Authorities have cuffed a 15-year-old boy from Southeast DC, slapping him with robbery charges for a street mugging where a victim's shoes were swiped. The Metropolitan Police Department reported that the teen was apprehended following a February 12 incident in the 1600 block of Irving Street, Northwest.

The daylight robbery unfolded when two suspects allegedly accosted a pedestrian, the assault led by one as the other snatched the shoes, after which both skedaddled from the crime scene, absconding with the victim's kicks. On March 18, following a DC Superior Court custody order, the minor was nabbed and charged for his alleged role in the forceful theft, as documented in the official police release.

During the time of the robbery, around 3:25 p.m., officers from the Third District of MPD descended upon the scene after receiving reports of an assault. The victim's ordeal, pressurized by physical aggression and loss of personal property, had already catalyzed the search for the suspects.

The arrest highlights the ongoing efforts of the MPD’s Third District to clamp down on robberies which plague the city streets, the kind of event that afflicts individuals with both physical trauma and the sting of being striped of personal belongings, the details of the case remain in the hands of the judicial system as the juvenile awaits next steps in legal proceedings.