A man sitting in his own car on the 1300 block of A Street NE was robbed at gunpoint Monday morning by two suspects who forced him out of the vehicle, ransacked it, and sped off on a green scooter with his belongings. The Metropolitan Police Department says the robbery happened around 10:41 a.m. on September 14, and investigators are now asking the public to help identify the men caught on security camera.
According to WJLA, the two suspects approached the victim as he sat in his car, and one of them pulled out a gun before forcing him out onto the street. The pair then rifled through the vehicle, grabbed his property, and fled together on the green scooter. Security cameras in the area captured images of the alleged robbers, which police are now circulating in hopes someone recognizes them.
MPD has logged the case under Central Control Number CCN 26130995, the tracking number listed for this case, per the Metropolitan Police Department. Anyone with information is asked to call 202-727-9099 or text tips to 50411, and police have specifically warned residents not to approach the suspects if they spot them.
Cash Reward on the Table for Tips
MPD is offering up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in the case, the department said. That figure lines up with the agency's standardized reward structure for violent D.C. robberies, which pays out for tips that lead to an arrest and either indictment or conviction, per MPD's own guidelines. The department's announcement ties the reward to information leading to an arrest and indictment.
The case also fits into a broader push this year to loosen tongues around D.C.'s violent crime cases. In August, the multi-agency Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, which includes federal marshals working alongside local police, launched an expanded tip initiative offering up to $10,000 for information aiding both federal and local violent crime prosecutions, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
A Familiar Getaway Method on D.C. Streets
Using a small motorized vehicle to make a quick escape isn't new to D.C. street crime. A previous Hoodline report documented armed robberies and carjackings tied to stolen scooters, where a suspect faced charges for multiple armed robberies and carjackings across the city. The report describes scooter use in those cases.
The city has taken aim at the underlying vehicle problem before, too. In June 2024, MPD ran Operation Ride Right, a targeted enforcement effort against illegal moped and scooter operations that led to more than 60 arrests and over 200 vehicle impoundments, according to The Washington Times. Around the same period, Metro Transit Police reported 28 scooter thefts in early 2024, a 22% jump over the year before, prompting increased patrols and public advisories urging riders to secure their rides with U-locks, per FOX 5 DC.
How This Fits Into DC's 2026 Crime Numbers
Citywide, robberies are actually down this year. MPD crime data shows 921 robberies reported in D.C. between January 1 and September 15, 2026, a 7% drop from the 995 robberies logged over the same stretch in 2025. The robbery figures provide one measure of crime during the same period.
MPD's specialized Robbery Suppression unit is referenced by 7News DC. Whether that unit has connected Monday's A Street NE robbery to other recent incidents in the area remains unclear.
What Suspects Could Face If Caught
If the suspects are identified and convicted, the case would proceed through the criminal justice system. For general information about robbery law, see Scrofano Law PC. For now, the Metropolitan Police Department continues to investigate, and anyone with information is urged to come forward.
