Fake missing child story helps burglary suspect get inside Northeast DC home

Police release surveillance images after homeowner’s property stolen during deception

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A burglary suspect used a story about a missing child to gain entry into a Northeast DC home before stealing property and threatening to shoot a person who chased him, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

The incident occurred at about 3:50 p.m. Tuesday in the 600 block of Acker Place NE.

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