Police Charge Teenage Scooter Bandit In Northeast, D.C. Armed Robbery

Thursday, November 6, 2025, 7:00 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

WASHINGTON, DC.- On Sunday night, a 17-year-old Washington, D.C., boy was taken into custody and detained after being charged in connection with the attempted armed robbery of a scooter that occurred earlier that day in Northeast, D.C.

     According to D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith, on Sunday, November 2, 2025, just shortly after 4:15 p.m., members of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department responded to a report of robbery on the 200 Block of 20th Street in Northeast, D.C.

     Upon arrival, Police Officers located a victim, who reported to Police Officers that while on 20th Street, they were selling their scooter, when they were approached by two teenage suspects, who pulled out handguns and demanded the keys to the scooter. The victim was quickly able to flee the area. 

     During the early evening on Sunday, based on the victim’s description, Police Officers spotted one of the suspects and arrested him. Accordingly, on Sunday, November 2, 2025, Police Officers formally charged a 17-year-old Northwest, D.C., boy with one count of Armed Robbery. The teen was processed on the charge and was detained pending future court proceedings in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia Family Law Division.

     The investigation remains ongoing as the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department continues the search for the second suspect.

     Anyone with additional information regarding this investigation is urged 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.”