Crime & Safety

Men Armed With Bat, Baton Rob Leesburg Gas Station: Police

A gas station employee was hospitalized after two men armed with a bat and a baton robbed a Valero station in Leesburg on Wednesday night.

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A gas station employee was hospitalized after two men armed with a bat and a baton robbed a Valero station on James Monroe Highway in Leesburg on Wednesday night.
A gas station employee was hospitalized after two men armed with a bat and a baton robbed a Valero station on James Monroe Highway in Leesburg on Wednesday night. (Photos courtesy of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office)

LEESBURG, VA — Two robbers armed with a bat and a baton stole from a Valero gas station in Leesburg on Wednesday night, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Authorities are asking for the public's help identifying the robbers.

A gas station employee was assaulted during the robbery. They were taken to a hospital for treatment and released on Thursday.

Photo courtesy of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office.
Police said the two robbers entered the Valero convenience store at 13200 block James Monroe Highway around 11:50 p.m. on Thursday. One of the men took money from the register while the other hit the convenience store employee with a baton.

Anyone who has more information about the robbery or the men involved can contact the sheriff's office at 703-777-1021.

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