A woman walking on Capitol Hill on Tuesday was the victim of a mugging in which the suspect punched her in the face, stole her iPhone and then sped off, all while riding a Capital Bikeshare bicycle.

If you’re concerned about average D.C. street crime (and who isn’t), you really need to be reading Borderstan on a regular basis. The blog has been doing a consistently great job of warning residents about the everyday muggings and burglaries that mostly go unreported by larger media outlets, and this week has been no exception. Note this report of a 9 a.m. mugging bank robbery on K Street: D.C. police were searching for a suit-wearing,…

UPDATE: The Post has identified the hotel as the Ritz-Carlton in Georgetown. The Washington Times reported this morning that Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski was mugged outside a D.C. hotel early this morning. Video of the show’s segment in which Joe Scarborough details the crime is above.”A guy walks across the street straight for her,” Mr. Scarborough said, adding the hotel should “at least police five feet outside their own doors.” Mrs. Brzezinski said…