Crime & Safety
LCSO Seeks Suspects in Strong-Arm Robbery Near W.Va. Line
Police released a video of a teal Pontiac Sunfire, from which two suspects snatched the purse of female victim at the Tri-State Exxon and then fled to West Virginia early April 25.
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office are looking for two white men who participated in the strong-arm robbery of a Washington, D.C. woman on April 25.
The robbery took place at about 1 a.m. that day in the parking lot of Tri-State Exxon, located on Jefferson Pike near the Virginia- West Virginia border. A teal two-door Pontiac Sunfire with a West Virginia tag pulled up next to the 39-year-old woman, one of the occupants grabbed the her purse and knocked her to the ground. She declined medical treatment at the scene, according to police.
A video of the incident can be viewed here.
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The car fled the scene on Route 340 towards West Virginia after the robbery. It was missing its front passenger-side hubcap at the time of the robbery, according to police.
The Loudoun County Sherrif’s Office encourages anyone with information to contact Investigator M. McCaffrey at 703-777-0475. Those callers wishing to remain anonymous are asked to call Loudoun Crime Solvers at 703-777-1919. Information leading to an arrest and indictment could entitle the caller to a cash reward of up to $1,000.
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