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Credit card fraud
On March 23 a credit card was stolen. A few days later, it was used several times at locations in Chesapeake, Suffolk and Portsmouth. The charges totaled more than $2,500.
Description: No description provided but the person using the card was captured on surveillance video.
Posted May 18, 2012
Vehicle break-ins
Shortly before 4 a.m. on March 14 a man was captured on surveillance camera breaking into two vehicles located in the 100 block of Robert Hall Court. A window was broken in both vehicles to gain entry, then several items were taken.
Description: No description provided.
Posted May 18, 2012
Assault
Shortly before midnight on April 27, a man was using the ATM at the Bank of America in the 4300 block of Indian River Road when he was attacked from behind. The attacker cut the victim's wrist with an unknown metal object and then fled the area on foot towards Sparrow Road. Nothing was taken from the victim.
Description: The attacker was described as being a black man, with brown hair, brown eyes and he was 6 feet talla nd about 220 pounds.
Posted May 18, 2012
ATV thefts
Since April 10, six ATVs have been stolen in the Hickory area of the city. In each of these cases, the ATVs were taken from garages, front yards and trailers overnight.
Description: No description available.
Posted May 11, 2012
Justin Rudolph Coston, 28, of the 200 block of Pinner St. in Suffolk is wanted on five counts of fraud. He is described as having black hair, brown eyes, is 5 feet 9 and about 165 pounds.
Posted May 18, 2012
Joseph Bryan Cutter, 42, of the 7500 block of Ocean View Ave. is wanted on a charge of possession of amphetamines. He is described as having brown hair, blue eyes, is 5 feet 10 and about 190 pounds.
Posted May 18, 2012
Monisia Mikita Elliott, 26, of the 1000 block of Scott Road in Elizabeth City, N.C. is wanted on three counts of fraud and possession of marijuana. She is described as having black hair, brown eyes, is 5 feet 4 and about 300 pounds.
Posted May 18, 2012
Cody Lee Hamm, 25, of the 300 block of Beacon Road in Portsmouth is wanted on charges of burglary, grand larceny and vandalism. He is described as having brown hair, brown eyes, is 6 feet 2 and about 190 pounds.
Posted May 18, 2012
Richard Lee Johnson, 48, of the 1400 block of Hibie St. in Norfolk, is wanted on a charge of grand larceny. He is described as having black hair, brown eyes, is 5 feet 7 and about 185 pounds.
Posted May 18, 2012
Kevin J. Reel, 36, of the 900 block of Larkway Court in Virginia Beach is wanted on a probation violation for the underlying charge of credit card fraud. He is described as having brown hair, brown eyes, is 6 feet tall and about 230 pounds.
Posted May 18, 2012
Danny Clyde Simmons, 26, of the 1200 block of Saul Drive, is wanted on charges of assault and breaking and entering. He is described as having black hair, brown eyes, is 5 feet 8 and about 250 pounds.
Posted May 18, 2012
Daniel Joseph Weldon, 49, of the 2100 block of Old Greenbrier Road, is wanted on two counts of fraud. He is described as having gray hair, blue eyes, is 5 feet 11 and about 155 pounds.
Posted May 18, 2012
Armed robbery
At about 2:20 p.m. on May 10, two black men entered a Boost Mobile store in the 1500 block of East Brambleton Avenue, displayed guns and ordered an employee to lay on the floor. The two men stole money and merchandise, and then fled on foot through a rear exit of the building.
Description: One man has been identified as 41-year-old Joseph Eligh Harvey, who is described as 5-foot-11 and 190 pounds. The second man is described as between 30 and 35 years old, 6-2, with close cut hair and a thin goatee. He was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, blue jeans and black and white tennis shoes.
Posted May 14, 2012
Shooting
On April 22 about 7:30 p.m., police were called to the 7400 block of Pamona Ave. and found a man who had been shot. He was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. His condition was later upgraded to critical. Investigators learned he got into an argument with someone who shot him several times.
Related: Read the news story
Description: Police are searching for Stoki Billups, 33, of the 900 block of Avenue F. He is described as being 5 feet 3, 170 pounds, with black, short hair, brown eyes and he may be operating an older-model Cadillac.
