Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Carjacking Task Force announce the arrest of a preteen involved in a robbery and assault in Northwest, DC.
On Thursday, September 21, 2023, at approximately 9:00 p.m., the first victim was standing next to his electric bicycle in the 1300 block of Irving Street, Northwest, when five suspects approached him from behind and attacked him. The suspects then took the first victim’s electric bicycle and attempted to flee.
The first victim yelled for help, and the second victim, who was parking his vehicle nearby, left his vehicle running to come to the first victim’s aid. One of the suspects then jumped in the second victim’s vehicle, and the four other suspects surrounded the second victim and began to assault him. The suspects took the second victim’s car keys, and all five suspects fled with the second victim’s vehicle.
On Thursday, January 18, 2024, pursuant to a DC Superior Court custody order, a 12-year-old juvenile male, of Northwest, DC, was arrested and charged with Assault with Intent to Rob and Theft One (Stolen Auto).
This case remains under investigation. Anyone 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. The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $10,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for a violent crime committed in the District of Columbia.
