Police Charge Man In August 2025, Northwest, D.C., Robbery
Saturday, January 17, 2026, 12:15 P.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
WASHINGTON, DC.- On Friday, a 34-year-old man was taken into custody and jailed after being charged in connection with allegedly robbing a man late last summer in Northwest, D.C.
According to Interim D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Jeffery Carroll, on Saturday, August 16, 2026, at around 1:45 p.m., members of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department responded to a report of a robbery on the 1700 Block of New Jersey Avenue in Northwest, D.C.
Upon arrival, Police Officers located a victim who reported that while they were on New Jersey Avenue, they were approached by a man holding a crowbar. The man demanded the victim’s money and property. The victim complied, and the man then fled the scene.
During the ensuing investigation, based on a description provided by the victim and area video surveillance footage, Detectives issued a Be On the Lookout bulletin.
On Friday, January 16, 2026, based on the Detectives’ investigation, Police Officers located Hector Omar Roa-Avaqua, 34, with no known address, and arrested and formally charged him with one count of Robbery. He was processed on the charge and was remanded to the D.C. Central Detention Facility pending future court proceedings in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
“The rules of the court require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”
