WASHINGTON — D.C. police are looking for three people who pulled up in front of a store in a church van and stole merchandise.
It happened on Dec. 5 at around 5 a.m. The suspects stepped out of a van that had a sign for Young’s Memorial Church of Christ Holiness. They parked the vehicle in front of a store at CityCenterDC on H Street Northwest.
Surveillance video shows the men looking through the glass door. One man appears to throw an object at a glass window. The next frame shows them carrying handfuls of merchandise and putting them in the van before driving away.
Young’s Memorial Church of Christ Holiness is located on Alabama Avenue Southeast.
NBC Washington reported that the police later found the van. The church’s assistant pastor Gregory Armstrong told NBC Washington that the van was used to help elderly church members get around, and it has not been available for use because police are still processing evidence.
Watch the surveillance video of the burglary and the suspects.
Another burglary occurred on Dec. 13 in the 1300 block of F Street Northwest. At around 3 a.m. one suspect pulled up in a van and entered a store by breaking the glass door. The suspect pocketed several merchandise and kicked at least one display case.
Police believe the two burglaries are related, and the suspects have robbed at least seven businesses in the area, according to NBC Washington.
Police ask anyone with information on the burglaries to call 202-727-9099.
Below is the area where the burglaries happened.