Posted May 11, 2012
Robbery
Police are trying to identify two men who robbed Littman's pawn shop in the 100 block of Granby St. on April 5 at 10 a.m. Nobody was injured during the incident. One of the robber's was armed with a knife.
Description: The man who was armed with the knife was described as being about 5 feet 10, he wore a blue sweatshirt and dark pants. The second man was not described. It was unclear which direction the two men left after the robbery.
Posted April 24, 2012
Arson
Norfolk Fire-Rescue is asking for help to identify a man who is considered a "person of interest" in a pair of fires. The first fire was to a shed in the 2000 block of Abbey Road on Feb. 4. The second fire occurred April 5 at about 4:30 a.m. to a front porch at the same address.
Description: No description provided.
Posted April 24, 2012
Bank robbery
On April 5 about 3:50 p.m., a man robbed the Wells Fargo Bank in the 2000 block of Colonial Ave. The robber used a note demanding cash and fled the business with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Description: No description provided, but he was captured on surveillance camera.
Posted April 24, 2012
Dwayne Obrien Coston, 45, of the 2600 block of Moton St. is wanted on an outstanding felony indictment for third-offense petit larceny related to an incident in January at a Walmart. Related: Read the news story
Posted April 24, 2012
Attempted robbery
At about 2:42 a.m. on May 11, two masked and hooded people arrived in the parking lot of a Kangaroo gas station in the 800 block of West Washington Street, in a silver or white Dodge extended cab short bed pickup truck, believed to be 1994-2001 body style. One person smashed the glass door of the gas station with a baseball bat and attempted to remove the ATM machine. The offenders were unsuccessful but caused more than $1,000 in damage to the store and the ATM machine. The people fled the scene in their vehicle traveling east on West Washington Street.
Description: Both of the people wore gloves and dark clothes and are thought to be adults. One is possibly a white male.
Posted May 14, 2012
Theft in Isle of Wight County
The Isle of Wight County Sheriff's Office is asking for help to identify a man who took copper wire by cutting it off a building at 1300 Carrsville Highway in the Airway Shopping Center.
Description: Sheriff's deputies have already charged John Albert Smith, 48, of Suffolk (pictured) with grand larceny in connection with this incident. Deputies are asking for the public's help to identify the second man caught on surveillance video (at left).
Posted May 11, 2012
Burglary
At about 2:15 a.m. on April 30, a Ford Explorer sped into the Suffolk Plaza Shopping Center parking lot, then smashed through the front door of Precision Pawn, which is in the 800 block of North Main St. A man then entered the store and removed several items.
Description: The vehicle is described as a late-model red Ford Explorer with a luggage rack and silver rims. It may have damage to the rear bumper and tailgate, as well as the taillights. The man is described as about 6 feet with a medium build. He was dressed in jeans, a dark short-sleeved T-shirt and a dark cap. He wore what appeared to be a gray shirt with lettering tied around the lower portion of his face.
Posted April 30, 2012
Burglary
On April 24, two men entered a home under construction in the 4300 block of Deer Forest Road. The men then cut wiring and removed it from the home.
Description: The men are described as black.
Posted April 30, 2012
Bank robbery
On May 9 about 4:10 p.m., two armed men robbed the Bank of America in the 1100 block of Nimmo Parkway. One of the armed men went behind the teller counter and removed money from the stations. The two then fled on foot. There were several customers inside the bank at the time, but nobody was injured.
Related: Read the news story
Description: One of the robbers was described as a white man, 5 feet 5 to 5 feet 8, with a small build. He was wearing a blue/gray cap, blue jeans, black balaclava face mask, sunglasses on the top of his hat, blue sweatshirt with duct tape covering where a logo would be located on the front and back, and a brown, shoulder bag. The second robber was described as a white man of the same height and build, with possible acne scars or other skin blemish on his left upper cheek. He was wearing a white-and-gray cap, black balaclava face mask, blue jeans, eyeglasses and blue Adidas jacket with white stripes and a zipper.
Posted May 11, 2012
Shooting
At about 2:15 a.m. on April 29, police, fire and EMS responded to the 3500 block of Sandfiddler Road for reports of gunfire and several people who had been shot. Arriving units located four wounded people in front of the house and further down the road. The preliminary investigation revealed a party was winding down when fights broke out among unknown individuals. According to several people at the party, shots were heard outside and people started fleeing the area.
