WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A teenager suspected of robbing a currency exchange store at Potomac Mills mall on Thursday is behind bars.
Police said they obtained a warrant and searched the home of a 17-year-old boy from Woodbridge following the robbery inside the popular shopping mall. Police said the suspect walked up to the Currency Exchange International kiosk just before 11 a.m., passed a note demanding cash, and then fled the scene. No injuries were reported.
When police later looked at security footage shot at the scene, it was discovered the robber had been armed with a handgun, said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.
After searching the home, police charged the 17-year-old with robbery and the use of a firearm in commission of felony, said Perok. He’s being held at the Prince William County Juvenile Detention Center.
