
an
18-year-old
woman
unconscious
and
suffering
from
apparent
gunshot
wounds
to
her
body.
The
victim
was
taken
to
a
local
hospital
and
later
pronounced
dead.
Police
have
no
lookout
information.
The
investigation
is
being
handled
by
the
department’s
homicide
unit.
The
identity
of
the
victim
is
being
withheld
pending
the
notification
of
her
next
of
kin.
•
A
man
reported
to
the
GLLU
on
Sept.
1
at
5
a.m.
that
he
had
been
assaulted
by
another
man.
The
alleged
victim
told
police
he
had
met
the
suspect
earlier
that
morning
at
Meridian
Hill
Park
and
invited
the
suspect
back
to
his
residence.
The
victim
also
told
police
that
at
some
point,
the
suspect
attacked
him
with
a
knife,
inflicting
serious
injuries,
then
fled.
The
victim
described
the
suspect
to
police
as
a
Latino
man,
about
23
years
old,
with
long
black
hair,
and
wearing
dark
blue
pants
and
a
blue
shirt.
•
Police
arrested
a
transgender
woman
Sept.
1
at
6
p.m.
along
the
1900
block
of
M
Street,
N.W.
on
suspicion
of
assaulting
her
former
boyfriend’s
current
girlfriend
and
inflicting
minor
injuries.
Police
said
after
being
arrested,
the
woman
spat
on
an
officer
and
was
found
to
be
carrying
a
small
amount
of
suspected
marijuana.
Anyone
who
has
been
the
victim
of
a
crime
or
has
knowledge
of
a
crime
is
encouraged
to
contact
the
GLLU
on
its
24-hour
pager
at
1-877-495-5995.
Visit
the
GLLU
at
www.gllu.org.
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