A man wanted for breaking into a Shaw nightclub and walking off with Ciroc vodka and champagne bottles last month has appeared in surveillance footage, according to authorities.
The burglary happened at Bar 7 (1015 7th St. NW) between 5:45 p.m. and 9:30 a.m. April 29.
Video police distributed yesterday in connection with the crime shows a man appearing to force open the club’s front door before entering. After going through the bar, he left with a bag in his hand.
Anyone who has information regarding this case should call police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, information may be submitted to the TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411. DC Crime Solvers currently offers a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and indictment of the person or persons responsible for a serious crime committed in the District of Columbia.
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A man beat up a woman before he robbed her near the U Street corridor over the weekend, police said.
The violent robbery occurred on the 900 block of W Street NW about 2:15 a.m. Sunday.
The woman was standing in the area when the man approached her, without saying anything, according to authorities. He then punched her repeatedly in the face, knocking her to the ground
The man continued to hit her soon after her fall and took her money, iPhone and other belongings before fleeing.
A man with a gun robbed a restaurant on the U Street corridor early this morning, police said.
The armed robbery happened at 1250 U St. NW about 1:15 a.m.
Authorities didn’t identify the eatery in a police report. But a Starbucks and &pizza share the address.
A Starbucks manager told Borderstan that an armed thief didn’t hit the coffee shop today. An &pizza representative couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.
A man suspected of busting into a new bar in Shaw and running off with cash last month has appeared in surveillance footage, according to authorities.
The burglary happened at Espita Mezcaleria (1250 9th St. NW) about 4:30 a.m. April 25. The mezcal-centric bar opened in March.
Video police distributed today in connection with the crime shows a man with a bag behind the bar’s counter, fiddling with two cash registers and a cooler.
It wasn’t clear how much money Espita lost. But a police officer reported that the bar had a busted cash drawer and a broken glass door, thanks to a brick.
Anyone who has information regarding this case should call police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, information may be submitted to the TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411. DC Crime Solvers currently offers a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and indictment of the person or persons responsible for a serious crime committed in the District of Columbia.
Video via YouTube/MPD
A man who made an after-hours appearance inside a 14th Street pizzeria last week didn’t seem to come for its pies, but rather its cash register, a new surveillance video shows.
Video police distributed today in connection with a burglary at Etto (1541 14th St. NW) features a bearded man with a winter cap removing a cash register from a counter at the restaurant about 4:30 a.m. last Wednesday.
Police today also released surveillance footage in connection with a burglary in Logan Circle earlier this month and a theft on the U Street corridor last month.
Two good Samaritans caught a 17-year-old boy suspected of robbing a woman at knifepoint in Mount Pleasant last night, police said.
The armed robbery happened on 1800 block of Lamont Street NW about 7 p.m. The area is about a block west of Lamont Park at Lamont and Mount Pleasant streets NW.
The victim was in the area when a boy came up to her from behind, according to authorities. The young man then placed his arm around her neck and put a knife to her abdomen.
(Updated at 12 p.m.) A man wanted for busting into a Dupont Circle restaurant and leaving with liquor and cash has been caught on video, according to authorities.
The burglary happened in Agora at 1527 17th St. NW about 5:15 a.m. last Monday.
Surveillance footage police distributed late last week in connection with the crime shows a man in a hooded sweatshirt getting into a restaurant through a window. The man then hopped over a bar counter and rummaged around.
A man flashed a knife at another man in a fight over parking at a West End gas station last week, police said.
The incident occurred at the Exxon at 2150 M St. NW about 4 p.m. Friday.
The victim was arguing with a woman in a car over parking at the gas station for an amount of time he considered excessive, according to authorities.
Three thieves robbed a man at gunpoint in a group house just west of Howard University after he let them into his bedroom early yesterday morning, police said.
The crime, which authorities classified as a burglary, happened on the 700 block of Harvard Street NW about 12:30 a.m. Thursday.
The victim was lying in his bed when he heard a knock on his door and someone talk about a mutual acquaintance, police said. The man got up and let in three men soon after.
Two men robbed someone at knifepoint in Shaw this morning, police said.
The armed robbery happened near 8th and O streets NW about 9:15 a.m. The CityMarket at O development, which includes a Giant Food and the Convivial restaurant, is at the intersection.
Authorities are looking for:
2 B/M in mid 20s, wearing all black. #1-is 6′ and wearing a brown/blue/red scarf. LS SB on 1300 blk of 8th St NW.
(Updated at 3 p.m.) A duo was caught on video in connection with a New Year’s Eve break-in that netted thieves thousands of dollars of clothing from a shop in The Shay, police said.
The burglary happened in a store on the 1900 block of 8th Street NW about 4:4o a.m. on Dec. 31. Authorities haven’t released the name of the business.
Video police distributed yesterday in connection with the crime shows two people enter the shop, take clothing and flee.
Police have taken in a 33-year-old man in connection with five burglaries in and around Dupont Circle this winter, authorities announced last night.
Thomas Mathew Collodel of Mclean was arrested Saturday and charged with the crimes, which happened in the early morning hours of December and January.
The burglary locations include buildings on:
Police have apprehended a 54-year-old man in connection with three burglaries in Dupont Circle and two other crimes in Northwest D.C., authorities announced Friday night.
Darryl Gomillion of Southeast D.C. was arrested and charged last week in burglaries on the 1300 block of Connecticut Avenue NW on Nov. 3 and 9, as well as Dec. 24. He also was charged in an unlawful entry on the 1300 block of 18th Street NW on Jan. 18 and a theft on the 1000 block of 31st Street NW between Jan. 15 and 21.
In the Christmas Eve burglary, a surveillance camera in a business caught a man taking what appeared to be bottles of liquor from a storage room, as cardboard cutouts of Dos Equis’ “Most Interesting Man in the World” looked on.
Three thieves got into a Dupont Circle apartment and used a knife to threaten a man inside before they drove him into a bathroom last night, police said.
The armed burglary happened on the 2100 block of O Street NW about 10 p.m. Thursday. The apartment, which is about a block southwest of the Dupont Circle park, is on the same block as a home burglarized Jan. 6.
In last night’s incident, a 21-year-old man was in his apartment when three people entered, according to police. The three individuals then assaulted the man, flashed a knife and forced him into a bathroom.
Burglars wielding handguns broke into a Columbia Heights apartment and forced a woman inside into a bathroom before they made off with suitcases and an iPhone yesterday afternoon, police said.
The burglary occurred in an apartment building on the 1100 block of Columbia Road NW about 5:30 p.m. Monday. The area is about two blocks southeast of the DC USA retail development.
The woman and a man were sitting in the living room of their apartment when two armed individuals and an accomplice forced their way in through the front door, which was locked, according to authorities.
