Police Charge Teenage Boy In Saturday Afternoon Armed Moped Carjacking

Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 6:45 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

WASHINGTON, DC.- On Saturday, a 14-year-old Washington, D.C., boy was taken into custody and charged in connection with an armed carjacking that occurred early in the afternoon in Southeast, D.C.

     According to D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith, on Saturday, October 4, 2025, just shortly before 3:00 p.m., members of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department responded to a report of a carjacking on the 700 Block of 8th Street in Southeast, D.C.

     Upon arrival, Police Officers located a victim who reported that while on 8th Street, they were approached by two suspects, when one of the suspects pulled out a handgun and demanded his moped. The victim complied with the suspect’s demand, who then fled on the victim’s moped.

Police Apprehend Teen A Short Time Later

     While canvassing the area and based on the victim’s description of the stolen moped, Responding Police Officers spotted the suspects and the stolen moped in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Southeast, D.C. The police officers were then able to take one of the suspects into custody.

     Based on the Detectives’ follow-up investigation, a 14-year-old Southeast, D.C., boy was formally charged with one count of Armed Carjacking and related Weapons Offenses. The teen was processed on the charges and detained pursuant to a D.C. Superior Court Custody order pending future court proceedings in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia Family Law Division.

     The investigation remains active and ongoing as the Police continue the search for the second suspect. Anyone with additional information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department at (202) 727-9099 or text your information to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411. All calls and information will be kept confidential.

“The rules of the court require us to include a statement that states: As in adult criminal cases, the charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and a juvenile defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”