Crime & Safety

Convenience Stores Robbed In Woodbridge, Suspects Flee: Police

In what appear to be unrelated incidents, an Exxon convenience store and a 7-Eleven were robbed in Woodbridge Tuesday night.

Suspect in robbery of convenience store at Exxon in Woodbridge.
Suspect in robbery of convenience store at Exxon in Woodbridge. (Prince William County Police Department)

WOODBRIDGE, VA — Prince William County police responded Tuesday evening to a reported armed robbery at an Exxon service station at 4255 Seeton Square in Woodbridge. The suspect began concealing merchandise he picked up at the Exxon's convenience store, according to an employee, and then pulled out a knife and followed the employee behind the counter.

The suspect took several pieces of merchandise from the convenience store before fleeing. No injuries were reported from the incident.

Prince William County police responded to the robbery at 5:12 p.m. on Nov. 26. A police K-9 searched for the suspect but was unable to find him.

Find out what's happening in Woodbridgefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

In a separate incident early Wednesday morning, Prince William County police officers responded to the 7-Eleven located at 4800 Dale Blvd. in Woodbridge to investigate a robbery. An employee reported to police around 2 a.m., Nov. 27 that two masked men entered the store and approached the counter. One of the men jumped over the counter and grabbed the cash register.

The suspects fled the 7-Eleven with the register after being confronted by the employee. No injuries were reported in the incident. A police K-9 searched for the suspects who were not located.

Find out what's happening in Woodbridgefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Police are asking anyone with information about the incidents to contact the Prince William County Police Department tipline at 703-792-7000 or submit a webtip to www.pwcgov.org/policetip.

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.