The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, August 12, 1994                TAG: 9408100095
SECTION: PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS      PAGE: 24   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Long  :  316 lines

CRIME REPORT - PORTSMOUTH

Waterview, Port Norfolk, Northside, Olde Towne

ROBBERIES

300 block of Green St. - 81-year-old woman's wallet snatched by woman who had knocked on the door claiming to need money to get her child to the hospital about 5 a.m. July 21.

3600 block of Hartford St. - 81-year-old woman robbed at gunpoint about 10 a.m. Aug. 1.

200 block of Plover Drive - 28-year-old man robbed at gunpoint in his home by someone he knows about 12:30 a.m. Aug. 6.

DRUGS

1000 block of Ann St. - 37-year-old man charged with possession of cocaine about 2 p.m. Aug. 3.

MISCELLANEOUS

(Police Headquarters) 700 block of Crawford Parkway - 19-year-old man charged with driving with a suspended license, giving false information and escape from custody about 6 a.m. July 18.

4000 block of Seaboard Court - Suspected embezzlement reported about 2 p.m. July 18. Victim said would not prosecute. Restitution made.

1100 block of London Blvd. - 18-year-old store clerk charged with reckless handling of firearm after gun went off about 11:30 a.m. July 19.

300 block of Mount Vernon Ave. - 47-year-old man charged with impersonating officer after following woman from restaurant and claiming to be FBI agent about 11 p.m July 20.

First block of Lawrence Circle - Shot fired into dining room's sliding glass window about 9 p.m. Aug. 2.

3600 block of High St. - Juvenile charged with throwing beer cans at moving vehicle about 2:30 a.m. Aug. 4.

200 block of Rockbridge St. - Surfboard found next to house between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Aug. 4.

800 block of High St. - Suspect accused of signing false name to traffic summons about 4 p.m. Aug. 4.

300 block of Worthington Square - Bullet fired into window about 11:30 p.m. Aug. 6.

BURGLARIES

3600 block of Western Branch Blvd. - Cash and gun taken between 5 p.m. Aug. 1 and 7:30 a.m. Aug. 2.

1100 block of Virginia Ave. - Refrigerator taken between 5 p.m. July 30 and 4 a.m. Aug. 2.

First block of Crawford Parkway - Cigarettes taken from restaurant between 10 p.m. Aug. 3 and 5:30 p.m. Aug. 4.

800 block of Dinwiddie St. - TV, VCR, CD player, equalizer, cassette player, amplifier taken between 10 p.m. Aug. 5 and 8:30 p.m. Aug. 7.

GRAND LARCENIES

700 block of High St. - Lamp, hanging gliders for clocks, coffee table taken from furniture store about 1:30 p.m. July 29.

1100 block of Virginia Ave. - 45-year-old man charged with falsely reporting truck stolen about 3 p.m. July 31.

3900 block of High St. - 20-inch bicycle taken between 8 p.m. July 30 and 2:30 p.m. Aug. 1.

3600 block of Princeton Place - Rifle taken between 9:30 p.m. July 31 and 2 a.m. Aug. 1.

300 block of Effingham St. - 1987 Toyota Corolla taken about midnight Aug. 3.

1100 block of Virginia Ave. - 1987 Nissan pickup truck taken between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Aug. 3. Victim knows suspect.

400 block of Dinwiddie St. - Stereo taken about 2 p.m. Aug. 3.

400 block of Court St. - Microwave, TV, VCR, tapes, recorder taken between 4:30 p.m. Aug. 3 and 8 a.m. Aug. 4.

300 block of Fort Lane - 1983 Oldsmobile 98 taken between 8 and 10:30 p.m. Aug. 4.

Brighton, Prentis Park, Southside, Mid-City

WOUNDINGS, ASSAULTS

2200 block of Piedmont Ave. - 19-year-old said accidentally shot in leg by someone he had been playing basketball with about 7:30 p.m. July 17. Victim treated and released.

2200 block of King St. - 39-year-old man said stabbed in leg by someone he lives with about midnight July 23. Victim refused medical treatment and was unsure if he would support prosecution.

2500 block of Graham St. - 22-year-old woman said assaulted and robbed by someone she knew about 1:30 p.m. Aug. 1.

700 block of Elm Ave. - 25-year-old man said shot and robbed about 11:30 p.m. Aug. 1. Victim treated and released from hospital.

2600 block of Effingham St. - 32-year-old man said shot in abdomen during carjacking about 1:30 a.m. Aug. 2. 1993 Jeep Summit taken.

