Thieves with Champagne tastes aren’t stopped by beer budget

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Two men with a taste for Champagne have repeatedly stolen shopping carts full of the bubbly and other wines from a Fairfax supermarket.

Police in Fairfax County are looking for two men, one of whom sports different fedoras in surveillance photos, who stole wine from Wegmans three times.

According to a news release from the department, the men went to the store on Oct. 14, Nov. 5 and Nov. 12, each time around 6 p.m.

Police in Fairfax County are looking for two men, one of whom sports different fedoras in surveillance photos, who stole wine from Wegmans three times.  (Fairfax Co. Police Department)
Police in Fairfax County are looking for two men, one of whom sports different fedoras in surveillance photos, who stole wine from Wegmans three times.
(Fairfax Co. Police Department)

Authorities say each time, the men went to the store’s wine section, loaded a shopping cart with bottles, and fled without paying.

Anyone with information about the thieves is asked to contact Fairfax County Police at  703-691-2131.

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