Schools

Police Investigation Delays School Dismissal

Police were investigating a pharmacy robbery near Lorton Station Elementary School and held students out of an "abundance of caution."

Students going home from Lorton Station Elementary School were delayed for some time this afternoon due to a reported police investigation in the area. 

Police were investigating a robbery of a pharmacy in the 8900 block of Lorton Station Boulevard, and held students at the school "out of an abundance of caution," Fairfax County Police Department Public Information Officer Lucy Caldwell said. 

Police will make more information available tomorrow. 

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