The Metropolitan Police Department announces an arrest in a business burglary that occurred in Northwest.
On Sunday, August 2, 2026, at approximately 1:50 p.m., officers from the Third District responded to the report of a business burglary in the 2000 block of 11th Street, Northwest. The suspects forcibly damaged the door to gain entry into the establishment. Once inside, they began taking items. A victim came downstairs, startling the suspects, and one suspect fled the scene with property.
Through investigative leads and security camera footage, Third District detectives were able to identify a suspect.
On Monday, August 3, 2026, Third District officers observed one of the suspects and placed him under arrest.
58-year-old John Emerson Williams was charged with Burglary two.
This case remains under investigation. Anyone who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police