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Hi,

I posted yesterday wondering if I'm being targeted, with someone twice now trying to open my front door while I was sitting right behind it.

They just tried it a third time a few minutes ago. I ran up and opened the door and yelled hello, and they were already halfway up the stairs.

I immediately heard someone entering the apartment above me. Obvious footsteps, they were rushing. At least I know who it is, and I'm calling the police.

EDIT: Police arrived, the guy above me fessed up that it was him. Claimed he forgot which floor he was on. I'll be getting a ring camera, property manager is ok with me doing that.

I'm planning on watching Avengers: Doomsday with my fiancée along with two of my friends when it releases this December and I am curious on which is the best movie theater in the Washington DC area to watch the newest, upcoming Marvel film.

I've moved back from Blacksburg, Virginia to the DMV area since 2018 and I've been to plenty of theaters in the area and I want to know your suggestions and opinions on the best movie theater in the DC Metro area.

Hi all, we recently had some shoddy work done on our condo and are interested in hiring a different contractor to finish the job. The job would be smaller, like hanging some light fixture, hanging some shelving units, and possibly doing some painting and refinishing floors. Does anyone have a contractor/handyman that they work with who does a good job with this?

Why this matters: Having National Guard troops on the ground over a fake crime emergency is front loading a fake emergency for November’s election. DC residents get involved and don’t accept this occupation as a norm. It isn’t.

Hi, and sorry for the long read. TLDR is I've seen someone twice try to quietly enter my apartment and I don't know what to do.

I live in a small apartment building, three floors (I'm in middle floor), with mostly people in their 20s and 30s. This morning, for the second time that I've noticed, I watched the front door handle into my studio apartment turn slowly and quietly. It's that flat handle that you turn downward to open so it was very obvious. I was right behind the door on my couch working from home. It was locked, so no one got in.

I froze for about two seconds out of shock then quickly walked up to the peep hole and didn't see anyone trying any other doors, so they left my floor quickly. I can clearly hear any door in my hallway open and close so I know they didn't stay on my floor. It's a small floor that I can look directly down through the peep hole because I'm at the end of the single straight hallway. The only way out of the hallway are the stairs, so they must have taken them relatively quickly.

A couple of observations. Since they didn't try any other doors, it feels like they wanted to get into my unit specifically. They didn't knock, they didn't announce themselves like maintenance always does, and they didn't try their apartment key like someone would if they accidentally thought it was their door. Is it safe to say they knew they shouldn't have been in my apartment? Otherwise, wouldn't they at least knock, announce themselves, or try their key right? On top of that they turned the door knob slowly and quietly, again making me wonder if this was a sinister action.

The windows in my studio are facing out over the main entrance of the building, and after after stepping away from the peephole I watched the front entrance of the building for a couple minutes and no one left. This means they went to another floor and stayed there. I believe this person lives in this building.

This is now the second time this has happened, as I mentioned, so I'm starting to become concerned. Am I being paranoid, and they are likely just lost? Or am I likely being targeted? The only security camera I'm aware of is the front entrance to the building but I've reached out to the property manager to inquire about others.

If only the park service had chosen to spend some $$ to renovate this landmark instead of wasting millions on the reflecting pool fiasco

I got tipped off by a post in this sub about Lori K Watts and Jacob Diamond being hostile to people apartment hunting in D.C and want to add my warning to fellow students. I know bad landlords are aplenty so I hope this post is allowed.

I’m a Georgetown student and I was searching for housing in the (unaffiliated) uni housing search Facebook group. Jacob left a comment saying his friend Lori had a place available and connected me. She offered a stay of two weeks while I wait to secure long term housing. I stupidly decided that this sounded preferable to an airbnb and sent Jacob a deposit to hold the room two days. She said it’d be a nightly rate of $79 and we can draft a contract upon my arrival.

