Dale City, Va. — It appears a suspect in a bank robbery in Woodbridge ditched the getaway car in a grassy area, police said.
Following the robbery of a PNC Bank on Thursday morning, police were called to a residential area near Lindendale Road and Mapledale Avenue in nearby Dale City for a report of a car fire. Police found the car on a grassy field near power lines, a site regularly used as a soccer fields for team play.
Police used K9 units and a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol helicopter to search for the suspect who abandoned the vehicle but were unable to find anyone. The car was reported stolen in Prince William County on Nov. 29, said police.
There were no reported injuries in the bank robbery.
