THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, October 23, 1994 TAG: 9410230086
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B5 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: Steve Stone
LENGTH: Medium: 81 lines
Local police are asking public assistance in solving these cases:
NORFOLK
On Saturday, Oct. 15, just before 5 a.m., a mean wearing a mask entered the 7-Eleven store in the 3800 block of Granby St.
The man, armed with a shotgun, demanded money from the cashier and then fled the store.
At 6:30 a.m., just an hour and a half later, the same man entered the 7-Eleven in the 2500 block of Monticello Ave. and robbed that store. This time he took the cash register.
The suspect is described as black, in his early 20s, about 5 feet 10 inches tall and 180 pounds. He had a dark complexion and was wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt with a scarf over his face.
Crime Line caller number 94-359 is asked to call 441-5100 as soon as possible.
PORTSMOUTH
On Tuesday afternoon around 4 p.m., a woman was making a delivery to Brown's Market in the 1900 block of Des Moines Ave.
As the women returned to her truck, a man entered the truck behind her and placed a knife to her throat.
The assailant then demanded the victim's money and threatened to kill her if she did not comply. After taking the money, the man pushed the victim to the floor of the truck and raped her.
The man then left the vehicle and ran off in an unknown direction.
The suspect is described as black, in his late 20s to early 30s and heavy set.
He was wearing dark-colored sweat pants and a shirt.
HAMPTON
Ernest M. McQueen, 39, is wanted for committing aggravated sexual battery against a juvenile.
McQueen is described as black, 6 feet tall and 180 pounds.
Willie Lee Harmon, 29, is wanted for car theft in 1991.
Harmon is described as black, 6 feet 6 inches tall and 180 pounds.
CHESAPEAKE
In the past six months, a man has stolen six luxury cars from local dealers in the Hampton Roads area. He's believed to be connected with at least 20 other auto thefts.
Police say Wayne Allen Breathwaite of Chesapeake started stealing cars in April by posing as a customer interested in buying a car.
Breathwaite would speak to the car dealer for several minutes, but while talking he would scan the area looking for keys belonging to vehicles parked on the lot, police say.
Before leaving the dealership, Breathwaite would take a set of keys, and return that night to steal the car, police say.
Stolen autos include a 1994 White Jaguar, a 1995 Red Mitsubishi 3000GT and a 1993 Green Pathfinder.
Wayne Allen Breathwaite is wanted on six counts of auto theft.
VIRGINIA BEACH
On Tuesday, Oct. 11, about 7:15 p.m., a 34-year-old woman was walking home across a field near the intersection of Village Drive and Laskin Road when she was attacked and raped.
She escaped by kicking and biting her attacker.
The suspect is described as white, in his 30s, 6 feet tall with a medium build and a large stomach.
He had short dark hair, a tattoo on his right upper arm and facial acne scars. ILLUSTRATION: Composite of man who robbed and raped a woman in the 1900 block
of Des Moines Ave. in Portsmouth.
Composite of a man who raped a woman near the intersection of
Village Drive and Laskin Road in Virginia Beach.
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