WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department has made an arrest in several robberies that took place on March 16th in Northwest D.C. The robberies took place in a five hour span between 12 pm, and 5 pm.
According to investigators, “At approximately 12:00 pm, the suspects exited a vehicle and approached the victim in the 6000 block of 7th Street, Northwest. The suspects forcibly took property from the victim and fled the scene in the vehicle.”
Police said that shortly before 5 pm, the teens approached the victim at the 1300 block of Hamilton Street. In spite of their attempts, the suspects were not successful in taking the victim’s property. A vehicle then fled the scene with the suspects.
Just before 5 pm, at the 5100 block of Illinois Avenue, the suspects exited a vehicle and approached the victim. A forceful attempt was made to take the victim’s property, but the suspects failed. A vehicle was then driven away by the suspects.
A 14-year-old juvenile female and a 13-year-old juvenile male, a 16-year-old juvenile female and a 17-year-old juvenile male, all of DC, were arrested on Thursday and charged with the robberies.