WASHINGTON — Police are investigating after a brazen burglary in Southeast D.C. Wednesday morning. Metropolitan Police Department investigators say four unknown suspects dressed in tactical gear broke into a home using a crow bar.
According to a police report, three of the suspects were armed with guns. They broke into the front door of the home in the 1700 block of Bay Street Southeast claiming they were FBI agents. The suspects stole cash, iPhones and a Rolex watch among other property.
The two people who were inside the home at the time were able to get out of the home and call police.
The suspects left the scene in a stolen 2017 silver Audi with unknown tags.
"I mean, this is horrifying," said Denise Rucker Krepp who is the ANC Commissioner for the neighborhood.
She says word in the neighborhood is that the alleged burglars tied up some, if not all of the five victims inside the home. Police have not confirmed that, but Krepp knows for sure this family has been in the neighborhood for years.
"I'm absolutely horrified that you've got a multigenerational house that has been targeted and specifically targeted," she said.
Krepp, a vocal critic of the D.C. Council, believes recent legislation that would reduce some mandatory sentences in the D.C. criminal code is an encouragement to criminals like these.
"It's kind of a message that the D.C. Council is sending. It's that they want to minimize the accountability for the individuals who are committing crime," Krepp alleged.
As WUSA9 has reported previously, the council says the D.C. criminal code is badly outdated, and these would be the first changes in 100 years if the mayor signs them into law.
Krepp has written Congress to try to stop it.
As for this case, police say two of the people in the house were able to get out and call for help.
There is no report of any serious injuries, but police are still looking for whoever did this.
The case remains under investigation. Anyone who may have information about what happened should contact MPD at 202-727-9099 or text the department's tip line at 50411.
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