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Anyone with information on any of these cases is asked to call Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP. Callers remain anonymous, do not have to testify in court and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000 if the information leads to an arrest. Local police are seeking public assistance in the following cases.

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Armed robbery

On Jan. 19 about 10:30 p.m. three people entered the rear door of the Five Guys restaurant, 1217 North Battlefield Blvd. Two were carrying rifles and demanded money. The cash they collected was carried out the rear door in a cardboard box and the three then fled in a small car headed from Bray Street toward Volvo Parkway.

Description: The three were each described as black males between the ages of 20 and 30, wearing dark pants, dark shoes, dark hooded jackets and dark bandanas covering their faces.

Posted March 11, 2010

Attempted theft

On Jan. 26 shortly before 4:30 p.m. a man concealed more than $400 worth of merchandise in a plastic bag and tried to leave the Walmart at 632 Grassfield Parkway through the garden center. The man dropped the bag and ran from the store when he was confronted at the door. He left in a black Hyundai four-door vehicle.

Description: No description provided but he is pictured.

Posted March 11, 2010

Burglary and use of stolen credit cards

During the early morning hours of Feb. 10 a credit card was taken during a burglary of Basnight Lawn and Land, 225 Sign Pine Road. After entering the property, the thief traveled about a half-mile to the office building by foot and removed about $10,000 to $15,000 worth of electronic equipment, along with the company’s credit cards. Later that morning, between 7:20 and 8 a.m., a man used one of the stolen company credit cards at three Virginia Beach locations: a 7-Eleven store at 496 S. Independence Blvd., a 7-Eleven store at 3620 South Plaza Trail and a Food Lion at 4392 Holland Road.

Description: He appears to be a black male, between 5 foot 10 to 6 foot 10, with a mustache and goatee. He was wearing a hat, black and white jacket with distinctive logo on the back, tan pants and tennis shoes.

Posted February 28, 2010

Stolen money for Haiti relief

On Feb. 17 about 2:10 a.m. a man entered an office inside The Flea market at SoNo, 2425 Bainbridge Blvd. and took about $200 that was going to be donated for Haiti relief.

Description: The burglar was white, about 5 feet 10 to 6 feet tall and wore dark clothing.

Posted February 26, 2010

Sidney Patrick Martin, 20, of the 900 block of McKinley Ave., is wanted on charges of failing to appear in court on charges of felony larceny, possessing stolen property, obtaining money under false pretense, damaging property and trespassing. He is described as having brown hair, blue eyes, is 5 feet 8 inches and about 150 pounds.

Posted March 9, 2010

Derece Marcell Bullock, 32, of the 700 block of Waterfront Circle, Newport News, is wanted on a charge of felony larceny. He is described as having black hair, brown eyes, is 6 feet 1 and about 180 pounds.

Posted March 9, 2010

Stephen Paul Fowler, III, 43, of the 4900 block of Erskine Dr., Virginia Beach, is wanted on a charge of felony larceny. He is described as having brown hair, brown eyes, is 6 feet 1 and about 170 pounds.

Posted March 9, 2010

Lashandra Plummer-Nickelson, 33, of the 600 block of Railway Court, is wanted on a charge of felony larceny. She is described as having , black hair, brown eyes, is 6 feet tall and about 200 pounds.

Posted March 9, 2010

Restaurant robbery

The night of March 3, a man went into Sunrise Family Pizzeria at 5401 Tidewater Drive, displayed a gun and demanded money from the register. The robbery happened about 8 p.m.

Description: The man appeared to be in his early to mid-20s and was described as black with light skin. He is 5 feet, 10 inches to 6 feet tall and weighs 150 to 170 pounds.

Posted March 8, 2010

Car larcenies caught on tape

Some time during the evening of Feb. 27 and the morning of Feb. 28, a man broke into several vehicles the 7800 block of Flowerfield Road and stole $2,000 worth of items. A surveillance camera captured images of the man using a flashlight to look into vehicles and then breaking in to steal the goods. Anyone with information also can call Norfolk Police detectives at (757) 664-7026.

Two females used a stolen electronic benefits card at a Wal-Mart, police said. The card was stolen during a robbery on Feb. 2 in the 900 block of London Lane.

Description: The two women are black; one wore a dark jacket and pink pants at Wal-Mart, the other wore a Washington Redskins jacket and jeans.

Posted February 26, 2010

Robbery

On Feb. 25 about 10:30 p.m. a man entered the Southern Food Store in the 2100 block of N. Main St., displayed a knife and threatened clerks. He then reached in the cash register and took an undisclosed amount of cash. He fled the business on foot and was chased by a witness to the 2300 block of Pruden Blvd where the witness lost sight of him.

