Burglars Who Struck While Victim Slept Captured on Video

Thieves who burglarized a woman’s home and stole her car in Near Northeast while she slept have showed up on surveillance video at a 7-Eleven, police say.

The burglars hit the house on the 500 block of 14th Street NE early Tuesday morning, police said. After entering through an open front door, the thieves took a laptop, a purse and the keys to the woman’s car. They then hopped in the car and drove away.

The victim reported the crime after she awoke at 7:30 a.m. and found her property missing.

The 7-Eleven video distributed by police today shows a man and a woman, who authorities said are persons of interest in the burglary.

The man was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and a baseball cap. The woman was wearing a black and blue jacket and a pink hair tie.

At one point in the video, the woman hugged the man.

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Anyone who can identify these individuals or who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411.

Video via the Metropolitan Police Department