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I was walking home around 2 PM when a guy started following me. I slowed down to see if he would pass me, and he came up next to me and starting hitting on me. He kept asking my name. I kept looking straight ahead and saying that I wasn’t interested in talking to him. […]

Location: Kansas Ave. between Blair Rd. and 3rd St., NW (Petworth) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30P-7:30P) Around 6pm on Saturday, June 25, I was riding my bike in the bike lane along Kansas Avenue on my way to Columbia Heights from Takoma. As I passed through the intersection of Kansas Ave. and Blair Rd., NW, a car […]

I was walking down Georgia, getting ready to make a right onto Otis, and as I walked in front of Lions Liquors (on Georgia), an older male (who was with another male) started saying “hey baby, what’s up?” and eventually said that I “have nice titties.” I turned around, politely but firmly said “that is […]

I was walking quickly down the street toward the Georgia Avenue/Petworth metro and a man said “slow down, baby.” I turned my head to him and said “you don’t need to call me that name, I am a human being!” I did not stop walking, however, since I was in a rush. He was yelling […]

This morning I was walking past the Petworth library on my way to work and I caught up to two boys who looked about high-school age. I figured they were on their way to Roosevelt, and at first I was gratified by the fact that a high-school-aged boy was pulling his friend out of my […]