Crime & Safety

Maryland Man Arrested, Charged With Burglarizing DC Home

Authorities said the burglary happened on April 17, 2023, in Southeast D.C.

A Silver Spring man is facing charges after authorities said he burglarized a Washington, D.C. home in 2023.
A Silver Spring man is facing charges after authorities said he burglarized a Washington, D.C. home in 2023. (Rachel Nunes/Patch)

SILVER SPRING, MD — A Silver Spring man is facing charges after authorities said he burglarized a Washington, D.C. home in 2023.

Courtland Monroe, 27, was arrested and charged with first-degree burglary in connection with the incident, the Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement.

According to police, Monroe is accused of entering an occupied residence in the 100 block of I Street around 10:30 p.m. on April 18, 2023, and again at 5 a.m. the following day.

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Once inside, police said he took property and fled the scene.

No additional information was immediately available.

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