WASHINGTON — Police are asking for the public's help finding a man who ripped off a liquor delivery truck for dozens of bottles of tequila last week. The robbery was caught on camera.
According to a police report, Metropolitan Police Department officers were called to Bowen Discount Liquors at 4510 Bowen Road Southeast for a robbery on Oct. 1 around 11 a.m. When officers got there, they spoke to a man who said two men pulled up to the back of his delivery truck in a sedan. One of the men told the victim, "Back up, I got a drako." Drako is a slang term for a gun. The other man said, "If he moves I bust him." Neither man showed a weapon.
One of the suspects is seen on camera jumping into the back of the truck. An incident report says the man got away with 10 cases of Don Julio tequila. Each bottle is valued at around $50. After snatching the booze, one suspect got back into what police said was a burgundy Nissan Maxima and headed eastbound.
Surveillance video of the incident was shared below:
Police are offering a $1,000 reward for any information that leads to an arrest and conviction in this case. If you have information for investigators, you're asked to contact MPD at 202-727-9099 or text the department's tip line at 50411.
Reference case number 24-151-947.
