Crime & Safety

Armed Man Disrupts Grocery Store In Burke

Police have arrested an armed man that caused a commotion in a Burke Shoppers.

BURKE, VA—Police have arrested a disorderly man that displayed a weapon in a Burke grocery store over the weekend.

Around 3:45 p.m. Friday, the suspect entered the Shoppers at 9274 Old Keene Mill Road and was behaving disorderly. When employees confronted him, he displayed a weapon and shoved an employee before running out of the store.

Police located the suspect nearby after someone called in a report. Jacob Koehler, 23, was arrested and charged with assault and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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No injuries have been reported.

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