Petworth ANC 4C07 Commissioner | Advocate for safer streets and communities | Purveyor of dad jokes | Views expressed are my own.
Washington, D.C.
Joined April 2023
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Eric Heller (ANC 4C07) retweeted
Free Lyft rides for Halloween in Washington, DC!
We want to make sure that you get to your plans safely. This year, for both Friday and Saturday nights, you can use the SoberRide code from 10AM-4AM.
The code goes live tonight (10/30) at 9PM: soberride.com
Eric Heller (ANC 4C07) retweeted
If you’ve been waiting months for the city to deliver a trash can you ordered over the summer, you’re not alone.
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NEW: DC911/@OUC_DC Director Heather McGaffin has been appointed as the Director of the Department of Emergency and Customer Communications for the City of Alexandria, VA starting January 4th. City Manager James Parajon says he looks to McGaffin "to strengthen our 911 and 311 services."
According to sources, McGaffin knew she was not likely to be in the plans of the incoming administration. Sources inside OUC have said for a while it appeared McGaffin was preparing her exit. Today, she emailed OUC workers that January 2nd would be her official last day leading the troubled 911 and 311 call centers.
#FixDC911
This is great news. The hard work - as always - is in execution. We recently had 2 big belly cans deployed thru the pilot in the shared NPS parcel north of Grant Circle. I’m looking to DOH and DPW to provide analysis of rodent population changes pre- and post-installation.
The likely next mayor declares war on rats and promises an official “Rat Czar.” Just yesterday, her RAT Act was combined with @CMCHenderson’s REMY Act. Read more here: dc.citycast.fm/dc-politics/d…
According to MPD, this is the same vehicle that was crashed into a light pole at Shepherd and 3rd NW around 7 pm with both passengers fleeing on foot.
🚨 BREAKING | MAN AND WOMAN SHOT IN NORTHWEST D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Metropolitan Police are investigating a double shooting in the 3700 block of New Hampshire Avenue NW Saturday evening.
According to preliminary information from MPD, Fourth District officers responded around 6:55 p.m. and found one adult man and one adult woman suffering from gunshot wounds.
Both victims were conscious and breathing and were transported to local hospitals for treatment.
Police say the preliminary lookout is for two Black males possibly occupying a black sedan.
Anyone with information is urged to call 202-727-9099 or text 50411.
Eric Heller (ANC 4C07) retweeted
The National Guard and federal agents have arrived to the scene of a shooting in Petworth/Washington DC.
A witness says they observed a gunman hop out of a car and begin to shoot near the metro station.
Numerous spent shell casings have been marked by evidence markers in the roadway. The search for the gunman remains ongoing, with MPD’s Falcon 🚁 circling from above. #DCCrime
Eric Heller (ANC 4C07) retweeted
An important element of this story is the information vacuum. Since it's the feds taking the lead, it's very hard to know what's going on. When I initially asked DCPS whether they knew of anything going on, they said they didn't. That vacuum can quickly breed panic.
Federal agents and the National Guard – assisted by a U.S. Park Police helicopter – flooded into Park View this morning, scaring parents of kids at Bruce-Monroe Elementary School. Federal officials say it's to help fight crime; critics say it's overkill: washingtonsun.com/metro/dc-f…
Eric Heller (ANC 4C07) retweeted
Federal agents and the National Guard – assisted by a U.S. Park Police helicopter – flooded into Park View this morning, scaring parents of kids at Bruce-Monroe Elementary School. Federal officials say it's to help fight crime; critics say it's overkill: washingtonsun.com/metro/dc-f…
Eric Heller (ANC 4C07) retweeted
We have our next @ANC4C meeting tonight at 6:30pm back in the Petworth Library for the 1st time since its big renovation! 🥳 Lots of exciting things on our packed agenda, we hope to see you there! @CMLewisGeorgeW4 @PetworthPeanuts @petworthmainst @petworthdcnews @PetworthSafeSts
Eric Heller (ANC 4C07) retweeted
DC Public Library is excited to celebrate the reopening of the renovated Petworth Library this coming Sunday! Join us at the open house on Sunday, August 23 from 1–5 p.m. to explore the new library, meet your neighbors, and enjoy some reopening festivities.bit.ly/4ieLHq0
ALT DC Public Library flyer announcing the reopening of the Petworth Library. Includes photos of the library's interior, colorful balloons, and a list of activities: Bilingual Story Time, Children's Craft Corner, Teen Gaming Lounge, Zumba, Children's Scavenger Hunt, and Sidewalk Chalk Fun. Event details are Sunday, August 23, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 4200 Kansas Ave NW.
Eric Heller (ANC 4C07) retweeted
The danger of e-scooters (ES). Injuries that are worse than motorcyclists (MC) and bicyclists (PC)
Excess vs MC: traumatic brain injury, vascular trauma, internal organ injury
Excess vs PC: Traumatic brain injury
nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
Eric Heller (ANC 4C07) retweeted
Park View residents are raising concerns after there were three shootings in eight days within the Northwest D.C. neighborhood. nbc4dc.com/hJ7eara
I'm late in more broadly sharing my June ANC 4C07 update (a July update is coming soon). It covers public safety and traffic safety in our area as well as Jeff Asher's fantastic interview with Mayor Brandon Scott on focused deterrence, and @cmyeaton summer safety resources.
A Blueprint for Reducing Gun Violence: open.spotify.com/episode/6Ca…
Jeff Asher on Substack: jasher.substack.com/
Eric Heller (ANC 4C07) retweeted
NEW: The 6-year-old boy who nearly drowned at a D.C. soccer camp last week is no longer intubated or sedated, his family's attorney tells @CityCast_DC.
Adonis Jackson was found at the bottom of a University of D.C. pool while a lifeguard was on lunch break. Multiple university officials have been placed on leave in connection with the incident.
He remains in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. His family is asking supporters to send audio messages of "words of encouragement, a favorite memory, a song, or simply a familiar voice saying his name" to [email protected]
"The reason we ask is simple. The hardest hours in that room are the quiet ones, after visitors have gone and the monitors are the only sound, when the night terrors come.... no child should have to lie awake in an intensive care unit wondering whether anyone is out there. Every voice we play is proof that he is not alone."