The Brief
- Fairfax County detectives are investigating a string of nine overnight restaurant break-ins and attempted burglaries that began in mid-July.
- In each incident, suspects used rocks or cinderblocks to shatter front glass doors, stealing cash drawers and safes before driving away.
- Targeted eateries span Springfield, Lincolnia, Lorton, Groveton, Seven Corners and Baileys Crossroads.
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. – Detectives are asking for the public’s help to identify suspects connected to a widespread series of overnight restaurant burglaries across Fairfax County.
How the break-ins happened
The backstory:
The pattern began on July 13 at Taco Bamba on Backlick Road in Springfield, where opening employees arrived shortly after 8 a.m. to discover a shattered front door and a missing cash register.…