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February 20, 2024

Were the Robberies at the Chinatown Walgreens an Inside Job?

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Were the Robberies at the Chinatown Walgreens an Inside Job?

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The Chinatown Walgreens was hit by armed robbers eight times in a year. It’s a story that seemed to be a symbol of Washington’s worries about lawlessness. But this week, it took a crazy turn. Rather than a random crime, police now think it was an inside job. NBC4’s Jackie Bensen is here to tell us what’s in the court docs on this wild story. 


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