Suspected Bike Thief Caught on Camera in Mt. Pleasant

Police are seeking a person of interest filmed in connection with a burglary that occurred in Mount Pleasant last week.

Police say an empty home was burglarized on the 3300 block of Brown Street NW last Thursday at approximately 2:11 p.m.

In a surveillance video released today by police, a man wearing a black shirt and jeans can be seen riding up to the home on a bike. The man appears to peer inside the residence and fidget with the door before returning to his bicycle.

The footage then cuts to a another clip that appears to show the same man carrying a red bicycle from residence.

Police said the suspected thief fled northbound on Brown Street NW after the burglary.

Crime Solvers of Washington, DC currently offers a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for a crime committed in the District of Columbia.

Anyone who can identify these individuals or 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.