FBI and Local Police Launch Investigation into CVS Robbery Bandit

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Richmond field office is combining efforts with local alw enforcement to locate a suspect responsible for multiple robberies of various CVS stores in Arlington, Hanover, Henrico and Prince William counties as well as in Fredericksburg, Hampton and Williamsburg.

The robberies took place on July 15, July 26, Aug. 13, Sept. 16, Oct. 10 and Oct. 26. Each robbery involved a black male suspect who reportedly entered multiple CVS drug stores and demanded Oxycodone, at times showing the employee behind the counter a handgun in his waistband.

The suspect was seen in each incident wearing a hat and covering his face with a white cloth. In several of the robberies, the suspect was seen leaving the premises in a white or silver Dodge Nitro SUV.

Investigators from the FBI, the Arlington County Police Department, the Hampton Police Department, the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office, the Henrico County Police Division, the Fredericksburg Police Department, the Prince William County Police Department, and the City of Williamsburg Police Department encourage anyone with knowledge of these incidents to contact their local authorities with tips that may lead to the identification and arrest of the suspect.

Anyone with information regarding these incidents is encouraged to contact the FBI’s Richmond field office at (804) 261-1044 or send an email to Richmond@ic.FBI.gov.

Image: Courtesy of Prince William County Police