The police need your help identifying armed robber.

Hello friends and neighbors, please take a moment and review this footage of an armed robbery of a retail shop on MLK Avenue in the historic Anacostia neighborhood. The crime occurred during the morning hours of September 16th. The police could use your help identifying the suspect. You can submit an anonymous tip as well, see below for details.

Please do your part to keep our community safe and crime free! 




The Metropolitan Police Department seeks the public's assistance in identifying a person of interest in reference to an Armed Robbery of Establishment (Gun) incident which occurred in the 2200 block of MLK, Jr. Ave, SE, on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at approximately 8:53 AM. The subject was captured by the store's surveillance cameras.


Text 50411

Community members can now use their cell phones to anonymously text tips about serious or violent crimes to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Give 5-0 the 411 with the MPD’s Text Tip Line: 50411. Text messages are monitored by members of the department 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Tips on serious or violent crimes will be investigated by members of the department. If you would like a police response for any incident, please call 911. All tips may also be directed to (202) 727-9099 and may be eligible for a reward.

Because the tip line is anonymous, the sender will not receive a response to the original message. The anonymous text tip line is not an emergency number. If you witness a crime in progress or have an emergency that requires the police, please call 911.