An armed theft was reported Tuesday night time in downtown Washington at tenth Road and Pennsylvania Avenue — an surprising place for such against the law, not as a result of it’s downtown however as a result of it’s steps from the entrance door of FBI headquarters.
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Robbery reported outside FBI headquarters in Washington
Even because the frequency of robberies has been rising within the metropolis this 12 months, some locations would seem like unlikely websites for such crimes to happen.
Definitely a theft wouldn’t be anticipated on the entrance door of the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Constructing, listed as 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. However the constructing stretches for a full block, from Ninth Road to tenth, the place the theft was reported.
Furthermore, FBI premises in Washington are guarded by the FBI Police, a regulation enforcement company entrusted with the security of FBI property.
It was not clear Tuesday night time how a lot thought was given to the placement of the holdup by those that carried it out.
Though the headquarters constructing is giant and imposing in its bulk, there’s little in the way in which of dramatic or vivid signage to counsel the work that goes on inside.
And it was not sure from the preliminary info formally out there which of the 4 corners of the intersection was the location of the crime.
However it’s also true that the massive federal constructing on the south aspect of Pennsylvania, throughout the road from the FBI constructing, is the headquarters of the Division of Justice.