Police Charge Man In String Of Washington, D.C. Burglaries
Saturday, January 24, 2026, 8:45 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
WASHINGTON, DC.- On Sunday, a 36-year-old Southeast, D.C., man was taken into custody and jailed after being charged in connection with three Washington, D.C., burglaries that occurred this month and late last year in Northeast and Northwest, D.C.
According to Interim D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Jeffery Carroll, on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at around 12:15 p.m., members of the Washington Police Department responded to a report of a burglary at a residence located on the 400 Block of Q Street in Northwest D.C.
Upon arrival, Responding Police Officers were informed by the homeowner that while they were in their house, a suspect broke into their home and stole their money. The suspect then fled the scene, and the homeowner was uninjured in the incident. Based on a description provided by the victim and area video surveillance footage, Police Officers were able to identify the suspect as Michael Lenard Pearson, 36, of Southeast, D.C.
On Sunday, January 18, 2026, Pearson was spotted, and taken into custody, and formally charged with one count of first-degree Burglary. During his arrest, Detectives further identified Pearson as the suspect wanted in connection with two additional burglaries.
Accordingly, in addition to the January 13, 2026, burglary, Pearson was charged with two counts of Unlawful Entry and second-degree Theft in connection with a burglary that occurred on Thursday, January 8, 2026, on the 600 Block of 11th Street in Northeast, D.C., and the November 9, 2025, burglary that occurred on the 2600 Block of 13th Street in Nortwest, D.C.
Pearson was processed on the charges 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.”
