Crime Alerts: August 12-13

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Between 9 p.m. on Aug. 12 and 9 a.m. on Aug. 13, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sent out four crime alerts.

The most recent alert was sent at 5:15 a.m. for a robbery with a gun on the 3100 block of Mount Pleasant Street, NW. Police are looking for a Black male, 5’5″ in height, wearing a black jacket, blue jeans and a mask.

An alert for a stabbing was sent at 2:04 a.m. on the 800 block of Taylor Street, NE. Police do not have a description of the suspect.

Another alert for a stabbing was sent at 12:01 a.m. at the intersection of 5th Street, NW and K Street, NW. Police are looking for a Black male, 5’8″ in height, wearing a white tank top and black pants. He was last seen fleeing westbound on foot on the 500 block of K Street, NW. 

The final alert was sent at 11:01 p.m. for a shooting on the unit block of M Street, SW. Police do not have a description of the suspect(s).

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