Winter Harvest of Strange Fruit
”this will send a message to those committing crimes in Shaw“
— Assistant Chief Diane Groomes
Whether they represent gang territory, a drug market, the site of other criminal activity or some combination of all those things, DDOT and MPD crews were out this morning removing all of the shoes from one of the trees on the south side of the 400 block of Q Street NW. This particular problem has been ignored for years and residents have stated that the sight of these shoes caught up tree branches, or on cobra-style street lights, contributed to a threatening environment — much like gang tags.
UPDATE: More pics and commentary here and here.
And some before photos courtesy of Mark Bjorge (EOM):
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