“The golden question is why is this going on,” said Assistant D.C. Police Chief Lamar Greene. “And I have to tell you, honestly, I don’t know.”
Mindful of the peril, The Washington Post has halted predawn newspaper deliveries in certain areas, telling affected subscribers in a Nov. 30 note that some carriers “have experienced repeated attempted robberies and carjackings.”
Of the many violent car thieves roaming the metropolitan area, few if any have been as prolific as three young men who allegedly carried out what a prosecutor in the District called a 12-hour “reign of terror” in late October.
The three, all 18, were identified by authorities as Romeo Ramirez, Cristian Santay-Rosales and Diego Lopez.
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Puzzling spike in auto thefts, many of them violent, worries D.C.-area police
Oh I think I know why. It's because they're black or hispanic.