Regarding 2 recent crime incidents on 12th Street, Commander Solberg asked that this MPD message be circulated. /cs
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The incident involving the theft of the ATM at the CVS reflects a trend that DC and PG County have seen recently. A group (or groups) of men uses a pickup truck or van, usually recently stolen, to make off with the stolen machine. MPD and Maryland police have found a few of these stolen vehicles, in some cases with the machine still inside. While there has been video recorded of some of the thefts, we have not identified any suspects or made any arrests.
The robbery this past Friday night at Silvestre Café on 12th Street also is not solved. In this case, a group of men wearing masks and carrying handguns entered the restaurant about 7:45 pm and robbed people inside. We believe we have recovered the van they used as their getaway vehicle, but we have not yet processed it.
I understand that these two crimes, and the burglaries you mention in this message, cause worry and concern. I want to reassure all of you that we do, and will continue, to patrol the 12th Street Business corridor and the residential community.
We have officers who are dedicated to walking and patrolling the community as specific "crime patrol" officers whose main mission each day is to provide the type of proactive response the community is asking for. We have officers on each shift whose job this is, and I know that many residents and business owners know and interact with them on a regular basis.
I also want to point out that the Fifth District led the city in crime reduction in 2013, and PSA 504 showed a reduction in most property crime categories, with, unfortunately, an increase in burglaries in 2013. We have taken steps to address the increase in burglaries in PSA 504, and there are officers who work in a burglary task force during the hours we see most of our burglaries, which is during the week when many people are at work and away from their homes.
We will continue to work hard to address all the concerns mentioned below, and I am confident that our downward-trending crime pattern will continue in 2014.
Andy Solberg
Commander, 5D
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