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Crime Solvers

July 8, 2008 12:15 am

Spotsylvania Crime Solvers is seeking information on the following crimes:

Two black men entered the Tobacco House on Plank Road around 9 p.m. on June 21. The suspects, armed with a gun, placed a customer on the floor and told the clerk to hand over all the cash. Once the suspects obtained cash, they fled the store toward the Moose Lodge on Cherry Road.

The suspects were described as 18 to 20 years old, tall and wearing dark bandanas over their faces, black pants and hooded sweatshirts (08-80281).

The Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office needs help in identifying the people responsible for the May 8 bank robbery at PNC Bank in the Southpoint area. Two black men robbed a teller inside the bank and fled in a white Dodge Magnum with North Carolina plates. The suspects have been linked to at least seven other bank robberies in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama.

Americas Most Wanted currently is featuring these suspects on their Web site at amw.com/fugitives/brief .cfm?id=56722, key words Interstate Bank Bandits (08-59585).

Between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on June 30, someone broke into two homes in the Lake Wilderness II subdivision. The victims reported their homes were ransacked and items stolen included a 40-caliber Glock handgun, a Browning 22-caliber handgun, jewelry, a Gateway laptop computer, change jars, a beer sign and credit cards. Several daytime burglaries occurred in this subdivision in June (08-84181, 08-84223).

A home in the Breckenridge subdivision was burglarized overnight on June 26. A child's bicycle and numerous credit cards were reported stolen.

Between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. on June 27, a home on Avocet Way in Summers Landing subdivision, was burglarized and the suspects stole a Sony PlayStation3 system, a Nintendo Wii game system, an Xbox 360 system and numerous games (08-82837).

A home in the Timbers subdivision was burglarized between noon and 2 p.m. on July 2. The suspect(s) entered the home and stole a coin collection (08-85264).

In the overnight hours of June 26, several vehicles parked in Summers Landing had items stolen from them. Included were a MYFI XM satellite radio, a SKYFI XM radio, a $551 Savage 4 x 4 remote-control vehicle, a black purse, a red Chocolate phone, a garage-door opener and keys (08-82891, 08-82905, 08-82612).

In the overnight hours of June 26, suspects entered at least three vehicles parked at homes in the Breckenridge subdivision and stole two Garmin GPS units, a Kodak digital camera, a leather day-planner, a Nintendo GameBoy system and games, and a blue gym bag (08-82715, 08-82714, 08-82805).

Between June 20 and July 1, someone broke into two vending machines on the second floor of the Comfort Inn Hotel in Southpoint. The suspect pried open the machines and stole cash, causing approximately $1,000 in damage (08-84664).

Between 7 and 10:50 p.m. on July 1, someone broke into a vehicle parked at Loriella Park and stole two purses. This is the third incident at Loriella Park in which wallets and purses have been stolen while patrons used the park facilities (08-84889, 08-81042, 08-80942).

In the overnight hours of June 29, at least three vehicles were entered in Loriella Park Estates by suspects looking to steal electronics. An XM satellite radio was stolen from one vehicle and the radio wires were cut in another (08-84055, 08-84078).

Overnight on June 29, at least five vehicles were illegally entered in the Breezewood area. The suspect(s) stole numerous items, including a Garmin GPS unit, a Maestro GPS unit, two Sony Explode speakers and an amplifier, a wallet, a Motorola cell phone, a wheel cap and coins (08-84135, 08-84080, 08-84085, 08-84033, 08-85308).

A white 1999 Chevrolet Aero was stolen July 2 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. from a residence on McGinty Drive in the Walnut Hills subdivision. The burned vehicle was later recovered at Interstate 95, Exit 133, by State Police (08-85328).

A black 1996 Honda Accord, which had been stolen in Fairfax County was recovered parked at Kennedy Lane and Up A Way Drive in the Sheraton Hills subdivision at 7:52 p.m. on June 29. The ignition had been punched and a stolen license plate had been placed on the vehicle (08-83892).

Wanted

Robert Burgess, 38, whose last known address was in Spotsylvania County, is wanted for failing to comply with child support. He is described as a white man, 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

owes child support

Bobby Lee Fugett Jr., 29, whose last known address was in Fairbanks, Alaska, is wanted for failing to appear in court on child support charges and owes $12,883 for child support. He is described as a white man, 6 feet 1 inch tall, weighing 210 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.

Anyone with information on these or other crimes is asked to call Crime Solvers at 540/ 582-5822. Information leading to an arrest may be worth up to $1,000.





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