Weekend Crime: Three Armed Robberies Reported Within Two Blocks of H Street NE
(Updated at 12:30 p.m.) Thieves with guns have struck in at least three separate robberies within two blocks of the H Street corridor since Friday.
Armed robberies occurred on the 300 block of F Street NE about 6:45 p.m. Friday, near H and 3rd streets NE about 9:30 p.m. Sunday, and the 900 block of 9th Street NE about 12:30 a.m. today, police said.
In the F Street robbery, a woman was walking in the area when a person jumped out of a red car and flashed a handgun at her, according to authorities. The individual then took the woman’s purse, got back in the car and drove away.
Police haven’t released any suspect information.
Rob w/gun on 3rd/ F Street NE. LOF: Dark Red Vehicle, Unknown occupants Possibly 2-3 Subjects. Possibly a handgun pic.twitter.com/1IMBiGtEdE
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) October 9, 2015
On Sunday night, a woman was walking about a block from the Giant grocery store on the H Street corridor when five to six people approached her, according to authorities. A member of the group, who was wearing a mask, then showed a handgun, robbed her and ran away.
Robbery Gun //300 blk of H St, NE //LOF (5) B/M's (1) wearing a blk hoodie & mask, armed w/ a handgun //6559 pic.twitter.com/hFChoMRuod
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) October 12, 2015
A few hours later, two men, one of whom had a handgun, also robbed someone less than two blocks from the H Street Connection strip mall and fled, police said.
Robbery Gun //900 blk of 9th Street, NE //LOF (2) B/M's armed w/ guns wearing white t-shirts & blue jeans //6559 pic.twitter.com/Cinhv3s1h1
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) October 12, 2015
Robbers with guns struck in other locations around the Capitol Hill area over the weekend, too.
Two people were walking on the 600 block of L Street NE about 2 a.m. Saturday when a man robbed them at gunpoint and ran away, police said. The area is about a block from J.O. Wilson Elementary School.
Robbery Gun at 0210 hrs in the 600 block of L Street, NE Lookout for B/M, dark zip up hoodie, blue jeans//5307
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) October 10, 2015
An armed man also robbed someone on the 300 block of 18th Place NE about 7 a.m. Saturday and fled, according to authorities. The area is about a block from Eliot-Hine Middle School.
Rob Gun in the 300 hundred block of 18th Pl, NE. Lof B/M 40-55 yrs old, 5'8-6'0, wearing a black hoodie & cargo pants & red/ white shoes.
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) October 10, 2015
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