Fairfax County police release sketch of suspected robber who pretended to be hurt to get close to victim

RESTON, Va. — Fairfax County Police are asking for help identifying this man who they believe robbed a person last month in Reston.

Officials say the man was laying on the ground in the 12000 block of Edgemere Circle at 2:45 p.m. Feb. 16. A person noticed him laying there and approached the man. That’s when the man suddenly jumped up and attacked him. The man ran off with the person’s credit cards.

Investigators say he is an older white man. He has gray hair and a scraggly beard. At the time of the incident, he was wearing a black puffer jacket with the hood up…

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