THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, November 6, 1994 TAG: 9411060223
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B10 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: Steve Stone
LENGTH: Medium: 75 lines
Local police are asking public assistance in solving these cases:
VIRGINIA BEACH
On Friday, Oct. 28, shortly after 3 a.m., Tracy L. Snead, 23, walked from Mr. Magic's to the Exxon Station at Newtown and Baker roads.
As he stood in front of the attendant's booth at the gas station, he was shot. He died on the way to the hospital.
The gunman is described as black and in his late teens or early 20s. He wore a black leather jacket, blue jeans and black boots.
Three cars were seen leaving the parking lot after the shooting; the occupants may have witnessed the murder. One vehicle may have been the getaway car. The cars are described as: a late model, silver or gray Mitsubishi Galant or Diamante; a beige Oldsmobile Cutlass; or a White Ford Taurus station wagon.
CHESAPEAKE
Since early summer, there have been 85 larcenies from vehicles in the Western Branch area.
The crimes are being committed in the early morning hours. The thieves are targeting electronic equipment, such as car stereos, cellular phones, speakers and miscellaneous items in the vehicles.
One way to make a thief stand out when he tries to hawk stolen property is to engrave your Social Security number or name on all electronic equipment and personal items. If police stop a thief who has equipment with your name on it, you'll get it back sooner and police will prosecute more quickly.
PORTSMOUTH
On Sept. 26, about 12:50 a.m., a 19-year-old man was using an ATM machine at the Central Fidelity Bank in the 3700 block of George Washington Highway. His 1 1/2-year-old cousin was in the back seat of his vehicle. Three young men wearing ski masks and hoods, and holding a handgun, approached the man and demanded money.
As the victim looked over to his vehicle, he saw a fourth suspect at the vehicle holding a gun on his baby cousin and threatening to shoot the child if he did not comply.
After taking the victim's money, the robbers fled behind the bank.
All four suspects are described as black, in their late teens, about 5 feet 9 inches tall and wearing dark ski masks, hoods and blue jeans.
HAMPTON
On Oct. 26, at 4:33 p.m., a man entered Larmore Insurance Agency at 1619 Aberdeen Road.
He was armed with a small, black, semiautomatic handgun. He pointed the gun at the clerk's head and demanded money. The suspect is described as black, about 30 and 5 feet 9 inches tall with medium build. He was wearing black jeans and a black ski jacket. A black ski mask covered his face.
NORFOLK
On Saturday, Oct. 29, a man was walking along a wooded path in the 3600 block of Cape Henry Ave. when he found a man's body.
The victim was identified as Michael C. Cherry, 32, of the 5500 block of Spring Hill Road in Norfolk. He had been shot.
Investigators believe the body may have been in the woods six to eight days. Cherry was reported missing by his family Oct. 20 but was last seen at his home on Oct. 17. ILLUSTRATION: Photos
Snead
Cherry
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