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A Brinks driver was walking back to his armored truck through a parking lot behind a building in Hyattsville when two men came at him. One carried a rifle. The other had what may have been a handgun.
The driver fired several shots at them. We don’t know whether he hit either of them or whether they fired back.
They took off in a Chrysler-style minivan, something teal-ish. (“Honey, I need to take the van for a few minutes. No, it’s fine, I’ll be back in time to take the kids.”) The driver wasn’t hurt, and they left without any cash or valuables. Police got the call just before 11 on a Tuesday morning.
The deputy police chief gave the credit to the residents who called it in:
“Definitely concerning for sure, but our residents did what we asked them to do. They saw something and they said something and they called us immediately. They stuck around, gave us information. They were incredibly helpful in our initial investigation.”
Perhaps noteworthy: Someone had tried to rob an armored truck in the same area just three months earlier. No word on whether it was in a soccer mom’s minivan.
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Sources
Primary
Hyattsville Police Investigating Att. Robbery (Hyattsville Police, Nixle advisory)
News
FOX 5 DC ran an article and a video clip.
Driver fires shots at 2 suspects attempting to rob armored truck in Hyattsville (Article)
Driver fires shots at 2 suspects attempting to rob an armored vehicle in Hyattsville (Video)
Armored truck driver shoots at armed suspects during robbery attempt (WUSA9)
Search for suspects underway after Hyattsville armed robbery attempt (NBC4 Washington, video)