Police blotter: Burglar tries for cash, leaves with only cigarettes

Someone broke into this gas station after hours looking for cash, but found an empty register.

A burglar broke into an area gas station last week, but found a surprise when he apparently tried to force open the cash register: it was empty.

So in lieu of cash, the thief allegedly took only some cigarettes from the BP station at 5700 Telegraph Road in the Huntington area, according to the Fairfax County Police blotter.

Other incidents reported by police from last weekend (the seven larcenies are all that was reported from the Mount Vernon station):

Mount Vernon district station

Larcenies:

1600 block of Belle View Boulevard, merchandise from business
2300 block of Huntington Avenue, beer from business
6100 block of North Kings Highway, merchandise from business
7700 block of Richmond Highway, merchandise from business
7900 block of Richmond Highway, credit card from residence
8600 block of Richmond Highway, merchandise from business
8200 block of Russell Road, merchandise from business

Franconia District station:

Larcenies:

5700 block of Backlick Road, license plate from vehicle
6700 block of Bland Street, cell phone from business
6100 block of Franconia Road, credit card from business
6100 block of Franconia Road, jewelry from business
9800 block of Hagel Circle, license plates from vehicle
5900 block of Kingstowne Towne Center, liquor from business
7600 block of Marin Woods Court, license plate from vehicle
6600 block of Springfield Towne Center, headphones from business
6600 block of Springfield Towne Center, wallet from business
3300 block of Tennessee Drive, medication from residence

Stolen Vehicles:

9800 block of Richmond Highway, 2006 Ford F350