Police Week Starts Tomorrow

Ugh. Time to break out the ear plugs then. Read the comments on DC Metblogs from last year’s police week to get an idea of the rowdy entitlement complex DC residents will be up against, as it is year after year after year.

Run for the hills, the police are coming to town!

As good fortune has it, I’ll be on travel a few evenings of this crucial annual event. On the other ones, I’ll stay inside for safety purposes.

Have a good time officers!

This year, if Police Week attendees violate parking regulations, are unruly, and otherwise make life miserable for downtown residents, we all must phone in our complaints at 311 and 911 right away. Turn up the volume and demand that the DC MPD respond. Of course, here’s hoping everyone is on good behavior and no complaining will be necessary.

I hope they’re serious about making changes. I moved to DC in ’99, and I still remember the first time I saw groups of uniformed officers obviously drunk on the metro, and later seeing them drinking openly on public streets. What’s really bad is witnessing this being done by officers wearing uniforms and/or those badges around their necks. It must be the fact that they’re traveling away from home that they don’t seem to appreciate the consequences.

Give it a rest. I’ll feel much safer out on the streets with the police in town, especially around those low life thugs that call the Gallery Place complex their weekend home.

I remember the last two years all too well. Since they party hearty on 5th street, where I reside, I planned my own exit strategy…I am in beautiful San Diego all this week.

Will be thinking of all of you having to put up with these inconsiderate “police” officers.

I’m not sure if it could be much worse than trying to walk through the crowd in front of McD’s this past Friday night. Is this a preview of a long summer, or does anyone know if something is going to be done?

#5, I doubt anyone who has been in the neighborhood during the last couple of Police Weeks (which is the limit of my exposure) would agree with your sentiments. Heavily intoxicated people drinking and urinating in the streets, verbal abuse of residents, and throwing trash anywhere and everywhere is not the type of behavior that increases my sense of security. I hope the organizers are serious about preventing past misbehavior from occurring again, as it’s completely inexcusable and does a disservice to the memory of police who have lost their lives in the line of duty, which is the original reason for Police Week after all.

#5 is dead wrong. A homeless person stole a gun from a drunk police week partier 2 years ago. I feel much safer when police week isn’t going on.

An early arrival for Police Week tried to bait me into a fight Friday night after he decided that I looked like a Democrat to him…drunk cops, carrying weapons and harrassing residents…YEAH, that makes me feel safer!

I got bumped by two cops in uniform (out of towners) on H Street as I was walking home from dinner last night. They wouldn’t consider walking around me — they thought it was easier to walk through me.

as a new resident on 5th street i am really not looking forward to this. they should at least take off their uniforms if they’re going to behave like that. for shame!

I don’t live downtown, but heard of some of the incidents last year and saw news reports. Hopefully this year’s participants got the memo about that.

Probably a nice break from the daily grind. Just have to remember to act accordingly…

The past two years have been pretty terrible. Last year, it blew up, and things were shut down after the news reports. I actually moved to the other side of my building to avoid this year’s “celebration”. I can’t wait until they’re gone. They are rude obnoxious drunks who do a disservice to police everywhere.

Number 5…where do you live that you don’t think this is a big deal?

You must not live in PQ..or on the fringe..it has been virtually impossible to miss this obnoxious behavior.

The only way I am missing it, is by being at the opposite end of the country.

With all of these lawyers running around DC you would think one of them could do what this guy did!

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2008/04/private-citizen.html

Private citizen issues parking tickets to Oregon cop
Buzz up!

So last night, I heard a bunch of sirens and thought that the Police Week guys had already started their siren blasts that usually keep me up all night. But when I looked out my window, it looked like MPD (about four cars) making an arrest!!! So Day One of Police Week seems to have gone smoothly enough. Maybe the FOP is getting the message across.

How come they have so many fake motorcades?

Last night about 100 bike cops were ushering around a bunch of empty buses.

And if history is any guide, this goes on pretty much all day until they leave.

How about turning on sirens just to get traffic to pull over? We were on the bridge last night heading to VA and heard sirens. Four clearly out of town cops on motorcycles had turned their sirens on just to get cars to move over. There was no emergency and they are out of town cops (we realized this after they passed by) – this is a clear abuse of power.

So many police motorcycles went by my condominium yesterday evening that they set off all the car alarms on the block. And there were many. But it only happened the one time.

The illegal parking is what drives me nuts. You are not providing a public service in our town (MPD barely does that. Park your beat up Ford LTD somewhere legal, please.

I had to use ear plugs last night as well. Oh well, I guess. It is the city. But better yet, I called the police on the police last night. About 10 PM on the corner of 3 and C NW a group of them were partying drinking on the street etc….

#5 is obviously new to the area. Let’s see, you feel safe with drunk cops breaking the law? The female police cadet that a drunk NY cop sexually assaulted in 2003 no doubt felt safe too.

Get with the times, #5; you don’t know what we’re in for.

I have mixed feelings about this conversation. A lot, probably the majority of the attendees for police week are here to honor those who law officers who died in the line of duty and for their families to find solace and support.

My cousin and her husband attended a few years ago to honor her brother in law and attend survivor workshops.

I’m not disputing that there is some reprehensible behavior by some of the attendees. They should and hopefully will be dealt with appropriate severity.

However, please remember that the actual reason for police week is for colleagues and loved ones to visit the memorial and remember those who lost their lives in service to their communities.

#24 WE all know why the police are suppose to be here, but the police apparently think they are at one big party. From my experience, this is more the majority.

I don’t think anyone is saying that Police Week is an unworthy event or that it should not be held. What people are up in arms about is the unnecessary loutish behavior that accompanies it every year. The reasons for holding Police Week and the events and workshops that accompany it are all well and good. However, I fail to see why public drinking/drunkenness, public urination, illegal parking, litter, and other anti-social and illegal behavior must accompany those worthwhile events. Residents are well within our rights to criticize such behavior and do all in our power to ensure it does not continue to occur year after year.

Have been out of town and missing all the fun:)

Today

7:30 am – what appeared to be 3 somewhat young officers sleeping in a Crown Victoria on 9th Street.

12:30pm – 4 motorcycle police officers from Suffolk pull up and park their bikes at a bus stop so they could go into Cosi and get lunch.

Yesterday during rush hour and this morning — out-of-town police vehicles parked in bus stops, no parking areas and across cross walks on 6th Street between H and Mass. Ave. NW. Also, there was a tremendous amount of aggressive driving and speeding in the area around Verizon Center and FOP. Where is the ticketing when we need it?????

that’s b/c the Red Roof Inn is full of cops. thank the gods it’s finally almost over.

Did anyone see the piece on 20/20 about cops protecting each other after beating up innocent people?

I am sure there are some bad apples ruining it for all the other good cops, but shouldn’t they get a clue and change their culture?