Late yesterday night, the Manassas City Police Department responded to a call for a robbery in progress at a CVS location on Centerville Road in Manassas.
The suspect, identified as David Campbell, was attempting to leave the location with a bag of prescriptions, which he dropped when trying to flee the scene.
He alluded to having a gun, but no use of weapons took place at the scene, and he was detained and charged.
More from a police release:
Robbery – Arrest
At approximately 12:00AM on February 23, 2015, Manassas City Police responded to CVS Pharmacy, located at 9200 Centreville Rd, for a report of a robbery in progress. Officers arrived on-scene as the suspect, David W CAMPBELL, was exiting the store with a bag of prescriptions. CAMPBELL dropped the bag and fled on foot, but was apprehended quickly and without incident by officers. The reporting party told officers that CAMPBELL had implied he had a gun but no weapons were displayed and no assault took place during the incident. CAMPBELL (38), of 14205 Fullerton Rd, Woodbridge, VA 22193, was charged with robbery and possession of a control substance with intent to distribute. He was held without bond and has a pending court date of April 21, 2015.
Anyone with information about these events is encouraged to call the Manassas City Police Department Investigative Services Division at (703) 257-8092 or Crime Solvers. The Manassas City Crime Solvers will pay a cash reward up to $1000.00 for information that leads to an arrest in these cases. The confidential 24-hour tip line is (703) 330-0330.
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