Crime & Safety
Pair of 7-Eleven Stores Robbed On Same Day In Woodbridge: Police
Two masked men robbed a 7-Eleven store in Woodbridge Monday night, fleeing the store with money, the Prince William County police said.
WOODBRIDGE, VA — Two masked men robbed a 7-Eleven store in Woodbridge Monday night, fleeing the store with money before police arrived, according to the Prince William County Police Department. The incident was the second robbery of a 7-Eleven store in Woodbridge on Monday.
At around 10:45 p.m. Monday, Prince William County police officers went to the 7-Eleven at 12520 Gordon Blvd. in Woodbridge to investigate a robbery. A store employee told police that two unknown masked men entered the store and approached the counter. During the incident, one of the suspects went behind the counter and demanded money while the other suspect brandished a firearm.
A police K-9 responded to search the area for the suspects who were not located. The suspects are described as a white male, about 5-feet 10-inches tall, with a thin build, wearing a red-hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and a backpack. The other suspect was described as a Black male with the same height and build, wearing a black-hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and black shoes.
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Earlier Monday, police officers went to the 7-Eleven at 1701 Featherstone Road in Woodbridge around 3:40 a.m. to investigate a robbery. A store employee told police that three masked men, all brandishing firearms, entered the store at which point two of them approached the counter while the third stayed by the front door. The three men got away with money and stolen goods from the store.
Nobody was injured in either robbery, according to police.
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Anyone with information about either armed robbery is asked to contact the Prince William County Police Department tipline at 703-792-7000 or submit a webtip to: www.pwcgov.org/policetip.
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