3 teens arrested for Southeast DC robbery

WASHINGTON (7News) — Three teens were arrested Wednesday, April 10 for a robbery in Southeast D.C., according to Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officials.

Officials said a man was walking in the 2000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast around 6:15 p.m. when three teens approached him.

The teens grabbed the man, forced him to the ground and stole property from him, according to officials.

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All three teens then fled the scene on foot. Witnesses directed officers to their location, where all three were arrested.

As a result, a 16-year-old male from Northeast, a 15-year-old female of no fixed address and a 14-year-old female from Landover, Maryland were charged with robbery.