Second Armed Robbery Reported at Hillsboro Store

By LoudounExtra.com staff

Friday, March 20, 2009

Hill Tom Market was struck for a second time in less than a month by an armed robber Thursday night, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's Office is investigating the case and has released surveillance video stills of the robbery.

Around 7:46 p.m. Thursday a suspect entered the convenience store, located on Route 9 in the Town of Hillsboro, and brandished a firearm, demanding money from the cashier. The suspect then fled from the store on foot and appeared to head east on the south side of Route 9.

In the surveillance video from the scene, the suspect appears to be wearing a camouflaged hunting-style hood, a blue jacket and dark pants. Loudoun County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene and searched the area with assistance from the agency’s K9 Unit and with aerial support provided by a Fairfax County Police Department helicopter unit. The suspect was not found.

Loudoun County Sheriff's Office

Still taken from a surveillance video in Hill Tom Market during an armed robbery on March 19, 2009.

On Feb. 26, a similar robbery occurred at the store around the same time of night as Thursday's incident. The suspect in that case brandished a firearm and demanded money from the cashier. The suspect is described as possibly being a white male, 5-foot-7, with a thin build.

If you were in the area during either of these robberies and have any information or if you saw anything suspicious in this area around the time of the incidents, you are asked to contact Investigator T. F. Butler of the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division at 703-777-0475. If you wish to remain anonymous, please contact Loudoun Crime Solvers at 703-777-1919. If the information leads to an arrest and indictment, the caller could be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000.

Tagged: crime, Hillsboro

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