'People just need to control their kids more' -- Teens vandalize DC convenience store overnight [View all]

A group of 20 to 30 teens were caught on camera swarming 24/7 Best Tobacco and Wireless around 11:40 p.m.

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WASHINGTON — A large group of teenagers vandalized and stole from a convenience store in Northeast D.C. just before midnight Friday, police said. Now, the community says something needs to be done to control the youth and protect the neighborhood.

The group of 20 to 30 teens were caught on camera swarming the 24/7 Best Tobacco and Wireless on the 1500 block of Benning Road around 11:40 p.m. Friday. They threw items in and outside of the store. When an employee tried to lock the door, teens pulled it open, damaging the door.

"CVS closed, the Dollar Tree hasn't been open in sometime, I don't even know if they might open back up," Hill said.

Another customer, Dena Williams, said actions like this affect the neighborhood. "This is our community that we're trashing," Williams said. "It's funky, it stinks, the stores are dirty. And I don't know what we're going to do."