Diamond heist at Tysons Corner
A jeweler was injured during a diamond heist in Tysons Corner, Fairfax County police said. At about 8:20 p.m. Monday, two men entered the Movado store and smashed a glass case using a crowbar. The men grabbed fistfuls of diamond jewelry, stuffed them in a bag and fled through the Tysons Corner Center mall, police said. One employee was treated on the scene. The robbers were both described as black, about 5 feet 11 inches tall and 230 pounds. They wore blue, hooded jackets and ball caps. One robber wore tan boots, and the other had a mustache.
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Double shooting kills one
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– Compiled by Scott McCabe
