3 Teens Charged in 13 Armed Robberies Over Less Than 10 Hours in DC
Washington DC April 26 2023 Three teens are facing serious charges after allegedly committing more than a dozen robberies within hours mostly in Northwest D.C. early Sunday morning, police said.
The same suspects allegedly committed 13 armed robberies and, in some cases, assaulted victims before stealing their stuff.
The crime spree began with a carjacking just after 12:30 a.m. Sunday on Georgia Avenue NW, just feet from Howard University. D.C. police said the suspects ran up to the victim, demanded their keys at gunpoint and then drove off in their car.
At one point, police said the teenagers struck in front of a bar on Connecticut Avenue NW, just after 5:30 a.m. Minutes later, they’re accused of robbing someone else about a block up the street.
Police said the crime spree came to a crashing end at around 10 a.m. Officers had been chasing the suspects when they hit another car and tried to make a run for it.
Firearms and ammunition were seized during the arrest, according to a police report.
A 16-year-old was arrested and charged with driving the stolen car. Two 15-year-olds were arrested and charged with over a dozen robberies.
Nhiya Cunningham, a junior at Howard University, said that the crime spree was saddening but not surprising.
“They should be in school. They’re 15, 16 years old,” she said. “It happens a lot though, like every week, especially right here.”
“They need Jesus,” Deneco McFarlane, who is visiting the D.C. area, said. “Those are still kids, so I guess they are exposed to a lot of stuff that they shouldn’t be exposed to.”
In order, the robberies took place:
at around 12:41 a.m. in the 2600 block of Georgia Avenue NW.
at around 1:15 a.m. in the 3700 block of 10th Street NW.
at around 2:54 a.m. in the 200 block of Upshur Street NW.
at around 3:04 a.m. in the 900 block of G Street NW.
at around 3:24 a.m. in the 1000 block of Florida Avenue NW.
at around 3:30 a.m. in the 2500 block of Ontario Road NW.
at around 3:59 a.m. in the 1300 block of 4th Street NE.
at around 4 a.m. in the 3200 block of 17th Street NW.
at around 5:25 a.m. in the 1000 block of U Street NW.
at around 5:30 a.m. in the 1200 block of 28th Street NW.
at around 5:33 a.m. in the 1300 block of Wisconsin Avenue NW.
at around 5:37 a.m. in the 1000 block of Connecticut Avenue NW.
at around 5:40 a.m. in the 1100 block of Connecticut Avenue NW.
