Crime & Safety

$100K In High-End Purses Swiped From Tysons Galleria Store: Photos

Fairfax County Police released photos of the suspects wanted for the June 25 theft of purses from a high-end store in the Tysons Galleria.

Fairfax County Police released photos of the suspects wanted for the June 25 theft of purses from a high-end store in the Tysons Galleria.
Fairfax County Police released photos of the suspects wanted for the June 25 theft of purses from a high-end store in the Tysons Galleria. (FCPD)

MCLEAN, VA — Detectives from the McLean Police District released photos on Thursday of four of six suspects they say were involved in the theft of $100,000 in high-end merchandise from a store in the Tysons Galleria in June. Police are asking the public to help identify the people in the photos.

Fairfax County Police detectives were alerted around 3:42 p.m. on June 25 to the report of a commercial robbery at a high-end retail store in 2000 block of International Drive.

A preliminary investigation revealed that two men and three women entered the store and grabbed numerous handbags, according to police. One of the men sprayed store security employees with a fire extinguisher to help cover the group's escape. No one was injured during the robbery.

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These photos of the four women wanted by Fairfax County Police were taken from surveillance video from the Tysons Galleria store targeted by the thieves in June. (FCPD)

The three women and two men jumped into a white Alfa Romeo driven by an unknown person and they left the scene, according to police. Investigators believe that the group are using the same car and stolen or altered license plates.

Anyone with information regarding this incident or who can identify the four people in the photos is asked to call the Tysons Urban Team at 703-556-7750. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone – 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477), and by web – Click HERE. Download the ‘P3 Tips’ App “Fairfax Co Crime Solvers”. Anonymous tipsters are eligible for a cash reward. Please leave contact information if you wish for a detective to follow up with you.

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