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CVS store to close after DC thieves ransack location for months, leaving shelves bare

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2 years ago

January 23, 2024

CVS store to close after DC thieves ransack location for months, leaving shelves bare

A CVS store in Washington D.C. is seen in Oct. 2023 footage with bare shelves after a group of teens ransacked the pharmacy chain. (WTTG-TV)

A Washington D.C. CVS store will close its doors after a group of sticky-fingered teens routinely ransacked the store, leaving the shelves bare.

According to Fox affiliate, WTTG-TV, the pharmacy storefront in Washington D.C’s Columbia Heights neighborhood is closing on Feb. 29.

The closing comes months after videos surfaced in Oct. 2023 of row after row of empty shelves at the CVS store after a group of shoplifting teens ransacked the store.

The rampant theft has gotten so bad at the CVS location that customers have begun shopping at other locations for necessities.

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A group of roughly 45 kids routinely ransack a CVS in Washington, D.C., with many thieves taking the food and beverages and stomping on them, according to a Fox 5 report. (Google Maps and FOX 5 / Google Maps)

“It makes me not want to shop there to be honest. I just go in there and get my prescription and then when I need other things, I go elsewhere because there’s nothing there to get,” Ilana Miller, a CVS customer, told WTTG-TV.

Row after row of nearly empty shelves is pictured at a CVS Pharmacy in Washington D.C. (FOX 5 / Fox News)

According to staff who work there, 45 or more kids regularly go into the store to steal chips and drinks before school, after school, and late at night.

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CVS employees allege that the teen thieves are aware of when new shipments come in and when to best target the store.

FOX 5 reported that the store in closing in Columbia Heights after a group of teens routinely ransacked the shelves. (FOX 5 / Fox News)

Fox 5 was told that “street vendors are allegedly paying people to go in and steal stuff so they can resell it.” The station reported that they saw street venders selling items that once filled the now-empty shelves at the pharmacy.

They noticed people selling toothbrushes, men’s and women’s body wash, car fresheners, and laundry and cleaning supplies along the streets just steps away from the CVS.

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On a year-to-date basis, reports of robbery are up by 68% in 2023 vs. 2022.

Just 1,395 instances of property crime have taken place so far in 2024, versus 1,615 at this point in 2023, Metropolitan Police Department data shows.

Reports show 3,470 robberies occurred in 2023.

CVS Pharmacy’s headquarters and the Metropolitan Police Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

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MPD searching for 2 suspects in Northeast DC convenience store break-in

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30 minutes ago

April 3, 2026

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MPD searching for 2 suspects in Northeast DC convenience store break-in

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WASHINGTON – The Metropolitan Police Department is searching for two people who broke into a Quick Stop in Northeast Washington, D.C., last month.

What we know:

The robbery happened just after 5 a.m. on March 21. Two suspects were seen on security video breaking into a Quick Stop store on Bladensburg Road.

The thieves broke the lock of the front door, destroying the entrance, police said, before grabbing some money and items before driving off.

The MPD said the suspects drove off in a black Nissan Altima with a Washington, D.C., license plate with the number DU2168.

What you can do:

The MPD is still investigating the burglary, and asked anyone who could potentially identify either suspect to contact police at 202-727-9099.

The Source: Information in this story is from the Metropolitan Police Department.

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Are the TSA lines at DC area airports back to normal now?

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13 hours ago

April 2, 2026

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Are the TSA lines at DC area airports back to normal now?

TSA checkpoints have mostly stabilized at airports throughout the country, with the Senate advancing a proposal Thursday to fund the Department of Homeland Security in a move that could signal the end of a partial government shutdown that began in February.

Travelers often experienced hours-long lines through TSA during March, as hundreds of agents quit or called out of work while not receiving paychecks.

But following the Senate proposal and President Donald Trump signing an order to pay TSA officers, lines have shrunk, including at airports in the Washington DC area.

Here’s what to know if you’re traveling out of the DC-area airports Thursday.

TSA Wait Times at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

As of 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, security checkpoint wait times at DCA are less than five minutes at all three terminals.

Wait times at all three terminals have mostly been under 10 minutes all week.

TSA Wait Times at Dulles International Airport

At Dulles (IAD), estimated wait times Wednesday morning are 0-15 minutes, according to the My TSA app.

Dulles says on its website screening lines “remain steady and within normal wait times.”

TSA Wait Times at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

Lines are a little bit longer at BWI Thursday, but they still pale in comparison to last week’s lines that stretched outside the airport.

As of 10:30 a.m., the estimated wait times at BWI are 15 to 30 minutes, the My TSA app shows.

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Another person arrested after man found dead and tied up in Logan Circle apartment

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1 day ago

April 2, 2026

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Another person arrested after man found dead and tied up in Logan Circle apartment

WASHINGTON (7News) — A second person linked to the murder of a D.C. man in his Logan Circle apartment was arrested over a month after the incident, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Wednesday’s arrest of D.C. man Alphonso Walker, 39, came two days after police arrested Rico Barnes, both for charges stemming from the death of Syed Hussain, 40, in the 1400 block of Rhode Island Avenue, Northwest. Walker was already in police custody for separate charges.

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Police said Monday that the pair followed Hussain back to his residence on Feb. 11 and attacked him shortly after he opened the door to the apartment lobby at around 1:40 a.m. The pair forced him into his apartment and stole items inside, police said about the motive.

Charging documents included surveillance images showing the men leaving the apartment with bags of clothing and a bicycle, among other items, about an hour after they entered.

At around 3:30 a.m. that same day, D.C. Fire and EMS crews were called to the apartment to extinguish a fire and found Hussain injured and unresponsive. He was declared dead at the scene.

Officials said Hussain’s cause of death was blunt force trauma and strangulation, and investigators said the fire was caused after the man died.

Barnes was arrested on Monday and accused of felony first-degree murder while armed. Walker will face the same charge, police said.

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