Description: No descriptions were available.
Posted April 30, 2012
Counterfeit bill
At about 2 a.m. on March 26, three people entered a Jr. Market in the 900 block of Mediterranean Avenue and purchased several items. A woman paid with a counterfeit $100 bill.
Description: Police are looking for the woman and two people with her at the time. The woman was wearing a red crew-neck sweatshirt, dark pants and white/black sneakers. One of the other people was a woman wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and red pants. The other was a man wearing a black varsity coat with brown sleeves, light colored jeans and a black beanie hat. He was also wearing all black high top shoes and had a beard.
Posted April 30, 2012
Wendell Knight Jr., 20, of the 1100 block of Jernigan Ave. in Norfolk is wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred in the 1200 block of Carver Ave. On Dec. 15, 2011, two people giving a stranger a ride to the Oceanfront were directed to Carver Avenue and drove into a complex. When they stopped the vehicle, they were confronted by two armed men who demanded their property. Police have already arrested Danny Ray Adams Jr., 21, and Nathaniel Humphrey, 20, each of Virginia Beach. They were being held without bond on charges including armed robbery, use of a firearm and conspiracy. Knight is described as possibly being armed.
Posted May 18, 2012
Robbery
On May 18 about 12:45 a.m. Newport News police were called to the 7-Eleven in the 11000 block of Jefferson Ave. where a man had approached a clerk near the coolers, pulled a revolver from his pocket and demanded money. A second clerk in the aisle and the man put the gun at the back of his head and ordered him to the front of the store where two other clerks were located. The three clerks were not injured in the incident. Similar robberies have been reported in Hampton, Chesapeake and Norfolk.
Description: The robber was described as being a black man, 5 feet 5 to 5 feet 7, 140 to 160 pounds, 21 to 28 years old. He was wearing blue jeans, a long-sleeved or hooded shirt and a winter Russian-style hat with ear flaps. He also appeared to have dreadlocks.
Posted May 18, 2012
Indecent exposure
On May 7 about 12:30 p.m. a man entered the Panera Bread in the 12000 block of Warwick Blvd., took a seat and exposed himself to a female customer. She confronted him and the man fled before Newport News police arrived.
Description: He was described as being black, 5 feet 11 to 6 feet 2, with a husky build. He was wearing a dark blue T-shirt and dark blue slacks. He was seen driving a red or maroon full-size Ford SUV.
Posted May 18, 2012
Grand larceny
On May 29 about 9 a.m., two men entered the Rite Aid in the 2300 block of Jefferson Ave. in Newport News. While one man distracted the cashier, the second picked up a tall display of watches and walked out the front door. The total value of the watches was about $2,000.
Description: No description provided, but both men were captured on surveillance video.
Posted May 18, 2012
Robbery
At about 12:37 a.m., on May 15, two people entered a 7-Eleven in the 2600 block of Kecoughtan Road with a gun, demanding money. The people took an unknown amount of money and fled on foot.
Description: One person is described as a black man, 5-foot-8, between 18 and 25 years old. He was last seen wearing dark clothing and a gray skull cap. A description of the second person was not available.
Posted May 15, 2012
Carjacking, robbery
On April 30 at about 2:10 a.m., a man was sitting in his car with his 6-month-old child waiting for his girlfriend when three men approached him in the parking lot of Majestical City in the 5800 block of Jefferson Ave., Newport News. They displayed a handgun, got into the car and forced him to drive to his home. Once there, the three took cash, credit, debit cards and a video gaming system. The victim was tied up and they left the area in his vehicle. When the victim freed himself, he found his baby outside his home. The stolen vehicle was recovered later that morning in the 600 block of 40th St.
Related: Read the news story
Description: Newport News police have already charged Desmond De'Andre Brown, 19 in connection with the incident. Police are still trying to identify some men who were seen on a surveillance video. They are not considered suspects.
Posted May 11, 2012
Hampton, Newport News robberies
Police in Hampton and Newport News are asking for the public’s help identifying a man believed to have robbed several businesses since November. In each of the 17 robberies, the man entered the business with a gun, demanded money and fled, police wrote in two news releases. Newport News police said he often entered the businesses just before closing. Some of the businesses were robbed multiple times.
