WASHINGTON — DC Police are looking for a suspect after a robbery on Friday, and that suspect is believed to be between 7 to 10 years old.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) tweeted about the robbery just before 5:30 p.m. Friday evening.
Detectives claim the young suspect was accompanied by another person when the duo approached a man sitting in his Jeep Cherokee.
According to a police report, the two suspects went up to the victim's passenger side window to ask about the price of his car. When the victim refused to answer, one suspect told him "to give me the car."
The victim told the suspects "no, but I will give you money." This is when the victim turned off his car and got out of his vehicle and walked to the curb.
After handing one of the suspects the listed item, detectives say the victim was pushed up against the side of his car by the suspects attempting to get his keys. However, they were unsuccessful.
Police say both suspects fled the scene east on Ost then Northbound on 10th Street NW. Officers canvassed the area for cameras.
The boy involved was reprtedly last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black sweatpants, gray gloves, and wearing a multi-colored backpack.
No other information on this case has been released.
Stick with WUSA9 for updates as they become available.
Police are investigating a series of food truck robberies in Montgomery County that began in January.
According to a release from the Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) Major Crimes Unit, the first robbery was reported on Jan. 23 at Elvira’s Kitchen Food Truck in the 14000 block of Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring. Investigators say just before 3 p.m. two men walked up to the food truck, vaulted the barrier and climbed inside. An employee told officers they ran away after one of the men took out what they believed was a weapon.
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