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On the first weekend of Operation Adams Morgan, the Guardian Angels deployed four Angels on bikes.   We patrolled alleys and side streets (Champlain, Euclid, Kalorama, Belmont etc).  We also had eight Angels on foot that stayed on 18th Street between Columbia and Kalorama Road.

We visited the businesses on each side of 18th Street and talked with the owners, managers and security.  98% of the people we spoke with thanked us for providing volunteer safety patrols in Adams Morgan.  Some restaurants offered water and pizza.

July 22 and 23, 2011 (18th Street) 1-4am
About 1pm, Capt. Mongal asked the Guardian Angels to assist the police with asking pedestrians to walk to the corners to cross the streets instead of jaywalking.  We formed a line alongside MPD on 18th Street and remained posted until 4am.

July 22, 2011 (Euclid & Champlain) 9:23 pm
While the Guardian Angels were on bike patrol on Euclid and Champlain, they came across two female subjects arguing and getting ready to fight. The Angels intervened and asked what happend. Secret Service Officer Godlewski and MPD Sgt Bobrick responded approximately five minutes later.  It was explained that Subject 1 car broke down in the parking space and was trying to keep the space in front of her car clear for a tow truck to retrieve her car.  Subject 2 pulled into the parking space.  Subject 1 had a friend who started banging on the window of Subject 2 asking Subject 2 to move out the space. Subject 1 took a photo of Subject 2 tag. Subject 2 got out her car to take a photo of Subject 1 car. Subject 1 knocked the camera phone out of Subject 2 hands.  Subject 2 knocked the camera phone out of Subject 1 hands and struck her in the chest and lips.

July 22, 2011 (1800 Block of Belmont Road) 10pm
A taxi driver and an SUV driver werearguing at each other from their cars because the taxi driver could not pass. The bike patrol Guardian Angels heard the argument and responded to the drivers.  The Guardian Angels asked the driver of the SUV to back up into a spot so the taxi driver and other traffic could pass.  Then the SUV cleared the area.

July 23, 2011 (18th and Kalorama Road) 2:59am
A boyfriend and girlfriend on the steps of the apartment building were having a verbal argument.  The woman struck the male and the male returned the strike.  Guardian Angels saw them hit each other and intervened. Officer Jones and Officer F. Fawzi arrived a minute later.  The Officers talked with both subjects and neither wanted to press charges.  Both subjects were free to go.

July 24, 2011 (1700 block of Columbia Road) 4am
A male subject approached two Guardian Angels on the corner of 18th and Columbia Road and said I should slap the s!@t out of you Angels. The Angels ignored him and started walking to the 7-11 located at the 1700 block of Columbia Road.  The subject was walking in the same direction then came back towards the Angels and said follow me to 14th Street and I will kill both of you. The male subject said I will shoot you and pulled up his shirt as if he had a gun and said this not a threat it’s a promise.  His friend started to pull him away and a Guardian Angel called a MPD Bike Patrol Officer over.    The police searched him but did not find a weapon.  The subject was arrested for making a terrorist threat.

On Tuesday July 26 at 10am, tune into NewsTalk Channel 8 to see John Ayala speak about the Guardian Angels operations in Washington, DC.  You can watch it on www.tbd.com/tv

John “Unique King” Ayala

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The Washington DC Guardian Angels patrolled the Met Branch Trail (MBT) on bikes and foot the evening of July 20 and 21 from 6-8pm.  We also patrolled the MBT on July 18 from 5:30-9am and July 21 7-9am. On Sunday July 24, two Angels were on patrol from 12:30-1am.  We came across two police officers on patrol on the MBT at that time also.  All was clear on all patrols.  We are still in need of volunteers to come out and ride the trail with us for two hours a week.  If you would like to ride or walk on the MBT, please meet us on Wednesday and/or Thursday at 6pm at 4th & S Streets, NE.

On Saturday July 23, The Guardian Angels patrolled First & O Streets, NW for 45 minutes due to some complaints about loitering and smoking of marijuana.  From time to time we will try to give this area a visit.

On Tuesday, July 26 at 10am, tune into NewsTalk Channel 8 to see John Ayala speak about the Guardian Angels operations in Washington, DC.  You can also view it on www. tbd.com/tv

John Unique Ayala

DC Chapter Leader

Alliance Of Guardian Angels/DC Chapter
1425 K Street, NW Suite 350
Washington, DC 20005
202-359-0601

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In an effort to prevent this, this, this, and this, D.C. police are launching Operation Adams Morgan, a plan to deploy more police officers and Guardian Angels on 18th Street to keep all drunkards, rabble-rousers, goaders, inebriates, brawlers, troublemakers, and dipsomaniacs from loitering in the wee hours of the ni

“Especially around bar closing time — after two o’clock until about 4:30 in the morning. It can be pretty chaotic out here,” Guardian Angel Alex Kaufer told Fox 5. “You’ve got tons of people out on the sidewalks. People starting all kinds of trouble — people getting into fights. Cars getting broken into.”

