Wednesday, October 23

Thieves loot Springfield store after ramming stolen automobile via storefront window

Fairfax County police are searching for a crew of 4 thieves who robbed Smoke Bazaar in Springfield early Sunday after crashing a stolen 2013 Hyundai Elantra via the glass storefront.

Surveillance footage reveals 4 suspects taking round $200 price of merchandise from a counter in addition to from cabinets.

Police have been on the scene by 12:40 p.m. — lower than 5 minutes after the break-in — however the smash-and-grab crew had already fled in one other stolen automobile, a black 2019 Hyundai Elantra.

Both vehicles have been taken in Lorton, Virginia, with the getaway automobile reported stolen about an hour earlier than the break-in. That automobile was recovered unoccupied later Sunday within the 9200 block of Wildwood Lane in Lorton.

The Fairfax County Police Department described the 4 suspects as between 15 and 20 years outdated.

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