Related: Read the news story

Description: He was described as being a black man, with a tall, thin build. He was wearing black clothing with a hoodie. He also had a purple bandana across his face.

Posted March 16, 2010

Animal cruelty

On March 14 at 2:30 p.m. an abandoned puppy was found in a trash container at the Food Lion grocery store, 3208 Holland Road. The five-week-old black and white female pit bull puppy was heard yelping and an animal control officer retrieved it. The puppy was taken to an emergency veterinarian but did not survive. The trash container had been emptied about 8 a.m. that morning.

Related: Read the news story.

Description: No description available. Police are hoping someone will recognize the markings on the puppy.

Posted March 18, 2010

Thefts

At least nine residential burglaries were reported in the Lakes section of the city from early January until the end of February. In many of the cases the residence did not have locked doors or windows. Police have contacted residents in the neighborhood with the hopes that they may have information about the people responsible and lead to an arrest.

Related: Read the news story, see list of thefts

Description: No description available.

Posted March 16, 2010

Victoria J. Callahan, 48, is wanted on charges including unauthorized use of an automobile, two counts of forgery and two counts of obtaining money under false pretense. Police said Callahan is wanted in connection with the Feb. 8 theft of her mother's silver 2008 Honda CR-V (Virginia license plate JLU-6897) and purse that was inside the vehicle when it was taken. About $2,000 worth of unauthorized withdrawls were made from her mother's bank account. Callahan is described as having blond hair, blue eyes, is 5 feet 7 and 195 pounds.

Posted February 23, 2010

Thefts

Sometime after 4:30 p.m. on March 4 and before 6:30 a.m. on March 5, thousands of dollars worth of materials from homes under construction in the Tabb area of York County were stolen. Four thefts occurred at separate locations in the 900 block of Point Comfort Loop and one occurred in the 1000 block of Rawhunt Loop. All of the locations are in the housing development off Big Bethel Road near Bethel Manor. The stolen items include a construction propane heater, a roll of vinyl flooring, a roll of carpet and several boxes of ceramic tile.

Description: No description available.

Posted March 16, 2010

Bank fraud warning

Police are warning residents about fraudulent calls being made that indicate ATM cards have been compromised. Several people have reported that the recorded messages say the call is from one of several local banks and that the person should press a given number for assistance in rectifying the problem, a news release from Newport News police said. The calls seem to be targeting older residents. Anyone who receives this type of call and responded to the instructions, should contact their bank, the news release said. If anyone receives a call, they should hang up and also notify their bank. Most banks offer fraud reporting through their Web sites.

Description: No description available.

Posted March 11, 2010

Attempted robbery

On March 3 at 7:19 p.m. a man walked into the Country Inn Suites, 1069 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., walked behind the counter and threatened the clerk. He showed a hand gun and demanded cash. When the clerk told him that there was no cash at that business, the man walked out.

Description: No description provided but he is pictured.

Posted March 11, 2010

Grand larceny

On Jan. 21 about 7 p.m., three people – two men and a woman – entered a Newport News jewelry store. The two men each asked to see rings and while one distracted the clerk, the other reached around the counter and took a tray of rings valued at more than $30,000.

Description: No description provided.

Posted March 4, 2010

Burglary

On Feb. 16 between 4:40 a.m. and 5:50 a.m., two men entered the Party Station at 10749 Jefferson Ave. and took money, computer equipment, clothing, loose change and then fled through the rear door in an unknown direction.

Description: No description provided.

Posted February 28, 2010

Credit card fraud

On Feb. 10 about 7 a.m. a credit card was lost in the parking lot of a store in a neighboring city. Later that day a woman used the credit card at the Tabb Walmart and the Winfree’s store in York County. At the Walmart, the woman charged $455.62 at 8:47 a.m. and $212.75 at 9:46 a.m. At the Winfree’s she charged $175.68 at 9:14 a.m. and $52.68 at 9:17 a.m. Items purchased included electronics, cigarettes and household items.

Description: No description provided.

Posted February 23, 2010

Nahfis Nichols, 19, is wanted in connection with a homicide that occurred in Newport News in December. He is described as being 5 feet 10, 150 pounds and his hair may be in cornrows. He should be considered armed and dangerous.

Posted March 11, 2010

Alvin Eugene Wallace, 48, is wanted on a charge of possession with intent to distribute heroin. He is described as black, 5 feet 9 and 165 pounds.

Posted February 28, 2010