Crime Alerts: August 23-24

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Between 9 p.m. on Aug. 23 and 9 a.m. on Aug. 24, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sent out seven crime alerts.

The most recent alert was sent at 5:27 a.m. for a robbery on the 1400 block of Tuckerman Street, NW. Police are looking for two Black males wearing all dark clothing and armed with knives. They were last seen in a white SUV.

Another crime alert for a robbery was sent at 3:41 a.m. on the 3000 block of 15th Street, NW. Police are looking for four Hispanic males in a grey vehicle.

A crime alert for a shooting investigation was sent at 1:48 a.m. on the 3900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SW.

Another alert for a shooting investigation was sent at 12:06 a.m. on the 100 block of Yuma Street, SE. Police do not have a description of the suspect(s).

An alert for a shooting investigation on the 100 block of Yuma Street, SE was also sent at 12 a.m.

An alert for a shooting on the 1300 block of Saratoga Avenue, NE was sent at 11:19 p.m. According to the police, one subject was stopped.

The final alert was for a robbery investigation at the intersection of 2nd Street and L Street, NE. Police are looking for a Black male with an athletic build, last seen wearing no shirt with black athletic pants.

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