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Police arrest suspect in connection to Northeast burglary

By Jenny Gable,

2024-08-25

WASHINGTON ( DC News Now ) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said officers arrested a man who burglarized a business in Northeast D.C. on Saturday morning.

MPD said that at nearly 5 a.m., the suspect forcibly entered a business in the 1500 block of Benning Road.

Once inside the establishment, the suspect tried to take property before fleeing the scene, according to police.

Officers canvassed the area, found the suspect and placed him under arrest. Police identified him as 21-year-old Nikisher Alexander of Northeast, D.C.

Police charged Alexander with burglary two.

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Danny Lopez

08-27

We don't need police when we have equipment for assisted/forced trying to be respectful here, but there is equipment in place for the ...

BMF~MLK

08-26

Why do all the arrested people belong to the same demographic?? Oh, because according to the Metropolitan Police Department report, “While there are about as many African Americans aged 18 or older (47.6%) as there are adult whites (42%) living in this city, eight of 10 adults arrested for crime in Washington are African American.”

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