Leesburg Police investigate Virginia Village Shopping Center commercial burglaries

On Saturday, April 2, 2022 at approximately 2:00 A.M., Leesburg Police Officers were dispatched to a commercial alarm at a business in the Virginia Village shopping center, located at the intersection of Catoctin Circle SE and South King Street. Responding officers determined that an unknown subject or subjects had shattered the business’s plate glass entry door and had taken an undetermined amount of property from the business.

Shortly thereafter, Leesburg Officers were dispatched to another commercial alarm at a second business located in the same shopping center. Officers determined that an unknown subject or subjects had attempted to shatter the second business’s plate glass entry door, however they were unsuccessful. Officers were unable to locate the suspect(s).

As a possible deterrent, it is recommended that business owners take the following precautions in order to discourage would be burglars: leave interior lights on and leave your empty cash drawer open while your business is closed, install motion activated lighting, install security cameras, and install audible alarms.

The two incidents remain under investigation by the Leesburg Police Department Criminal Investigation Section. Anyone who has not already spoken with law enforcement and has information about any of the incidents is asked to contact Detective M. Pereira at 703-771-4500 or at mpereira@leesburgva.gov. If you wish to remain anonymous please call the Leesburg Crime Line at 703-443-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent using TIPSUBMIT via text. Text 274637 (CRIMES) and begin your message with LPDTIP