Police blotter: Group robs tobacco store at gunpoint

Tobacco Colony on Richmond Highway (Google Maps)

A group of men robbed a tobacco store at gunpoint Monday night in the Penn Daw area, according to today’s Fairfax Police blotter. 

The incident happened around 9:40 p.m. at the Tobbaco Colony at 6231 Richmond Highway (see map). The group of men — police did not say exactly how many — entered the store and one pulled out a gun. The men asked for money and took off with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to police.

No one in the store was injured, police said. No description of the assailants was given. 

Other incidents from the the Mount Vernon police district in today’s blotter:

Larceny: 8400 block of Fort Hunt Road, cell phone from residence
Larceny: 7900 block of Richmond Highway, merchandise from business
Larceny: 8100 block of Richmond Highway, computer from business

Incidents reported in Monday’s blotter:

Larceny: 6000 block of Richmond Highway, catalytic converter from vehicle
Larceny: 6300 block of Richmond Highway, merchandise from business
Larceny: 7900 block of Richmond Highway, computer and printer from business
Larceny: 8200 block of Richmond Highway, merchandise from business
Larceny: 8600 block of Richmond Highway, merchandise from business