Less than a day after is when I looked her up and found a Reddit post and forum posts with allegations about her behavior. My family didn’t feel comfortable anymore, and I passed off contact to my dad (my guarantor). He told them my plans changed and I won’t be moving in, and requested that they return the deposit before saying they can just keep it.

Here’s a kind voicemail she left:

“Believe me, you will pay, and I've already notified your university. Who the hell do you think you are, you little stupid introvert that doesn't know how to handle anything? So you stick your dad on people. That's ridiculous. And then he lies for you. and say that you didn't even come to town. Shame on you, shame on all of you. You're lucky we let you in our country. I think you may be better off going back to China if you're going to screw people this way. Shame on you. Shame on you. That like a country takes you in, and then you take advantage of the people who are from here, shame, shame. You give your country a bad reputation, that you're a conniving little unscrupulous pig. **** you.”

She has been spamming me from No Caller ID numbers, leaving voicemails telling me that she knows where my mom and I are, threatening to take me to court, cursing at me, that I owe her a months rent, and that she won’t leave me alone. Jacob is just as bad because he left my dad on read for messages reiterating that I won’t be moving in, and I assume proceeded to tell Lori, because she’d call me and even MY BF while refusing to engage with my father. She commented on Facebook sharing our private convo and said to beware of me. What a grand operation the two of you are running.

I 10000% never should’ve engaged with a private third party before vetting them. It’s horrible that they’re trying to get other students. It’s been days and I can’t use my phone normally. Be smarter than me. Save yourself AND DO NOT ENGAGE

Forum posts: https://ip-address-lookup-v4.com/email/c2Jlcm1hbjQ1QHlhaG9vLmNvbQ==

Reddit posts
https://www.reddit.com/r/washdc/s/8BcE9CYqAi

EDIT: FOUND IT THANK YOU BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE AND GOOD SAMARITANS

Yeah I’m an idiot I know 😭😭😭 I was crying on the phone to a friend when I parked and forgot to take a picture of the surroundings

It’s a white 2014 Honda CRV XL with Virginia tags if you’ve seen it! I’m not sure how I can make it up to you but I promise I will!!

EDIT: I’ve been walking around the area clicking my keys for the last 2 hours and I called the city to ask if it had somehow been towed/relocated (they said no). I’m gonna go back out in a little bit after taking a break from the heat!!

EDIT 2: more identifying characteristics!! And updates!

-two green stickers on the back windshield that say “Riverside College of Health Sciences”

-Bumper sticker that says “Williamsburg parking authority” or something similar (parking permit for the city of Williamsburg)

I spoke to the parking authority and they said they don’t have a record of towing it, I’m taking a break from the heat then going back out to look some more and make a report if I still can’t find it.

Edit: I have to make this edit because people are unhinged. I made a post about a very real increase in property crimes in the area wondering what’s been happening lately and got just insane responses (and a few reasonable and thoughtful ones as well). The economy in DC has been polarized for a long time. The cost of living has been very challenging even before recent economic deterioration. I don’t think either of these statements are controversial. I was hoping to get a sense of what’s been shifting in the last few months. But instead people have been blaming high paid professionals for moving in and bringing societal instability upon themselves… or blaming them for being priced out of their homes… or downplaying the serious nature of this shift as if I’m lying about what I and my neighbors have experienced. I mean, have at it, but most of you missed the point.

Tim Miller is back in DC and it's somehow crazier than he left it. With National Guard troops patrolling Dupont Circle, Tim recruits Will Sommer for a scavenger hunt through Trump's Washington: a $500K-to-join MAGA club co-founded by Don Jr., the bar where Rand Paul's son got into it with Rep. Mike Lawler, the strip mall club where Bessent allegedly threatened to punch out Bill Pulte, and a visit to Mitch McConnell's house, where nobody's quite sure who's home.

Mine was about $400 last month for a relatively small house with a heat pump that lowers AC costs.

I can't imagine what others might be paying.

didn’t river terrace and Da z used to beef wassup wit that m? is it still a active beef or did it cool down ?