DC Residents Woke Up to Armed Intruders Inside Their Homes and One Victim Was Sexually Assaulted
Two occupied homes. Two attacks in 13 days. And the people responsible are still out there.
That is not a news teaser. That is where Northeast Washington, D.C. actually stands right now, and the Metropolitan Police Department is asking residents to help change it.
The House on D Street, September 19
At 5:51 in the morning, armed men forced their way into a home in the 1900 block of D Street NE. They found the resident in the basement. They took property, grabbed the victim’s vehicle keys, and drove off in that person’s own car.
The car has since been recovered. The people who took it have not.
Thirteen Days Later, Sigsbee Place
On October 2 at 7:50 p.m., the same pattern played out differently. This time, someone knocked on the door first…