Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Attempted Robbery at Costco

On Tuesday, February 6 a man robbed the Costco, located at 7373 Boston Boulevard in the Fullerton area of Fairfax County. At approximately 4:30 p.m., the suspect exited through a side door with a cart full of merchandise. An alarm sounded and an employee, a 31-year-old Alexandria-area man, chased the suspect. The suspect pointed a gun at the employee as he fled. The cart fell over and the merchandise fell out. The suspect continued to run away, and the employee stopped at the merchandise.

The suspect was described as a black man in his 30s. He was approximately 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighed 250 pounds. He was wearing a checkered multicolored flannel jacket, jeans, and black gloves and cap.

Anyone with information about this incident or this suspect is asked to call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477) or the police non-emergency number at 703-691-2131.

Crime Prevention OfficeFranconia
Fairfax County Police Department

Release: 07/037/2276/EJA/(7)
February 7, 2007
Release from PIO

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