Related: Read the news story, see full list of businesses that were robbed
Description: In each case, the man wore some kind of disguise to conceal his identity. In some cases, he wore dark glasses or fake facial hair.
Posted May 11, 2012
Theft
On April 20 about midnight, two men entered the Walmart on Rochambeau Drive in the Williamsburg area of York County and took three computers.
Description: No description provided but the two men were captured on surveillance video.
Posted May 11, 2012
Robbery, shooting
On May 5 shortly before midnight, Hampton police were called to the 1100 block of Lasalle Ave. where a woman was found shot in the torso. She was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life threatening. Police learned that she had been walking in the area when she was approached by two men who displayed firearms and demanded her property. They shot her and then fled on foot.
Description: The first robber was described as being a black man, in his early 20s, 6 feet 1 to 6 feet 2, wearing a dark-hooded sweatshirt and dark shorts. The second robber was described as being a black man 6 feet to 6 feet 1, in his early 20s and wearing a camouflage jacket.
Posted May 11, 2012
Credit card fraud
On April 21 a man entered the Hairpenalia Salon in York County and took a wallet from an employee's purse. He left in a newer-model red Ford Mustang and went to the Ordinary 7-Eleven in Gloucester County and used the victim's credit card to obtain $200 from an ATM in the store.
Description: He was described as being white, 5 feet 10, 210 pounds, with brown eyes, black hair and a well-manicured beard. He appeared to be about 28 years old.
Posted May 11, 2012
Credit card fraud
On March 12 a man used stolen credit cards to make purchases at the Walmart in the 700 block of E. Rochambeau Drive in Williamsburg. He signed the receipt using the last name of Jones.
Description: He was captured on surveillance video.
Posted May 11, 2012
Shooting/robbery
At about 10:20 p.m. on May 5, police responded to a call of a shooting in the 100 block of Friendly Drive in Hampton. Officers found an adult man suffering from gunshot wounds to the upper and lower torso. A second adult man also had suffered a single gunshot to the wound to the lower torso. The investigation revealed that both victims were attending a party in the 100 block of Friendly Drive. The men were approached by two other men who displayed firearms, demanded their personal property and then shot them. The shooters fled the scene on foot.
Description: The shooters were described both as black men last seen wearing dark clothing.
Posted May 7, 2012
Homicide
At about 2:30 p.m. on May 2, shots were heard in area of 22nd Street and Chestnut Avenue in Newport News. Responding officers found a 26-year-old man lying on the sidewalk in the 2100 block of Chestnut Avenue, suffering gunshot wounds to his upper body. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A second man, age 21, was shot in the arm.
Description: No descriptions were available.
Posted May 7, 2012
Shootings
At about 6:30 p.m. on May 2, gunshots were heard in the 1100 block of 34th Street, Newport News. Police found two 23-year-old men, one shot in the right knee and the other shot in the left foot. The investigation revealed that the shooting was a result of a drug transaction involving several men and two men walking by were struck by gunfire.
Description: No descriptions were available.
Posted May 7, 2012
Suspicious death
At about 7 p.m. on April 27, the body of Mario Jermaine James was found in a wooded area near The Woman’s Club of Newport News, in the 400 block of J. Clyde Morris Boulevard. A woman had come to the area to photograph the foliage and observed the body of the 24-year-old Newport News man.
Related: Read the news story
Description: No description available.
Posted April 30, 2012
Homicide
On April 15 shortly before 1 a.m., Newport News police were called to a shooting in the 4300 block of Marshall Ave. and found Bernard Antonio Paulin, 29, lying face down in the grass with a gunshot wound to his head. He was taken to Riverside Regional Medical Center and was pronounced dead at 1:41 a.m. A witness told police three men were walking together when a gunshot sounded. Two of the men were then seen running from the scene, leaving the third man injured.
Description: No description available.
Posted April 24, 2012
Tyrone Williamson Jr., 19, of the last known address in the 300 block of Falmouth Turning in Hampton, is wanted by the York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office in connection with a breaking and entering that occurred in October in the 200 block of Zachary Place in York County.
Posted April 24, 2012
John Harris Townes, 18, of the last known address in the 2000 block of Roanoke Ave. in Newport News, is wanted by the York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office in connection with a breaking and entering that occurred in October in the 200 block of Zachary Place in York County.
Posted April 24, 2012
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