A brazen armed robbery that took place earlier this week outside a popular restaurant at The Wharf — captured in a video first posted on social media and later confirmed by police — is drawing heightened attention to the challenges of rising crime on D.C. residents, visitors and its businesses.
The incident occurred just outside Philippe in the 600 block of Wharf Street SW toward The Wharf’s southeastern end, according to the Metropolitan Police Department, which issued a press release and…
