Document: Police Arrest Suspect in Burglary Case

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 29, 2020
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On June 25, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested a suspect in connection to a burglary offense that occurred on the 1700 block of Connecticut Avenue, NW.

The defendant, a 51-year-old man with no fixed address, allegedly broke into a store on June 22 and stole nearly $10,000 worth in bottles of alcohol. Five hours later, police found him striking the driver’s side window of a vehicle and cracking the glass. The defendant was identified, but because the offense (destruction of property) was a misdemeanor and the earlier offense had still not been reported, he was not kept in custody and had to be arrested again a few days later.

Video footage of the burglary shows the defendant wearing the same distinctive clothes as he was when he was stopped by police later that evening. A connection that authorities made on June 25. 

The defendant was charged with burglary two and destruction of property less than $1,000 on June 26. He is being held without bail until his next hearing, which is scheduled for Aug. 12.

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