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Police search for people caught on camera trying to break open apartment door with crowbar

The culprits involved in the crime were captured on nearby surveillance camera.

WASHINGTON — Police are asking for the public's help identifying three people who were caught on camera trying to break into an apartment building using a crowbar. 

The Metropolitan Police Department say the crime happened on Savannah Street Southeast, nearby 19th Street Southeast, around 10:40 a.m. on April 5. The culprits involved in the crime were captured on nearby surveillance camera. 

In the footage the trio were seen in dark-colored clothing, masks covering their faces, and with one person wearing a bookbag on their back. The trio was seen with a crowbar seemingly trying to access a residence by its door handle.

Here's a look at the footage released by the police department:

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.

Crime Solvers of Washington, DC currently offers a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and indictment of the person or persons responsible for a crime committed in the District of Columbia.

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