Crime Alerts: April 17

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Between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on April 17, D.C. Witness was able to track two crime alerts sent out by the Metropolitan Police Department. 

One alert was at 6:23 p.m. in relation to a seventh district robbery that occurred in the 500 block of Malcolm X Avenue, SE. A lookout was released detailing two black males with a light complexion. They are described as wearing black coats with fur around the hood, and armed with handguns. 

The other alert came at 12:24 p.m. in relation to a fifth district robbery that occurred in the 1300 Block of 2nd Street, NE. A lookout was released for a black male with short hair wearing black jeans and a gray puffy jacket. 

Written by Wyatt Mullins