Crime Alerts: November 15-16

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Between 9 p.m. on Nov. 15 and 9 a.m. on Nov. 16, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sent out six crime alerts.

The most recent alert was sent at 5:09 a.m. for a robbery on the 100 block of Joliet Street, SW. Police are looking for a Black male with a light brown complexion, approximately 5’5″ in height, wearing a white face mask, a dark blue jacket and blue jeans.

An alert was sent at 2:13 a.m. for a robbery (snatch) on the 1800 block of West Virginia Avenue, NE. One suspect was stopped.

An alert for an armed robbery was sent at 2:11 a.m. at the intersection of 12th and V Streets, NE. Police are looking for two Black males wearing dark clothing and armed with handguns. They were last seen in a black minivan.

Another alert for an armed robbery was sent at 1:19 a.m. on the 400 block of Michigan Avenue, NE. Police are looking for two Black males in a silver sedan, bearing unknown Maryland tags.

An alert for a robbery investigation was sent at 12:33 a.m. on the 5000 block of South Dakota Avenue, NE. Police are looking for a black Jeep Cherokee with DC tags.

The final alert was sent at 9:37 p.m. for a robbery on the 1000 block of 26th Street, NW. Police are looking for three Black males. One of the suspects is wearing a grey hoodie jacket.