Police in Fairfax, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C., are warning of a series of robberies known as the “Ruse of Roses.”
Fairfax authorities are investigating five similar incidents that began Dec. 28, when robbers broke into a woman's home while pretending to sell roses on her front porch.
“In four of the robberies, a woman approached the house with flowers and knocked on the door. When no one answered, she returned to her waiting car. and stole valuables,” Fairfax County Police said in a statement. said in a press release on Wednesday.
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Fairfax police are investigating five similar incidents that began Dec. 28, when robbers broke into a woman's home while pretending to sell roses on her front porch. (Fairfax County PD)
Police said the suspects stole jewelry, cash and wallets.
Police said the suspects tried to conceal their identities by wearing masks and hiding surveillance cameras in their homes.
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Police said the suspects tried to conceal their identities by wearing masks and hiding surveillance cameras in their homes. (Fairfax County PD)
The robberies occurred on Farm Road in Great Falls, Lance Lane in Oakton, Windrock Drive and Dominion Reserve Drive in McLean, and Bishopgate Way in Reston.
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Authorities ask anyone who witnesses a woman trying to sell flowers in her home to contact detectives at 703-556-7750 or submit a tip anonymously through Crime Solvers at 703-246-4676 or online. I am calling on you to do so.
