MPD Arrests Teen for an Armed Robbery in Southeast

The Metropolitan Police Department announces the arrest of a teenager who robbed a man in Southeast.

On Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at approximately 6:33 p.m. the victim was approached by a vehicle while walking in the 3300 block of Croffut Place, Southeast. The suspect exited the vehicle, brandished a handgun, and demanded property from the victim. The victim complied and the suspect fled in the vehicle.

A short time later, MPD's Air Support Unit located the suspect vehicle, occupied by two suspects, in the 5000 block of B Street, Southeast. One of the suspects was apprehended by responding officers and a firearm was recovered.

A 16-year-old juvenile male, of Southeast, D.C., was arrested and charged with Armed Robbery (Gun) and Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle.

This case remains under investigation. Anyone who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department's TEXT TIP LINE at 50411. The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $10,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for a violent crime committed in the District of Columbia

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