Metro News Release

For immediate release: October 26, 2011

Metro Transit Police announce arrest in Suitland station robberies

Michael Deon McIntosh faces armed robbery charges

The Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) has announced the arrest of Michael Deon McIntosh, 22, of Suitland, Md. for a series of armed robberies in the parking garage at Suitland station.

MTPD detectives have linked McIntosh to at least four robberies within the Suitland station parking garage in recent months. In each case, customers were approached by a man who displayed a gun and demanded property. No one was injured in any of the incidents.

McIntosh was arrested October 16 aboard a Green Line train following a non-Metro-related armed robbery at a business near U Street Station. McIntosh matched a suspect description provided by Metropolitan Police and was subsequently arrested at Waterfront Station. Once in custody, MTPD officers recognized that McIntosh matched the description of the suspect wanted in the series of robberies at Suitland. Several victims of the Suitland garage incidents were able to positively identify McIntosh.

Additional charges are pending.

Metro Transit Police routinely work with local police agencies to enhance the security of riders. Local police departments provide supplemental patrols of parking lots, stations and bus bays throughout Metro’s service area. In Prince George’s County, MTPD and PGPD conduct high-visibility patrols in all Metrorail stations in the county. 

Crime on Metro, including crimes committed in Metro parking facilities has decreased in the first six months of 2011 compared with 2010, with robberies falling from 540 to 449 in the January to June period.

News release issued at 3:39 pm, October 26, 2011.