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.