MPD: 5 more teens arrested in connection to CVS robbery in Navy Yard

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said five more teens were arrested in connection to a robbery at a CVS in Navy Yard.

Police said that on April 16 at about 8:45 p.m., a group of people went into a CVS in the 1100 block of New Jersey Avenue and took items without paying.

Video shows Navy Yard CVS being ransacked; customers call for change

When a security guard confronted the group, one of the suspects threw them a bottle.

On Saturday, police arrested the following teens from Southeast D.C.:

  • A 15-year-old girl was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault, Simple Assault, Burglary, and Conspiracy to Commit Theft.

  • A 15-year-old girl was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault, Simple Assault, Burglary and Receiving Stolen Property.

    • Both of the girls were also charged with assault in connection to the incident that happened on the National Mall before the retail theft at about 8:15 p.m.

  • A 15-year-old boy was arrested and charged with Burglary, Theft and Conspiracy to Commit Theft.

  • Two 14-year-old boys were arrested and charged with Burglary, Theft and Conspiracy to Commit Theft.

On Saturday, April 20, 2024, police arrested and charged a 16-year-old boy from Southeast with  Burglary Two, Theft and Assault on a Police Officer.

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