Two men posed as tree experts to gain access to the Alexandria-area home of an 86-year-old woman Sunday, according to Fairfax County police.
The men knocked on the homeowner’s door on the 6300 block of Lewin Drive around 5 p.m. Sunday and told her that she had trees in her backyard that needed trimming. She let the men into her backyard to inspect the trees. When she asked for identification, the suspects could not produce any, and she asked them to leave. They pushed their way back inside her home, retreated to different parts of the residence and then fled without taking anything.
The suspects were described as white, in their 20s, about 5 feet 6 inches tall with medium builds. They both had brown hair and were wearing short-sleeved shirts and light-colored pants.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS.