1800 block of Chestnut St. - 30-year-old woman said assaulted and cut with razor by two women about 6:30 p.m. Aug. 3. Victim treated at Portsmouth General Hospital and released.

500 block of Godwin St. - 28-year-old man bitten, beaten with pipe and robbed about 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3.

First block of Lexington St. - 41-year-old woman injured while intoxicated about 4:30 a.m. Aug. 5. Victim could not explain what happened.

ROBBERIES

1300 block of Green St. - 41-year-old man said robbed at gunpoint about 5 p.m. Aug. 4.

DRUGS

1900 block of Deep Creek Blvd. - 24-year-old man and 36-year-old woman charged with possession of drugs with intent to distribute about 11:45 a.m. July 17.

First block of Lexington Drive - 25-year-old man charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and heroin, possession within a thousand feet of a recreation center and trespassing about 4 p.m. July 22.

200 block of Dale Drive - 22-year-old woman charged with possession of heroin and cocaine about 10:30 p.m. July 26.

900 block of Effingham St. - 52-year-old man flagged police down and told them he had just driven from New York and found cocaine behind his license plate when he stopped for gas about 8:30 a.m. July 27.

MISCELLANEOUS

900 block of County St. - Petitions will be secured for youth found on roof with pellet gun.

BURGLARIES

2200 block of Cassell Ave. - Cash taken between 10:30 a.m. Aug. 2 and 6 a.m. Aug. 5.

3100 block of George Washington Highway - Turntable, receiver, cassette deck, CD player, amplifier, speakers, CDs and cassettes taken between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. Aug. 3. Property recovered.

800 block of Seventh St. - 1994 Honda Elite scooter taken and recovered between 11:30 p.m. Aug. 4 and 3 a.m. Aug. 5.

1000 block of London Blvd. - Cash, watch taken about 5:30 a.m. Aug. 6.

GRAND LARCENIES

1400 block of Richmond Ave. - Three TVs, stereo, radio, clothing taken between 6 p.m. July 11 and 2 p.m. July 21. Victim said someone admitted taking items. Warrants secured.

1000 block of South St. - 1988 Honda Civic taken and recovered between 3:30 and 7 a.m. July 19.

First block of Dale Drive - 1991 Pontiac 6000 taken and recovered between 1:15 and 2 a.m. Aug. 1.

2000 block of Des Moines Ave. - Cash and driver's license taken from 1984 Ford Tempo between 8 and 10:30 p.m. Aug. 1.

900 block of Fifth St. - 1986 Honda Accord taken and recovered between July 23 and 3 a.m. Aug. 2.

1100 block of Seventh St. - Stereo cassette player, amplifier taken between 6 a.m. Aug. 3 and 1 p.m. Aug. 4.

Fairwood Homes, Highlands, Cradock

WOUNDINGS,ASSAULTS

300 block of McLean St. - 24-year-old woman stabbed in hand and leg about 11 p.m. July 31.

First block of Dorset Ave. - 20-year-old man hit over head with beer bottle about 10:30 p.m. Aug. 4. Victim refused treatment.

4100 block of George Washington Highway - 19-year-old man said cut in face with unknown object by someone he knew about 9:30 p.m. Aug. 3. Victim treated at Maryview Medical Center.

4000 block of George Washington Highway - 35-year-old man beaten with baseball bats about 5 p.m. Aug. 1. Victim treated at Maryview Medical Center.

SEX CRIMES

2900 block of Greenwood Drive - 19-year-old woman said raped after leaving party about 11 p.m. Aug. 5. Victim may have stabbed suspect in leg with knife.

MISCELLANEOUS

3400 block of George Washington Highway - Owner of car repair shop reported suspected embezzlement he said occurred between June 1993 and February 1994. Reported July 19.

200 block of Beacon Road - Mother on July 25 reported her ex-husband would not return their son to her custody.

3500 block of George Washington Highway - Fire set behind restaurant about 12:30 p.m. Aug. 2.

100 block of Afton Parkway - Bird bath thrown at occupied house about 8:30 p.m. Aug. 3.

BURGLARIES

800 block of DeKalb Ave. - Money orders, TV taken between 4 and 6:30 a.m. Aug. 1.

2900 block of Barclay Ave. - TV, microwave, toaster taken between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Aug. 2.

First block of Independence St. - House entered about 9:30 p.m. Aug. 3. Nothing reported missing.

