Louisa County Virginia Robbers Wear Hollowed Out Watermelons to Rob Local Sheetz Gas Station

Lousia County, Virginia police are searching for two suspects who reportedly robbed the local Sheetz gas station “wearing hollowed-out watermelon rinds with holes cut out for the eyes.”

The robbery occurred 10 days ago on Wednesday, May 6th, while the post was made today and has been already shared nearly 2,000 times in 2 hours. They are asking for the public’s assistance and if they have information to reference case “MELON-HEADS.”

From the Facebook Post:

Larceny Investigation

The Town of Louisa Police Department is conducting a larceny investigation and is requesting the public’s assistance with identifying and locating the subjects of the photos attached to this request.

On May 6, 2020, at 2135 hours, two subjects arrived at the Sheetz in a LIFTED 2006 Black Toyota Tacoma wearing hollowed-out watermelon rinds with holes cut out for the eyes into the store where they proceeded to commit a larceny.

If you know who these two are or their whereabouts, please contact Officer Taylor of the Town of Louisa Police Department at 540-967-1234 or Crime Solvers at 1-800-346-1466 OR https://www.louisatown.org/report-a-crime/

Reference case MELON-HEADS