Local McDonald's Robbed, Suspect At Large

A robber on Tuesday morning held up a McDonald’s in Dale City, and Prince William County police are looking for him.

No injuries were reported, police said. Officers responded to the McDonald’s restaurant at 4245 Dale Blvd., near the intersection with Minnieville Road, to investigate the robbery, according to a police report.

An employee told police that he was outside the restaurant when he was approached by an unknown man. The man displayed a handgun and ordered the employee back inside the business. the report stated.

Once inside, he gathered all of the remaining employees at gunpoint and demanded money. The man took an undisclosed amount of money from the business before fleeing on foot.

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An officer with a police dog searched the area for the suspect, but he remains at large. Police describe him as a man of unknown race, between 20 and 30 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds with a thin build.

He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, brown pants, gloves, a mask and carrying a backpack.

Anyone with information regarding this incidents is asked to call Crime Solvers at 703-670-3700 or 1-866-411-TIPS. You don’t have to give your name, just the information. You could earn up to a $1,000 cash reward.