A Fairfax County man was arrested for allegedly abducting a 9-year-old boy from a store restroom. Police said the child left the restroom at the Dick’s Sporting Goods at 5716 Columbia Pike on Saturday and immediately told his father that a man kept him from leaving the restroom and had tried to engage him inappropriately. Police got a description from the boy and security cameras. Steven D. Liggon, 47, of Alexandria, was charged with abduction with intent to defile and indecent liberties.

D.C. man files police complaint over robbery

D.C. police are investigating a complaint by a citizen who said officers tried to dissuade him from filing an armed robbery report. Matt Ashburn, the owner of the Capital City Diner, said he and two friends were walking home Sunday in the Trinidad neighborhood when four or five young people approached them, showed what appeared to be a sawed-off shotgun and demanded money.

The victims said a detective said the incident didn’t rise to the level of a robbery because the suspect did not reach into the victim’s pockets. The detective then asked whether Ashburn really wanted to pursue the matter because the suspects might retaliate, Ashburn said. They ended up filing a complaint for robbery by fear. Assistant Chief Diane Groomes said the department was taking the complaint seriously and developing leads in the armed robbery.

Grenade found in NE home

Two women cleaning out the home of their elderly father found a grenade from World War II, D.C. police said. Police evacuated the residence at 1230 Brentwood Road NE and a neighboring home around 4:45 p.m. Monday. Police had not determined whether the grenade was live.

– Compiled by Scott McCabe