Category Archives: Larceny

Sticky Handed Thief Gets Stuck in Police’s Quick Response

Franconia Police District—Officers from the Franconia District Station arrested a man responsible for breaking into multiple cars in Lorton. Yesterday morning, around 4 a.m., officers responded to a report of a man actively breaking into cars near the intersection of Bellwether Court and Shepherd Hills Drive in Lorton. When they arrived, officers discovered a vehicle with a broken window. During

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Heavy Traffic and Determination Helps Detectives Arrest Organized Retail Theft Crew

McLean Police District – Detectives from our Tysons Urban Team (TUT) arrested a retail theft crew after running out of a retail store with merchandise. Around 5:05 p.m. on Friday, detectives received an alert from loss prevention. A retail theft crew grabbed over a dozen designer handbags, totaling over $4500 in value and ran from the store. The suspects entered

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Costly Return: Thieves Arrested After Returning to Tysons Corner

McLean Police District – The Tysons Urban Team (TUT) detectives arrested a crew believed to be responsible for multiple fraudulent transactions and recovered property belonging to U.S. Postal Service (USPS). At 2:14 p.m. on December 15, detectives responded to the Diesel store in the McLean area for a suspicious person call. A store employee recognized several suspects from a fraudulent

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TUT Arrests Maryland Man for Month Long Shoplifting Spree

McLean Police District – Detectives from our Tyson’s Urban Team (TUT) arrested a man who has been stealing merchandise from Sak’s Fifth Avenue for more than a month. At approximately 12:40 p.m. on Friday, detectives were alerted by the Loss Prevention Team at Sak’s Fifth Avenue regarding a familiar shoplifter actively concealing merchandise. Before the detectives’ arrival, the suspect left the

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Securing the Season: Detectives Thwart Thieves’ Shopping Spree

McLean Police District – Detectives from the Tyson’s Urban Team thwarted a retail theft crew from Maryland. At approximately 4:45 p.m. yesterday, detectives received a call from loss prevention at Sak’s Fifth Avenue for suspects actively involved in credit card fraud. Detectives quickly arrived and took the three men into custody. Through the investigation, detectives uncovered that the suspects successfully

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