Crime & Safety

Mount Pleasant Armed Robbery Suspect Sought: Police

The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the suspect in an armed robbery that took place Sunday at a Mount Pleasant business.

Police are asking the public to help identify the suspect in an armed robber that took place Sunday.
Police are asking the public to help identify the suspect in an armed robber that took place Sunday. (Metropolitan Police Department)

WASHINGTON, DC -- Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department are asking them to help identify a suspect in the armed robbery of a Mount Pleasant business on Sunday morning, according to a police release.

On Jan. 5, about 7:04 a.m., an individual entered a business in the 3200 block of 17th Street., N.W. After showing a weapon, the individual demanded the victim's property and money from the cash register. Once the victim complied, the individual fled the scene.

Anyone with information is asked to call MPD at 202-727-9099 or text 50411.

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