Cops Catch Man Wanted in Taxi Robbery Spree Near U Street
Police have apprehended a 19-year-old man suspected of robbing multiple cabbies near the U Street corridor and other places in D.C., according to authorities.
Anthony Jones of Southeast D.C. was arrested last week in connection with eight attempted or completed robberies between Oct. 1 and Nov. 24.
The five robberies in the Borderstan coverage area include:
- A violent robbery on the 2300 block of 11th Street NW on Oct. 2.
- A robbery with a gun on the 2200 block of 12th Street NW late on Oct. 13 or early on Oct. 14.
- An attempted robbery with a gun on the 1200 block of Florida Avenue NW on Nov. 1.
- A robbery with a gun on the 2300 block of 11th Street NW on Nov. 21.
- A robbery with a gun on the 2300 block of 11th Street NW on Nov. 24.
A lawyer for Jones wasn’t immediately available to comment.