A business in the 600 block of Maine Avenue SW was broken into overnight, and now the Metropolitan Police Department is asking the public to help identify the man caught on camera doing it. Police say the suspect slipped into the business around 1:14 a.m. on October 11, took property and fled the scene before anyone could stop him.
The incident was first reported by WJLA, which detailed how surveillance footage captured the suspect entering the business, grabbing property, and then leaving the area. D.C. police are now asking the public to help identify the individual accused of the burglary, and MPD has released a photo of the man in hopes that someone recognizes him.
What Police Know So Far
It isn't clear whether an arrest has been made in connection with the case.
MPD's official release on the incident, posted on the department's website, repeats the call for tips and provides the department's contact information for anyone who recognizes the man in the surveillance image. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, anyone who can identify the suspect, or who has knowledge of the incident, should not approach him and instead call police at (202) 727-9099 or text a tip to the department's Text Tip Line at 50411.
A Pattern of Overnight Business Break-Ins
This isn't the only business burglary MPD has recently asked the public to help solve. A separate department release describes a similar case in Southeast, where a suspect forcibly entered an establishment in the 3900 block of Martin Luther around 12:05 a.m. on December 28, 2025. The full details of that incident remain unclear, since the release describing it is truncated, but it shows MPD has turned to the same public-tip strategy in multiple business burglary cases across the city.
For now, the Maine Avenue case remains open, with investigators hoping the surveillance image leads to someone who can put a name to the face. Anyone with information is urged to come forward through MPD's tip line rather than confront the suspect directly.
