A District of Columbia man was arrested this week in connection to 21 burglaries that took place across the city on Oct. 15, 18 and 31. He also faces charges of destroying property, police said.
Demetrius Woods, 22, of Northwest, is one of three suspects the Metropolitan Police Department says broke into 21 separate addresses on the dates listed above. In each case, a front door or window was smashed in the early morning hours, money was stolen, and the suspects fled in a blue sedan, the police said Thursday.
Mr. Woods faces 21 counts of second-degree burglary. He is accused of two burglaries each in Northwest and Northeast and five in Southeast on Oct. 15. On Oct. 18, Mr. Woods is alleged to have participated in five burglaries in Northeast, three in Northwest and one in Southwest.
He is also accused of destroying property at two other addresses in Northwest on Oct. 18, police said.
Finally, on Oct. 31, police allege that Mr. Woods committed two burglaries in Northwest and another in Northeast.
On Wednesday, the MPD executed a search warrant at an address in Southeast, where they proceeded to arrest Mr. Woods.
If found guilty, Mr. Woods faces two to 15 years in prison on each burglary charge. For the two counts of destruction of property, the sentence depends on the value of the destroyed property, which the police did not specify.
If it was worth $1,000 or more, the counts are felonies he could face up to 10 years in prison on each count, whereas if it was worth less than that, then the counts are misdemeanors and he would only face a maximum of 180 days in prison on each count, according to the District of Columbia Code.
The MPD is still looking for the blue sedan involved and the other two suspects, who were caught on surveillance footage uploaded by police to YouTube. Anyone with information is urged to call (202) 727-9099 or to text 50411, and the department offers a reward of up to $1,000 for information that results in an arrest and indictment.
• Brad Matthews can be reached at bmatthews@washingtontimes.com.