Crime & Safety
Mount Vernon Robbery Victim Forced Into Car, Punched
Police seek four people who followed a person from a restaurant and forced him into a car.
MOUNT VERNON, VA—A man was forced into a car and punched during a robbery in Mount Vernon early Sunday, May 5, Fairfax County Police say.
The man was leaving a restaurant around 3 a.m. when the robbery happened in the 8500 block of Richmond Highway. Four men reportedly forced him into a car against his will. After they drove a short distance, he was pulled out of the car and punched. One of the men took cash from the victim's wallet. The group drove away afterward.
The suspects were described as Hispanic and around 30 years old. They were driving a gray Acura. Three of them wore black shirts and one wore a red shirt.
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