WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A driver was robbed while sitting in the driver seat of his car by a man asking for directions, police said.
The robbery took place at the intersection of Telegraph Road and Morse Lane in Woodbridge, behind a Target store, at 9:22 a.m. Tuesday.
The 48-year-old victim stopped to make a turn at the intersection and was then approached by a man who had been sitting in a car parked on the shoulder of the road. The man walked up to the victim and initially asked for directions but then brandished a handgun and demanded cash, according to police documents.
After taking cash, the robber fled the scene. The victim was not injured.
The gunman is described as black, between 28 and 28-years-old, 5 feet 11 inches tall, 160 pounds, with a thin build and brown eyes. He was wearing a light blue jacket and blue jeans, according to police.
