ANC2C02 Forum

It seems this type of reaction from a certain individual has been expererienced by others. I wonder if there are enough people in the same situation to form their own zip code — or possibly their own Ward. ...

Would that Ward come with new representation on the City Council? Where do I sign up?

As for The Complainant, all I can say is, for such a tough-talking, swaggering big guy, he certainly seem to collapse onto his fainting couch at the slightest provocation. The sad thing, as you note, is that MPD higher-ups come running to him with the smelling salts like they're his household servants.

I am disgusted that the same police force which repeatedly refuses to take complaints of violent and property crimes is willing to waste its time preparing a report and sending warning emails about behavior (distributing a information about ANC business to a constituent and fellow ANC officer) that comes nowhere near meeting the legal definition of stalking:

Title 22, Section 504. ASSAULT OR THREATENED ASSAULT IN A MENACING MANNER. 1901. Amended 1993.

"(b) Stalking -- Any person who on more than 1 occasion engages in conduct with the intent to cause emotional distress to another person or places another person in reasonable fear of death or bodily injury by willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly following or harassing that person, or who, without a legal purpose, willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows or harasses another person,is guilty of the crime of stalking and shall be fined not more than $500 or be imprisoned not more than 12 months, or both. Constitutionally protected activity, such as conduct by a party to a labor dispute in furtherance of labor or management objectives in that dispute, is not included within the meaning of this definition.

(c) Any person who violates subsection (b) of this section when there is in effect a court order imposing a temporary restraining order, an injunction, a temporary protection order, civil protection order, stay-away or not contact order, civil restraining order or any combination thereof, prohibiting contact between that person and the individual who is the victim of the conduct described in subsection (b) of this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth therein and in addition shall be required to give bond, for a period not exceeding 1 year, to ensure compliance with the provisions of this section.
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(e) For the purpose of this section, the term `harassing' means engaging in a course of conduct either in person, by telephone, or in writing, directed at a specific person which seriously alarms, annoys, frightens,or torments the person, or engaging in a course of conduct either in person, by telephone, or in writing, which would cause a reasonable person to be seriously alarmed, annoyed, frightened, or tormented."

I have received several leaflets, presumably distributed by the this Thorpe guy, in my mailbox, about ECCA and about his group that works over at the Kelsey Gardens. Is this stalking? Am I being stalked by a former ANC chair and by a now-irrelevant neighborhood group? Maybe I need to call the police too! I'm also being stalked by several Chinese restaurants.

very funny mr. carmen. good to know that if i get anymore flyers from the chinese carryouts that Assistant Chief Groomes will personally request those people to stop stalking me.

I'm also being stalked by several Chinese restaurants.

I'm being stalked by J. Crew! They simply WILL NOT STOP with the catalogs! Cease and desist, you predatory preppies, or I will report you to the authorities!

OPEN LETTER TO DEPUTY CHIEF GROOMES:

To: Cathy.Lanier@dc.gov; larry.mccoy@dc.gov; jackevans@dccouncil.us; diane.groomes@dc.gov
Cc: ChappleANC@aol.com; wrahim@dccouncil.washington.dc.us;

Dear Ms Groomes:

Please contact the delivery person from Jackey Cafe, 611 H St NW, WDC 20001, 202/408-1228, and have one of your Captains or Commanders personally ask him stop "stalking me." Please send a patrol officer to my home and I will file a report. When the report is ready, please let me know so that I can pick up a copy for my records. I will forward information on other stalkers when they drop off literature at my door.

This is America, where all citizens should be treated equally. Cut out the special treatment that elevates some citizens above others.

...

Heavenly Father:

Thank you for sending our community Assistant Chief Diane Groomes. It's good to know that when the Jehovah Witness' come around knocking on doors and spreading doom and gloom I can simply ask Assistant Chief Groomes to hand deliver a request that they stay off my private property and stop stalking me. And come to my home and take a report so I can have a record for my files.

