Community Unsettled After Three Armed Robberies in an Hour

A series of three armed robberies in less than an hour has a typically quiet community unnerved.

Northwest D.C. near Chevy Chase is usually safe, community members said. But in the early morning hours Tuesday, an armed robber approached three people and wielded a pistol.

โ€œHe grabbed me like a bear hug from behind, and I was like, 'Whatโ€™s this?' And then I turned around and then he had a very small pistol in one hand,โ€ said one victim, who asked to remain anonymous.

The robber allegedly approached victims, demanded cellphones and money, and brandished a weapon. The robber is thought to target victims walking alone.

The three robberies occurred at Quesada Street and Western Avenue, Connecticut Avenue and Military Road, and 35th and Albemarle streets.

โ€œI canโ€™t believe weโ€™ve had the armed robberies overnight that weโ€™ve had. Itโ€™s quite scary. It has us very unnerved here,โ€ said ANC Commissioner Carolyn Cook.

The three armed robberies may be connected to other armed holdups in the area.
 

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