Crime Alerts: August 25-26

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sent out three crime alerts between 9:00 p.m. on Aug. 25 and 9:00 a.m. on Aug. 26.

A crime alert was sent out at 10:59 p.m. due to a shooting in the  400 block of Southern Avenue, SE. Police do not have information on the suspect(s).

A crime alert was sent out at 1:07 p.m. due to a robbery in the 3900 block of Dix Street, NE. Police identified the suspects as five juvenile males.

A crime alert was sent out at 3:15 a.m. due to a robbery in the Unit block of Massachusetts Avenue, NE. Police identified the suspect as a Black male wearing a baseball cap with light blue jeans, a gray hoodie and new balance shoes. He was possibly armed.