Shoplifters Attack Store Employee In Rosslyn: Police

ARLINGTON, VA -- Police are looking for two shoplifters who attacked a store employee in Rosslyn on Sunday.

Police were called to the 1700 block of N. Moore Street at around 2:45 p.m. on March 17 to a report of a robbery by force, according to a report from the Arlington County Police Department.

"[A] store employee attempted to prevent two alleged shoplifting suspects from leaving the business," the report states. "The suspects pushed the employee and struck him in the face before fleeing the scene on foot."

The victim refused medical attention, police say.

Police described the suspects as follows: "Suspect One is described as a tall black male, in his 20s – 30s, wearing a dark blue jacket, dark colored jeans, dark shoes and a backpack. Suspect Two is described as a shorter black male, wearing a blue and red jacket, blue jeans and a backpack."