Police: Daylight Robbery Suspects On The Loose

The Fairfax County police are searching for two men who used pepper spray to rob a rental store employee Monday morning on Little River Turnpike (Route 236).

The police said both suspects are African American. The first suspect is described as about 5 feet 8 inches tall. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and dark pants. The second suspect is balding and has a beard, and he was wearing dark clothing.

Officers responded at about 10:30 a.m. Monday to the report of a robbery at the Rent-A-Center in the 6200 block of Little River Turnpike, near the Plaza at Landmark shopping center north of Interstate 395.

A 23-year-old female employee of the Rent-A-Center, who was carrying a bank deposit bag, had walked out to make a deposit, the police said. Once outside, she was confronted by one of the suspects, who sprayed her in the face with some type of chemical, believed to be pepper spray.

He demanded money as a second suspect approached her, the police said. They grabbed the bag, which contained an undisclosed amount of money, and fled on foot toward Little River Turnpike and Beauregard Street.

The victim was treated at the scene for pepper spray exposure by personnel from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department.

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