Va. Police Interrupt Robbery in Progress at Convenience Store

Fairfax police officers stopped a robbery in progress at a 7-Eleven store, taking into custody a juvenile who was accused of striking a clerk multiple times and demanding access to the business' register and safe.
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March 3, 2026

What to know

  • Fairfax police stopped a robbery in progress at a 7‑Eleven early Monday and took a juvenile suspect into custody.
  • The suspect is accused of assaulting a clerk and demanding access to the register and safe.
  • Police transported the juvenile to the Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center, where a robbery petition was obtained.
Fairfax, VA, Police Department
Fairfax, VA, Police Department.

Fairfax, VA, police stopped a robbery in progress at a 7-Eleven store early Monday.

Virginia police officers stopped a robbery in progress at a 7-Eleven store early Monday.

Fairfax police responded to a report of a robbery at the business at about 5 a.m., WUSA-TV reports. When officers reached the store, they found the robbery was still in progress.

Police were able to stop the crime and take a juvenile into custody. The suspect is accused of assaulting a store clerk and demanding access to the register and a store safe.

 

The store clerk was seriously injured and taken to the hospital. The suspect allegedly struck the clerk multiple times in the face.

 

Police took the juvenile to the Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center, where a robbery petition was obtained.

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