MPD Makes Arrest in New Jersey Avenue Robbery

[Press, MPD (MPD)]

January 16, 2026

 

MPD Makes Arrest in New Jersey Avenue Robbery

  

(Washington, D.C.) – The Metropolitan Police Department announces the arrest of a man in a robbery that occurred in Northwest.

 

On Saturday, August 16, 2025, at approximately 1:45 p.m., the victim was in the 1700 block of New Jersey Avenue, Northwest, when the suspect approached him while holding a crowbar. The suspect demanded the victim’s property, and the victim complied. The suspect then fled.

 

As a result of the detective's investigation, 34-year-old Hector Omar Roa-Avaque, of no fixed address, was arrested and charged with Robbery.

 

CCN: 25124913

 

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