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Washington, DC robberies

Story here. If anyone wonders why robbery rates there are high, take the case of one robber mentioned:

"MPD arrested 19-year-old Isaiah Matthews on Tuesday after police said he stole a victim's car keys at gunpoint on D Street SE.

But Matthews has a criminal record that includes prior misdemeanor assault and threats offenses for which he wasn't kept behind bars for long.

His threats offense earned him a 120-day sentence in January that was suspended as long as he could fulfill his one-year probation, according to court records. Matthews became delinquent soon after, and he wasn't ordered to serve out the remaining 90 days of his sentence until he was arrested in April.

Matthews was released from jail earlier this month before being rearrested Tuesday on robbery charges."