D.C. Police Searching For Suspects Who Stole $140,000 Worth Of Designer Eyeglasses

WASHINGTON, D.C – Detectives from the Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department are searching for a group of four thieves that stole designer glasses from Georgetown Opticians at 699 Water Street in Southwest, D.C. Sunday afternoon.

While the store was open shortly after 3 pm, four suspects entered the store. One of the suspects smashed a glass case with a hammer. The suspects then took 80 pairs of Cartier eyeglasses worth over $140,000 and left the scene.

A surveillance camera captured the suspects. If you have any information about this incident or can identify the suspects, please take no action but call the police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411.

Kristen Harrison-Oneal

Kristen Oneal is a freelance reporter and stay-at-home mom with experience writing her local chamber of commerce's monthly newsletter. She covers Philadelphia news and occasionally dabbles in human interest stories for Shore News Network.

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