Crime Alerts: August 9-10

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Between 9 p.m. on Aug. 9 and 9 a.m. on Aug. 10, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sent out five crime alerts.

The most recent alert was sent at 6:38 a.m. for an armed robbery on the 1300 block of 1st Street, NE. Police are looking for a Hispanic male carrying a yellow pipe. He was last seen driving a Honda or a Nissan Maxima.

An alert for a robbery was sent at 5:14 a.m. at the intersection of Naylor Road and Minnesota Avenue, SE. Police are looking for three suspects in their teens. The first suspect is a Black, heavyset female with dreadlocks and a dark complexion wearing a white shirt. The second suspect is a slim, Black female with light skin, long braids and wearing a white top. The third suspect is a Black male with a bush hair style.

An alert sent at 1:08 a.m. was for a shooting on the 5000 block of D Street, SE. Police are looking for a silver vehicle that was seen fleeing the scene.

Another alert for a shooting was sent at 12:05 a.m. on the 700 block of T Street, NW. Police do not have a description of the suspect(s).

The final alert was sent at 11:09 p.m. for a robbery on the 2100 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. Police are looking for a large group of Black males and females.

If anyone has information about these events, please call 911.