2700 block of Barclay Ave. - Bicycle taken between noon and 1 p.m. Aug. 4.

4000 block of Elliott Ave. - TV, VCR, CD player taken between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Aug. 4.

500 block of DeKalb Ave. - Refrigerator, kitchen table, carpet, recliner, baby crib, dresser hutch, lamps taken between 6 p.m. Aug. 4 and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 5.

First block of Burtis St. - Cash, camcorder taken between midnight and 10:30 a.m. Aug. 6.

4000 block of Elliott Ave. - TV, microwave, cash taken between midnight Aug. 5 and 4 a.m. Aug. 6.

GRAND LARCENIES

3300 block of Frederick Blvd. - TV taken from storage unit between 4 p.m. July 27 and 7 a.m. July 28.

4500 block of George Washington Highway - Portable screw gun taken between 6:30 p.m. July 31 and 8 a.m. Aug. 1.

3600 block of Deep Creek Blvd. - Appointment book containing credit cards, calculator, checkbook, library cards taken from 1983 Ford Escort between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Aug. 1.

3300 block of Frederick Blvd. - Purse, cash, pager, checkbook taken between midnight and 1 a.m. Aug. 2.

2500 block of Bird Lane - 1994 Honda Accord taken about 1:30 a.m. Aug. 2.

900 block of Suburban Parkway - 1993 Huffy trail bike taken about 4:30 a.m. Aug. 2.

3600 block of George Washington Highway - Two vacuum cleaners taken between 9 a.m. Aug. 2 and 1:30 a.m. Aug. 3.

Westhaven, Truxtun, Mount Hermon

WOUNDINGS, ASSAULTS

4700 block of Race St. - 57-year-old woman said someone pushed her down and tried to enter her house to rob her about 8 p.m. Aug. 6.

DRUGS

2500 block of Portsmouth Blvd. - 19-year-old man charged with possession of cocaine about 10:30 p.m. Aug. 1.

MISCELLANEOUS

5000 block of Winchester Ave. - Police called to area in reference to suspect impersonating police officer about 8 p.m. July 12. 28-year-old man found to have unauthorized blue light.

2700 block of Frederick Blvd. - 30-year-old man charged with having a concealed weapon, driving with suspended license and being habitual offender about 6 a.m. July 19.

800 block of Frederick Blvd. - Suspected embezzlement reported about 9 a.m. July 26.

1000 block of Frederick Blvd. - Fire started in teller window of business about 3 p.m. July 28.

1800 block of Frederick Blvd. - Objects thrown at 1993 Dodge pickup about 8 p.m. Aug. 4.

BURGLARIES

4600 block of South St. - Camcorder, two guns and gold necklace taken about 6 p.m. Aug. 2.

800 block of Airline Blvd. - Liquor taken from state Alcoholic Beverage Control store between 9:30 p.m. Aug. 3 and 8 a.m. Aug. 4.

4500 block of Columbia St. - Two bicycles taken between 10:30 p.m. Aug. 5 and 9 a.m. Aug. 6.

GRAND LARCENIES

4100 block of Clifford St. - Toy whale taken from porch about 4 a.m. July 21.

4100 block of Portsmouth Blvd. - Loaded gun taken between 9 p.m. July 30 and 11:30 p.m. July 31.

2200 block of Portsmouth Blvd. - 1990 Pontiac Grand Prix taken between 12:30 and 11:30 p.m. July 31.

2500 block of Grand St. - Toyota Corolla recovered about 11 a.m. Aug. 2.

2600 block of Frederick Blvd. - Industrial vacuum cleaner taken between 6:30 p.m. Aug. 2 and 7:30 a.m. Aug. 3.

Park Manor, Hodges Manor, Cavalier Manor

SEX CRIMES

Portsmouth Estates - 22-year-old massage therapist said raped and sodomized by male customer about 7 p.m. July 28. 28-year-old man charged.

BURGLARIES

1400 block of Horne Ave. - Ring and shoes taken between 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. July 31.

800 block of Stanley Road - House entered between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Aug. 1.

5200 block of Johnson Ave. -Videotapes taken between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. Aug. 3. Bullet hole found in window.

1400 block of Welcome Road - TV, fan taken between 7 p.m. Aug. 5 and 12:30 p.m. Aug. 7.

GRAND LARCENIES

500 block of Berkshire Road - Three rings taken between 2 a.m. Jan. 1 and 7 p.m. July 6.

