Cops Hunt Crouching Crook In Red Jacket After Southeast DC Thefts

Surveillance cameras may have caught the break detectives need in a pair of Southeast D.C. thefts, and police are hoping somebody recognizes the man in a bright red jacket who appears on the footage.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the same suspect is wanted in two early May thefts that happened a week apart, on May 7 and May 14, in the 2000 block of 18th Street SE and the 1600 block of W Street SE. In one incident, building materials were taken from a patio, and in the other, property was taken from a yard. The surveillance clip shows a man crouched between a silver van and nearby trash cans, and authorities say they want to talk to him about both cases.

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