From Fairfax County police logs:
ROBBERY, 4500 block of Brookfield Corporate Drive, 12/24/12, 9 p.m. An unknown man entered the business and demanded money from the register. The clerk insisted there was no cash. Eventually, the suspect walked out. The victim was not injured.
From Fairfax County police:
ROBBERY, 13100 block of Rose Petal Circle, 10/1/12, 8:15 a.m. A teenage victim reported to his parents that a teenage suspect attempted to rob him over the weekend. The suspect allegedly displayed a handgun and demanded valuables to be delivered soon.
A woman has been charged in a recent attempted hold up of a Herndon bank. She claimed there were bombs nearby that would go off if she was not given money. Channel 9 News has details:
Ana Ruth Melendez Rodriguez of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, was arrested July 27 after a police investigation into a robbery at Cambio de Cheque at 1100 Elden St, Suite F, in Herdon that took place Thursday. The female suspect entered the business, demanded cash and then handed over a note that said a bomb was located in the lobby, and another bomb was in the parking lot.
At approximately 11:00, the woman confronted a teller at the Cambio de Cheque at 1100 Elden Street, Suite F, in Herndon, and demanded money. She also produced a note that said that a bomb was located in the lobby of the business and another bomb was in the parking lot. The female then left the scene.
Police responded and summoned the Fairfax County Police Bomb Squad. Surrounding businesses were evacuated and roads were temporarily closed while a bomb search was conducted.
From Fairfax County police:
Police were called to the Bank of America, located at 748 Walker Road, around 10:53 a.m. on Tuesday, March 20, for an attempted bank robbery. An investigation determined a man approached a teller and demanded money. The suspect then fled the bank without any money. No one inside the bank required medical attention.
The suspect was described as white, 25 to 30 years old. He was about 6 feet tall, 200 pounds and was wearing a white T-shirt and an orange construction vest.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.
Here is a picture of the suspect:
From police logs:
Two men attempted to rob a 29-year-old man at knifepoint in the 11900 block of Winterthur Lane around 2:50 a.m. on Tuesday, November 22. The suspects were described as black, between 25 and 32 years old and about 5 feet 11 inches tall. The victim was not injured.
Winterthur Lane contains apartments and is north of Hunters Woods Plaza.