Police car stolen as car thefts soar in D.C.

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LOCAL CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY

Police car stolen as car thefts soar in D.C.

Vehicle belonged to UDC police department, was taken from campus

By Martin Weil
November 10, 2023 at 11:41 p.m. EST

A police car was stolen Friday from a college campus in Washington, D.C. ... The car, belonging to the police department of the University of the District of Columbia, was taken from campus about 3:45 a.m., the D.C. police said. The campus is in the 4200 block of Connecticut Avenue NW.

The vehicle was found Friday evening, according to Officer Lee Lepe, a spokesman for the D.C. police. He said it was in what is known as the unit block of P Street NW. ... That is just west of North Capitol Street, and about five miles from where the vehicle was taken.

It was not clear who took the car or why or where it had been in the hours between when it was taken and when it was found. The gray 2023 Ford Explorer bore markings clearly indicating it was a police vehicle.

In a city where several categories of crime have increased this year, car theft has increased particularly sharply.

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By Martin Weil
Martin Weil is a longtime reporter at The Washington Post. Twitter https://twitter.com/martyweilwapost

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