100 block of Sequoia Road - Ladder, toolbox, circular saw, saw, wheelbarrel found missing about 4 p.m. July 13.

First block of City Park Road - Jet ski, stolen May 27, recovered by U.S. Coast Guard about 8:30 a.m. July 25.

2700 block of Airline Blvd. - Murray mountain bike taken between 2 and 9 p.m. Aug. 1.

3600 block of Airline Blvd. - Commercial vacuum cleaner taken from gas station parking lot between 3 and 4 p.m. Aug. 1.

300 block of Cavalier Blvd. - 1984 Chevrolet Chevette taken between 2 p.m. Aug. 1 and 12:30 a.m. Aug. 2.

3500 block of Airline Blvd. - Commercial vacuum cleaner taken from gas station parking lot between 5:30 and 6 a.m. Aug. 3.

Churchland

WOUNDINGS, ASSAULTS

3700 block of Towne Point Road - 18-year-old man shot in buttocks about 7 p.m. Aug. 2. Victim treated at Maryview Medical Center and released.

First block of Willow Bend Court - 35-year-old said unidentified man tried to abduct her from her apartment building about 10 p.m. Aug. 2.

ROBBERIES

5600 block of Craneybrook Lane - 21-year-old man said robbed at gunpoint in apartment parking lot about 11:30 p.m. Aug. 1.

3700 block of Red Barn Road - 19-year-old man robbed of 1987 Hyundai Excel at gunpoint about 7 p.m. Aug. 2. Vehicle recovered in Suffolk.

5600 block of Craneybrook Lane - Two 18-year-old men said robbed at gunpoint in an apartment about 1:30 p.m. Aug. 5.

MISCELLANEOUS

3700 block of Greenleaf Trail - Bullet shot into bedroom window between 8 a.m. July 31 and 6 p.m. Aug. 1.

BURGLARIES

5800 block of West Norfolk Road - Cigarettes taken from drug store about 9 p.m. July 30 and 7 p.m. Aug. 1.

3300 block of Clover Hill Drive - Two televisions, VCR, stereo, CD player, Nintendo game, Rolex watch, cash, leather jacket taken between 6 and 10 p.m. Aug. 4.

5600 block of Craneybrook Lane - Pictures, mirror, candlesticks, mailbox, paintings taken between 6 p.m. Aug. 1 and 10 p.m. Aug. 4.

3000 block of Fruitwood Court - Watch and ring taken between 5 p.m. Aug. 6 and 11 a.m. Aug. 7.

5600 block of Rivermill Road - Cash taken between 8:30 p.m. Aug. 6 and 4:30 a.m. Aug. 7.

5900 block of Village St. - Two guns taken between 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 7.

GRAND LARCENIES

3000 block of Ferguson Drive - 10-speed mountain bike taken between noon July 21 and 6:30 p.m. Aug. 2.

6000 block of Churchland Blvd. - Three bicycles taken between 6 p.m. July 29 and 7:30 a.m. Aug. 1.

5800 block of Churchland Blvd. - Commercial vacuum cleaner taken from car wash between 7 p.m. July 31 and 7:30 a.m. Aug. 1.

5200 block of Greenbrook Drive - Two weed trimmers, gas can taken between 6 p.m. Aug. 1 and 8 a.m. Aug. 2.

4000 block of Oakland Road - 1986 Honda motorcycle taken between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Aug. 2.

6200 block of Centenary Ave. - Jewelry, tape recorder, typewriter, hair dryer, portraits taken about 10 p.m. Aug. 2. Victim knows suspect.

3800 block of Westcott Road - CD player, speakers, car phone, boom box, CDs taken from 1981 Ford pickup between 10 p.m. Aug. 2 and 8 a.m. Aug. 3.

4300 block of Cedar Lane - CD player, CDs, sunglasses taken between 7:30 a.m. and noon Aug. 3.

4100 block of Meadowview Road - CD player taken from 1988 Ford Mustang between 11:30 p.m. Aug. 3 and 7 a.m. Aug. 4.

5800 block of Churchland Blvd. - Telephone, cash, car keys, batteries, license plates taken from 1983 Pontiac Firebird between 7 p.m. Aug. 6 and 11 a.m. Aug. 7.

5800 block of Churchland Blvd. - 1982 Pontiac Firebird taken between noon and 2 p.m. Aug. 7.

5600 block of Gregory Court - Cockatiel taken from front yard between 2:30 and 3 p.m. Aug. 7. by CNB