The operation will run through Labor Day. The first phase begins this weekend with minor parking restrictions on 18th Street, which already is one of the worst areas of the city to find parking on weekend nights. Not that anyone in their right mind would want to go there on a Friday or Saturday night.

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A half dozen DC Guardian Angels will patrol the Met Branch Bike Trail from 6-9am on Tuesday July 19, 2011 due to the two robberies in the early morning hours.  The Guardian Angels will patrol the MBT two times a week in the morning and will continue the evening patrols on Wednesday and Thursday from 6-8pm.

Friday, July 15 about 8:15 AM a male victim was robbed on the trail alongside 300 R St. NE. The victim was walking on the trail and was approached by the suspect who asked for the time of day. The victim then retrieved his I-phone to the give the time and tried to walk away. However, the suspect brandished a handgun and robbed the victim of hi phone and wallet.

Today, on July 18, 2011 @ 09:25 AM an adult male victim on his bicycle had just entered the trail heading south from the 8^th & Edgewood entrance when he saw a Black Male standing on the trail looking around.  When the victim began to pass the subject the subject pulled out a black handgun and pointed it at the victim while demanding he take everything and place it on the ground.  The victim placed two cell phones and his wallet on the ground which the suspect took.

If anyone has any information to share concerning the robberies please contact the 5^th District Detectives office on 202-698-0660 or 0668 or another number to call is

202-727-9099.

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Guardian Angels have dropped into communities around the country, acting as a provisional crime-fighting force.

You may notice the Guardian Angels patrolling Adams Morgan on weekends this summer. The patrols start Friday night and will continue every weekend until Labor Day, East Coast Director and DC Chapter leader John Ayala said in a statement.

The summer weekend patrols are the result of requests from “dozens of business owners and residents”  who asked for help keeping the peace in Adams Morgan, Ayala said.

The all-volunteer group plans to have a dozen members at a time patrolling the party-heavy neighborhood in hopes of deterring fights and crime, Ayala said, adding that the Guardian Angels will work in partnership with MPD, and will report all incidents to the police.

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WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) — At least a dozen Guardian Angels will be patrolling the streets of Adams Morgan every weekend night to help police control the crowds and crime.

John Ayala, with the Angels, said some business owners called on the volunteers to help with the after hours party-goers.  But the business association, as a whole, said extra police will curb the crime.  The association feels the Angels will only add to the chaos.

But a number of people we spoke to said the extra patrols can’t hurt.

“I know a lot about the Guardian Angels and what they’re about,” said PJ Torres, “I think it would be a good thing.”

“The service the Angels provide would be helpful to me because I feel unsafe walking to the Metro,” said Rosana Espinoza.

“No matter who is here, when you have a lot of drunk people in a small area with no escape fights are going to happen,” said Josh Sautter.

“I think they need to shut down 18th Street to traffic and make it a pedestrian walkway,” said David Thurston with Washington Peace Center, “because if you stay here long enough you’ll see the same dumb fight 5 times.”

The Angels will patrol on bike and foot from 8PM to 4AM every weekend until Labor Day.

Written by Delia Goncalves
9NEWS NOW & WUSA9.COM

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At approximately 2040 hours on July 14^th, 2011, While conducting a bike patrol around the Good Hope Marketplace in SE DC, I Jordan “Spartacus” Estrada and Gerald “Big Mac” McFadden observed two male African American adults sprinting around the back of the store strip. One of the individuals was holding a large bundle of clothing, which Angel McFadden immediately identified as apparel from the Rainbow Stores clothing outlet nearby.

Upon seeing us, the individual holding the clothes exclaimed “Damn it!” and both men started to run, checked themselves, and then proceeded to walk nonchalantly, as if nothing had happened.

I immediately instructed Angel McFadden to ask the Rainbow staff if there had been a robbery, while I shadowed the two suspects. Moments later, Angel McFadden returned and informed me that Rainbow had just been robbed. I instructed Angel McFadden to call the police, and we both pursued the two individuals, who had proceeded down Denver Street and now turned left at 29^th Street.

While Angel McFadden spoke with Dispatch, I observed the two individuals (one of whom was still holding the bundle of dresses) enter house # 2605 on 29^th Street SE.

Angel McFadden and myself proceeded to circle the building, monitoring all exits and entrances until the police, led by MPD officer J.B. Barney (Badge # 2296) arrived on scene at approximately 2050 hours. We quickly briefed the MPD officers on what we had seen. Officer Barney asked the owner of the residence for permission to enter and received permission. Upon entering, MPD discovered the two suspects and approximately 10 dresses, still with tags on them.

Angel McFadden and myself were able to positively identify the suspects. We summoned staff from Rainbow, who also identified both the suspects and the stolen items. We assisted the police in conducting the investigation, which resulted in the suspect who was holding the garments being arrested, while the suspect who was only present and fleeing was released. Angel McFadden and myself also posted up and provided security coverage in the area, as a number of residents had gathered to watch.

At approximately 2115 hours, Officer Barney thanked us for our help and MPD prepared to transport the suspect and clear the scene. We then cleared the scene, resuming our patrol.   Jordan “Spartacus” Estrada D.C. Patrol Leader

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