In the name of holy Jesus,

Dorrell Proctor

PS. Oh and God, and please bless Chief Lanier for the best special intructions customer service which is even superior to Chief Ramsey, the former Chief who taught Chief Lanier how to cook crime statistics.

-----Original Message-----
From: Lanier, Cathy (MPD) cathy.lanier@dc.gov
To: --------@aol.com; Mccoy, Larry (MPD) larry.mccoy@dc.gov; Evans, Jack (COUNCIL) JACKEVANS@DCCOUNCIL.US; Groomes, Diane (MPD) diane.groomes@dc.gov
cc: [others]
Sent: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 7:52 pm
Subject: RE: Stalker

Mr. Moulton,

Assistant Chief Groomes will have a patrol car come to your house to take investigate your complaint.

Thanks,
Cathy L. Lanier
Chief of Police

That is unbelievable.

I've asked Jack Evans his thoughts on this, after all he is about to start a campaign. Will I hear back??

It's sad. When I asked the MPD representatives at the last Partnership for Problem Solving meeting about attending to the the daily offenses that senior residents at Asbury Dwellings endure, I was told that the MPD did not have the resources to deal with such issues on a regular basis. But, I'm told they now have some solutions for the Asbury tenant's problems.

If the Lanier/Groomes level of responsiveness is a sign of the new efficiences that have come with the restructuring of the MPD, then we should be getting rid of that ugly red spot over our neighborhood.

The Paper Chase:

-----Original Message-----
From: Groomes, Diane (MPD) diane.groomes@dc.gov
To: -------@aol.com
Cc: Lanier, Cathy (MPD) cathy.lanier@dc.gov; Neal, Ralph (MPD) ralph.neal@dc.gov
Sent: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:24 pm
Subject: RE: Stalker

HI Mr Moulton –Sgt Penn from 3d responded to your home tonite – however there was no answer thus he left his card – Lt Ralph Neal of psa 308 has been directed to contact you as well.

DIANE C GROOMES
Assistant Chief of Police

MPO Jermaine T Wilson (#3441) was actually the officer who stopped by the house (at least he was the officer who left his card). Although I gave my cell number to Chief Lanier, the officer apparently only knocked and I didn't hear the knock on the door due to the pitter patter of rain on the roof. His note:

Responded to your location. Was not available. Please call when you can. Thank you.

I called 311 and spoke to a very nice Operator #501031 who took the follow up call to request that an officer come back out to take the report.

Sgt. Keirn (#S-820) stopped by the house just before midnight and took my report. We had a good conversation about the work the MPD is doing and we agreed that things are better today than they were year's ago.

Lt. Ralph Neil called me at 7:59am today to follow up and make.

This new level of responsiveness and baseline for action is very heartwarming. Now when we see people lurking about on the streets, harrassing people, using drugs in public, trespassing on vacant property, I expect we'll see improved attention to these more serious citizen complaints from the MPD whose job it is to serve and protect us and whose salaries are paid by our tax dollars.

Thorpe's occupation is listed as: "social worker."

What are all the sources of his income?

Follow the money.

well, jack evans works part time as a dc council member and gets $92,000. a year. that's not bad for 20 hours a week.

Thorpe's occupation is listed as: "social worker."

Listed where?

Lt. Ralph Neil called me at 7:59am today to follow up

I contacted Lt. Neal on Sunday about huge gang tags that went up in the alley between Ridge and N last weekend, as did another neighbor.

Haven't heard back from him. But I'm sure he's real busy with more important stuff.

Is Thorpe still at it. It has been his mission since at the early 90s to irritate anyone who'll allow it. He has consistently been a sponge absorbing any resource available for personal reasons (especially MPD). Thank God (if he is a licensed social worker) he doesn't turn his energy to Child and Family Services. Or maybe he should. That would be one sure fire way (excuse the pun) to get him off MPD.