Lottery Ticket Thief: Winning Streak Ends

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Fairfax County, VA – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau have arrested a man after a series of lottery ticket larcenies.

On September 15, officers responded to a convenience store in the 2900 block of Chain Bridge Road in Oakton for a report of a larceny and assault. Officers learned that a man, later identified as Mohammad Akhtar, 39, of Reston went behind the counter and stole lottery tickets while the clerk was distracted. When the clerk returned, Akhtar assaulted him before leaving on foot. The clerk received non-life-threatening injuries.   

 Detectives began investigating and determined Akhtar was linked to several similar cases involving over $6,500 worth of stolen lottery tickets in September.

DateLocation
September 118600 block of Park Street, Dunn Loring
September 138600 block of Park Street, Dunn Loring
September 152900 block of Chain Bridge Road, Oakton
September 162200 block of Gallows Road, Dunn Loring
September 188300 block of Leesburg Pike, Tysons
September 199400 Block of Old Burke Lake Road, Burke
September 199400 Block of Old Burke Lake Road, Burke
September 2514500 block of Lee Road, Chantilly

On September 26, Akhtar was arrested and charged with Grand Larceny, five counts of Larceny by False Pretense, and five counts of Petit Larceny. He is being held at the Fairfax County Detention Center on no bond.

Those with information are asked to please call our Major Crimes Bureau at 703-246-7800, option 5. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone – 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477), and by web – Click HERE. Download the ‘P3 Tips’ App and follow the steps to “Fairfax Co Crime Solvers.” Please leave contact information if you wish for a detective to follow up with you.     

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