Phone thief busted moments after daylight robbery in busy Northwest DC corridor
WASHINGTON, DC – A broad-daylight phone snatching in Northwest DC ended almost as quickly as it began Tuesday afternoon after officers closed in on the suspect just moments after the robbery unfolded near a bustling stretch of 9th Street.
Shortly after 1 p.m., a woman was seated along the 700 block of 9th Street, Northwest, when a man suddenly grabbed her phone and fled on foot. Officers responding to the scene quickly canvassed the area and located the suspect nearby. The victim’s phone was recovered at the time of the arrest…