Man steals trash bag full of items from CVS near Potomac Yard

Published July 11, 2023 at 9:30AM

The CVS at 2601 Richmond Highway (via Google Maps)

A man walked out of the CVS at 2601 Richmond Highway on Saturday, July 8, with $500 worth of items in a trash bag (via Google Maps)

Alexandria Police are investigating the theft of more than $500 worth of items from a CVS store near Potomac Yard on Saturday night.

At around 5:30 p.m., a man wearing a red shirt and black pants and carrying a black backpack allegedly put the items in a garbage bag and walked out of the store at at 2601 Richmond Highway, which is near the intersection with Swann Avenue.

Police responded about an hour later, according to scanner traffic. No one was injured in the incident and no arrest was made.

Anyone with information on this incident can call the APD non-emergency number at 703-746-4444. Callers can remain anonymous.

Images via Google Maps

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