On Thursday, December 13, 2007, at approximately 4:20 PM, a Sixth District officer assigned to mountain bike patrol was struck by a motor vehicle while in the 4300 block of Ord Street, NE. He was taken by Medi-Vac to Washington Hospital Center’s MedSTAR Unit and admitted in serious condition for treatment of apparently non-life-threatening injuries. The officer, whose identity is being withheld at this time, is a six-year veteran of the department. The Washington Hospital Center will update the officer’s condition on its website at www.whcenter.org at 6 AM, 11:30 AM and 4 PM.
Two officers on bike patrol stopped near an alley in the 4300 block of Ord Street, NE to talk with some juveniles. At that time, a black 2006 Cadillac DTS Limousine pulled up behind the officers. The driver revved the engine, and drove toward the officers. The officer who was struck by the vehicle managed to push his partner out of the way of the limo.
The vehicle that struck the officer was located abandoned in the 4400 block of Quarles Street, NE. It was reported stolen from the 2600 block of Woodley Road, NW on December 5, 2007. The tags on the Cadillac are not registered to that vehicle.
Anyone with information about this assault on a police officer or who witnessed the suspect(s) abandoning the stolen vehicle is asked to call police at 202-727-9099 or the department’s Crime Solvers Unit at 1-800-673-2777.
All calls to Crime Solvers are confidential. If a caller provides information through Crime Solvers that leads to an arrest and indictment, he/she will be eligible for a reward up to $1,000.
Update, 12/14/07