Man robs woman at Safeway, threatens with bottle and pliers, Alexandria VA

Robbery

Reported: 11/9/2025 02:47 PM

Near Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22309

A man robbed a woman at the Safeway near Richmond Highway, Virginia. He stole her bag and cash worth about (number withheld). He threatened her with a bottle and a pair of pliers before leaving on foot toward a nearby Taco Bell.

Audio|Source: Fairfax County Police, Fire and EMS

07:59

Transcript:

00:00

Copy on Route 241 for a possible robbery near Richmond Highway at the Safeway.

00:06

Caller revised, male subjects stole from the location and threatened her with a bottle and pliers.

00:11

Dubbo is going to be a 40-year-old (name withheld) male black jacket.

00:16

Took bag and money, was also drinking alcohol, no weapons or drugs, blasting on foot, heading towards the Taco Bell.

00:28

Call there's going to be waiting at the bus stop.

00:33

Car 20 alpha or 21 a drive?

00:37

Caller 212X, can go Creoleet Hewlo and start K-9.

00:41

Direct.

00:45

K912, you can host a route.

00:49

Glass unit.

00:54

K-912. K-912.

00:56

Here and wrong.

00:57

Thank you.

01:01

Virginia at the Safeway, near Richmond Highway.

01:06

Suspect is a 40-year-old (name withheld) male or in black jacket.

01:11

Solar collar jacket and bag and money.

01:15

The subject was drinking threatened a collar with a bottle in a pair of pliers.

01:24

Some accounts complete at 1749.

03:18

Units on the robbery, subject was baldheaded, had facial hair, did cover his face with the hood.

03:32

Color 21, I understand the bag was stolen.

03:34

Is there anything trackable in the bags?

03:38

X-ray, 225.

03:40

We're on Steven's a victim.

03:41

That's a bus stop. We'll ask if anything is trackable, we'll be to update a description here in a minute.

04:06

And X-ray at 225, this is going to be a good robbery and subject to threaten the bag gentleman with a bottle.

07:36

He stole approximately (number withheld) worth of cash headed southbound Richmond Highway towards the Taco Bell.

07:43

We have a good tracking location for K-9.

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