Crime & Safety

2 Men Rob Victim At Knifepoint Outside Arlington Business

Arlington County Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place Wednesday night outside an Arlington business.

Arlington County Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place Wednesday night at an Arlington business.
Arlington County Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place Wednesday night at an Arlington business. (Michael O'Connell | Patch)

ARLINGTON, VA — Arlington County Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred Wednesday night at an Arlington business, according to the daily crime report.

Around 9:30 p.m. ACPD officers were dispatched to a business in the 800 block of N. Lincoln Street for the report of an armed robbery. Arriving on the scene, they learned that an argument had broken out between two men and the victim, in which the men threatened the victim. After exiting the business, the two men approached the victim. One of them brandished a knife, cut the bag the victim was carrying, and took items from the bag along with an undisclosed amount of money. The two men then fled the scene on foot.

Police describe the first suspect as a light skinned man, standing about 5-foot-8, and weighing 160 pounds, with facial hair on his chin. He was wearing a baseball hat, gray T-shirt, gray sweatpants, and light gray running shoes. The second suspect is described as a tan skinned man, standing about 5-foot-eight and weighing 240 pounds. He wore glasses, a blue surgical mask, pink button-down shirt, khaki shorts, and white shoes.

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