Police Nab Suspected Cell Phone Snatchers Near Columbia Heights

D.C. Police arrested two juveniles on suspicions that they helped steal a cell phone near the boundary of Columbia Heights and Adams Morgan yesterday evening.

A group of four underage suspects approached a person near 16th and Fuller streets NW yesterday around 9:45 p.m. One of the suspects grabbed the victim’s cell phone and the group ran, said police.

The victim was able to call 911 from a work cell phone, leading police to locate and arrest two of the suspected phone thieves shortly thereafter.

Robbery Snatch //16th & Fuller St NW,two arrest //3632

— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) September 18, 2015

Police did not give more information about the crime when contacted earlier today, but said that more details would be made available soon.