Starting in July 2023, the store along 7th St. in Northwest was hit seven times in eight months.
WASHINGTON — A D.C. woman pleaded guilty in court Thursday for her role in a series of robberies at a Chinatown Walgreens, where she worked as a store manager.
London Teeter, 21, was arrested in February 2024, along with three other people after months of repeated robberies at the drugstore. She was one of two store managers who reportedly took turns being the victims in robberies they helped plan.
Teeter pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by robbery. When sentenced, she could face up to 20 years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine. As part of a plea agreement, Teeter admitted that her and her co-conspirators stole and split at least $28,983.
Starting in July 2023, the store along 7th St. in Northwest was hit seven times in eight months.
According to court documents, Teeter and three others planned to carry out armed robberies at the Walgreens store nearly once a month. Each robbery was planned to happen during the times Teeter or another manager was working since the two were aware of the timing of cash transfers within the store.
In each of the robberies, police say a masked gunman walked into the store and forced an employee into the manager’s office or accessed the office using a code, reportedly provided by Teeter or the other manager. After getting the money, the gunman would leave through a back exit.
Teeter and the other manager even took turns being the victim in the robberies they were helping plan, knowing the robberies would be caught on internal surveillance.
During one of the robberies, Teeter sent one of her co-conspirators a texts that read:
“The vid looks so bad,” “idk why he put the gun down,” and “he can’t do it next time [not gonna lie].”
The series of robberies led the drugstore to hire an armed Special Police Officer to help protect the business. Teeter became aware of the officer and reportedly continued to help plan the robberies with her co-conspirators on two occasions.
Trials for Teeter’s accused co-conspirators, Michael Robinson, 34, Kamanye Williams, 25, and Gianni Robinson, 27, are pending.