Crime & Safety

Another 7-Eleven Armed Robbery

Two 7-Eleven stores on Dumfries Road in Manassas City have been targeted by armed robbers on three separate incidents since March 1.

Manassas City Police are investigating three armed robberies that have occurred at two separate Dumfries Road 7-Eleven

The latest incident took place on Sunday, April 1, at 10 p.m. when a black male armed with a handgun entered the , located at 10438 Dumfries Road, and demanded the store clerk to open the safe, according to police.

The clerk could not open the safe so the suspect took an undisclosed amount of money out of the cash register and fled the scene, police said.

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The suspect was described as a black male, 18 to 22-years-old, 5-feet-10-inches-tall to 6-feet-tall. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, dark pants, black baseball cap with white or silver designs on the brim.

The same store was targeted on March 23 by an armed suspect, described as a black male, who got away with cash and a carton of cigarettes. On March 1, the 7-Eleven store was also targeted by an armed suspect, described as a black male, who also got away.

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It was not made immediately known whether the latest incident on April 1 is thought to be connected to the other cases.

The located at 10299 Dumfries Road was also the location of an abduction back on March 18, and an employee at a 7-Eleven on the same road had her person stolen from the office. Arrests were made in both these cases, according to police reports.


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