WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect involved in a burglary at John Burroughs Elementary School in Northeast Washington, authorities announced.
According to police reports, the incident occurred on November 2, 2026, at approximately 1:18 a.m. in the 1900 block of Newton Street, Northeast. Investigators stated that the suspect destroyed property to gain entry to the school building. Once inside, the suspect damaged additional property to enter a classroom and stole violins before fleeing the scene with the instruments.
Surveillance cameras captured images of the suspect, and photographs of the stolen instruments were distributed by investigators.
Anyone who can identify the suspect, locate the stolen property, or provide information regarding the incident is asked not to take action but to call police at (202) 727-9099 or text tips to the department’s text tip line at 50411. The Metropolitan Police Department offers a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and indictment of the person or persons responsible for a crime committed in the District of Columbia.
The Washington Herald
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