Three Washington, D.C. juveniles have been arrested on Saturday for allegedly occurring a criminal offense spree throughout the metropolitan space that consisted of a minimum of eight armed carjackings and robberies, and two different makes an attempt.
The Metropolitan Police Division’s Carjacking Activity Pressure introduced the arrests of two 15-year-old males and a 16-year-old male, all of whom are from the southeast part of Washington, D.C., for the string of crimes that began simply after 3 a.m. on June 16.
Police mentioned at about 3:10 a.m., the suspects used a automobile to dam the primary sufferer’s automobile on B Road, earlier than brandishing weapons and forcing the sufferer out of their automobile. The suspects then allegedly fled the scene within the sufferer’s automobile and the one they arrived in.
At about 4:30 a.m., police mentioned, the suspects approached one other sufferer on New Jersey Avenue when one of many suspects confirmed a handgun and demanded the sufferer hand over property, which was not disclosed by police. The sufferer complied, and the suspect fled, police famous.
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Washington, D.C. / USA – A Metropolitan Police Division police cruiser. (iStock)
5 minutes later, the suspects allegedly blocked one other automobile on East Capitol Road, exited their autos and brandished weapons earlier than they ordered the sufferer out of the automobile. The suspects then took the automobile and fled in it, together with the opposite two autos they arrived in.
In line with police, the victims approached one other sufferer who was sitting in a automobile at about 5:55 a.m., ordered the particular person out of the automobile, and all three suspects fled within the automobile.
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The suspects are accused of a number of different incidents that occurred throughout the early morning hours with the final incident going down simply earlier than 6:50 a.m.
Throughout the closing incident, police mentioned, the suspects robbed a sufferer of their cash whereas brandishing firearms.
Three D.C. teenagers are accused of occurring an hours-long crime spree that included stealing a number of vehicles at gunpoint. (iStock)
All three victims have been charged with 5 counts of armed carjacking, three counts of armed theft, and one depend of tried armed carjacking with a gun and one depend of tried armed theft with a gun.
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The investigation into the matter is ongoing and police encourage anybody with details about the offenses to name 202-727-9099 or textual content tricks to 50411.
The Metropolitan Police Division is providing a reward of as much as $10,000 to anybody who supplies info that results in the arrest and conviction of anybody liable for a violent crime in Washington, D.C.
