Crime & Safety
Police: Armed Man Attempted to Rob Gas Station in Pimmit Hills
Officers from McLean District Station responded to incident.
An armed man this week attempted a late-night robbery of a gas station on the edge of the Pimmit Hills community but got away empty-handed, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.
At about 1:30 a.m. Monday, a man approached the employee of a gas station in the 7500 block of Leesburg Pike and flashed a gun. He ordered the employee to run away, and then he tried to take cash from the register, according to a report out of the McLean District Station.
The man was unable to open the register, so he fled, according to police.
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No injuries were reported.
The bandit was described as between 5 feet, 8 inches tall and 5 feet, 10 inches tall and said to weigh between 160 and 180 pounds.
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Fairfax County police released the above photos.
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