THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, September 23, 1996 TAG: 9609230046
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B2 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: Steve Stone
LENGTH: 57 lines
Police are seeking public help to solve these cases:
Two times in just over a week, construction vans were broken into and burglarized.
On Aug. 27 about 10:15 p.m., a man driving a late-model, dark-colored Chevrolet Lumina van pulled into the parking lot in the 1300 block of London Bridge Road near Shipps Corner Road and broke into two Dowdy Electric Inc. vans.
The second incident occurred shortly before midnight on Sept. 5. Again, windows were broken and items were stolen from two Dowdy vans at the same location.
The stolen property included Black & Decker electric drills, Makita and Black & Decker battery-powered drills, four yellow wire reels, copper wire, extension cords and numerous electrician's hand tools.
The burglar is described as white and appears to be in his 30s. He is about 5 feet 10 inches tall and has brown hair to his collar.
On Sunday, Sept. 8, about 2 a.m., police and rescue workers were called to the 700 block of St. Bernard Square in the Emerald Point Complex. They found Edward Purnell, 44, shot in front of his apartment. He died a short time later at a hospital.
Detectives believe he was robbed and shot as he got out of his truck.
Purnell had just returned from the Texaco Food Mart at Laskin Road and Regency Drive. PORTSMOUTH
On Sept. 8, James Elmo Gilliam Jr., 41, was found shot to death in his driveway in the 1200 block of Marshall Ave.
Witnesses said two men approached the victim when he got out of his vehicle and began shooting at him without warning.
Police are still searching for the suspects and for a motive for the shooting. CHESAPEAKE\ Larry Hackney Jr., 28, is wanted on four counts of assault and battery and one count of burglary.
Hackney is described as white, 6 feet 3 inches tall and 250 pounds, with a muscular build, and brown hair and hazel eyes. HAMPTON
Linda C. Davis, 37, is wanted on a narcotics charge and for failure to appear in court.
Davis is described as white, 5 feet tall and 105 pounds.
Connie Jo Ferraro, 37, is wanted on burglary, grand larceny and firearms charges. Ferraro is described as white, 5 feet 7 inches tall and 125 pounds. She may be using the alias Connie Jones. ILLUSTRATION: Photo
Larry Hackney Jr. is wanted on burglary and assault and battery
charges. by CNB