Suspects Pistol-Whip, Rob Police Officer Outside Arlington Convenience Store

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

January 27, 2021

ARLINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) — An off-duty police officer, who was in uniform, was attacked and pistol-whipped during a robbery in Arlington. The attack happened around 7:30 a.m. outside a Quik Trip convenience store in the 900 block of East Division Street, near Collins.

Investigators say the officer had just gotten off work at the East Patrol District and was in uniform, but wearing a civilian jacket, when he parked near the gas pumps at the store.

At some point a car parked next to his civilian vehicle and three men got out, leaving another inside who officials say moved from the passenger seat to behind the wheel.

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