Crime Alerts: August 8-9

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sent out seven crime alerts between 9:00 p.m. on Aug. 8 and 9:00 a.m. on Aug 9.

A crime alert was sent out at 10:14 p.m. due to a stabbing in the 3800 block of Minnesota Avenue, NE. Police do not have information on the suspect(s).

A crime alert was sent out at 10:59 p.m. due to a stabbing investigation in the 100 block of Atlantic Street. Police do not have information on the suspect(s).

A crime alert was sent out at 11:06 p.m. due to a robbery investigation in the 3000 block of 4Th Street, SE. Police do not have information on the suspect(s).

A crime alert was sent out at 11:31 p.m. due to a gun robbery investigation on the corner of 16th and Kennedy Street, NW. Police identified the suspects as four Black men wearing black clothing.

A crime alert was sent out at 12:14 a.m. due to a gun robbery at the corner of 16th and Luzon Avenue, NW. Police identified the suspects as four Black men wearing black clothing, two of which were armed with handguns.

A crime alert was sent out at 1:01 a.m. due to a robbery in the  3600 block of 14th Street, NW. One suspect was wearing a white shirt and a second was wearing a blue one.

A final crime alert was sent out at 2:03 a.m. due to a robbery investigation in the 3700 block of Minnesota Avenue, NE. Police identified the suspects as two Black men, one wearing a black t-shirt and blue jeans, the other wearing a white shirt and blue jeans. One of the suspects was armed with a gun.