Weekend police blotter: Burglars smash through door to enter store

March 20, 2017 Police and Fire

Two men smashed a glass front door and burglarized a Huntington-area business on Saturday afternoon, according to today’s Fairfax County Police blotter.

The incident happened at the Dollar Plus & Market at 2253 Huntington Avenue around 5 p.m. Police say a witness saw two men break the door and then enter the business. The witness went to a nearby business and called police, but the burglars fled before the police arrived. The two drove a red SUV believed to be a Dodge Durango.

No injuries were reported, and police did not disclose if any merchandise was stolen.

Other incidents reported in the Mount Vernon police district:

Armed robbery: 5900 block Richmond Highway on 3/19 (reported on helicopter mission page; no other details provided)

Larceny: 2300 block of Huntington Avenue, groceries from business
Larceny: 6200 block of Richmond Highway, cell phone from business
Larceny: 6300 block of Richmond Highway, clothing from business
Larceny: 6600 block of Richmond Highway, property from residence
Larceny: 7700 block of Richmond Highway, merchandise from business
Larceny: 7700 block of Richmond Highway, tools from business
Larceny: 7900 block of Richmond Highway, merchandise from business
Larceny: 8200 block of Treebrooke Lane, fishing gear from boat