POLICE NEED YOUR HELP TO ID ARMED ROBBERS
This is such a shame. Honest people are trying to do the right thing by working hard and opening a business and someone comes by and robs them. If you recognize anyone in the video please contact the police, you can even do so anonymously. We do not have to accept or expect criminal behavior in our neighborhood. City Beats is located in Congress Heights near MLK and Malcolm X Avenues. If you can, show your support by becoming a customer. For more information on the suspects description and how to contact the police please see below.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a Robbery of an Establishment in which the above-pictured armed suspects are wanted for questioning. The incident occurred on August 9, 2012 at approximately6:12 pm inside the City Beats shoe store located at 3014-B Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE.
Suspect 1: Black male in his early 20s, 5'9"--5'11" tall, slim build, with medium complexion and long black dreads. Last seen wearing: gray pants, gray shirt.
Suspect 2: Black male in early 20s, 5'9"--5'11" tall, slim build, with light complexion and short hair. Last seen wearing: teal and gray shirt, blue jeans, and black skull-cap.
DO YOUR PART TO HELP PREVENT AND SOLVE CRIME.
The 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, including armed robbery, committed in the District of Columbia. Your assistance is appreciated by your community.
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 to 50411.
To learn more about the MPD Rewards program, please visit www.mpdc.dc.gov/rewards.
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