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Laundry Detergent Bandit Nabbed in Ward 4 – Allegedly Involved in Some Cheese Stolen Too

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Photo by PoPville flickr user KJinDC

Ed. Note: Back in February we (at least I) learned “laundry detergent is a form of street currency used in the drug trade.”

From MPD:

“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fourth District announced an arrest has been made in reference to multiple theft two offenses that occurred in the following locations:

On Thursday, March 10, 2016, in the 5200 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest, at approximately 10:11 am, the suspect entered the establishment and took several bottles of laundry detergent.

On Friday, May 13, 2016, in the 100 block of Kennedy Street, Northwest, at approximately 8:49 am, the suspect entered the establishment and took several bottles of laundry detergent.

On Thursday, May 26, 2016, in the 100 block of Kennedy Street, Northwest, at approximately 8:10 am, the suspect entered the establishment and took several packs of diapers.

On Monday, May 30, 2016, in the 3600 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest, at approximately 6:40 pm, the suspect entered the establishment and took several bottles of laundry detergent.

On Friday, June 3, 2016, in the 100 block of Carroll Street, Northwest, at approximately 6:40 pm, the suspect entered the establishment and took several bottles of laundry detergent and some cheese.

On Friday, June 3, 2016, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, 24-year-old David Winchester, of Silver Spring, MD, was arrested and charged with five counts of Theft Two.”

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