DATE: Tuesday, September 16, 1997           TAG: 9709150138

SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B3   EDITION: FINAL 

TYPE: Public Safety 

                                            LENGTH:   75 lines

CRIME LINE

Hampton Roads police agencies are looking for information about these crimes...

Virginia Beach Volunteers robbed: On Aug. 16 at 11:35 p.m., volunteers from Plaza Little League were robbed in the 200 block of South Rosemont Road.

Two men with dark stockings over their heads ran out of a wooded area carrying weapons. The men demanded money and then ran toward the rear of a shopping center.

One man was described as black with a medium build and was wearing a gray T-shirt, knee-length blue denim shorts, and tennis shoes, and was armed with a long-barrel revolver.

The other man is described as black with a medium build, and was wearing a dark T-shirt and knee-length blue denim shorts, and was armed with a large, black-handled hunting knife.

Chesapeake

Gas station robbed: On Sept. 7, the Wilco gas station in the 3200 block of Western Branch Blvd. was robbed.

At 9:15 a.m., a man entered the business and started to pay for a pack of gum. While the clerk was getting change from the cash register, the man pulled out a small black revolver and demanded all the money in the drawer.

The man is described as black, 5 feet, 8 inches tall, 150 pounds and about 25 years old. He was wearing a black jacket, black pants and a black cap. He had a thin scar on his right cheek.

Portsmouth

Uni-Mart employees robbed: On Aug. 24 three employees of the Uni-Mart in the 3800 block of Twin Pines Road were robbed.

They were confronted by a gunman at about 1:15 p.m. After they complied with demands for money, the man fled toward the Peachtree neighborhood.

The man is described as black with a medium complexion, in his 20s, 5 feet, 5 inches to 5 feet, 7 inches tall, and 145 to 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing blue shorts, a white T-shirt and a red ball cap.

Suffolk

Market robbed: On Aug. 20, a gunman robbed the G&L Market in the 6000 block of Whaleyville Blvd.

The man entered the store, displayed a handgun and demanded money. He then jumped over a counter and went to an area where clerks were working.

The suspect demanded and received a small amount of currency, jumped back over the counter and fled.

The man is described as black, 5 feet, 10 inches tall and 140 pounds. He had a thin mustache and wore a blue windbreaker-type jacket.

Hampton

Girl killed in crash: On Sept. 8 at about 8:50 p.m., a speeding car caused an accident involving two other cars. A 16-year-old girl was killed and three other people were injured.

A red Corvette was traveling south on Interstate 664 at high speed. As it exited the interstate onto Powhatan Parkway, it struck a curb, became airborne and landed on top of a Camaro traveling on Powhatan Parkway.

The Corvette then struck another vehicle before landing in a ravine and catching fire. The driver fled before police arrived.

Witnesses described the man running from the scene as white, in his 20s, with long blond hair pulled into a ponytail. He was wearing a white T-shirt and dark pants.

The 16-year-old girl died the day after the crash.

Newport News

Busines robbed: On Sept. 5, shortly after 10 p.m., the Extended Stay America in the 11700 block of Jefferson Ave. was robbed.

The gunman demanded and received money from clerks and then fled.

He is described as black, in his early 20s, 5 feet, 6 inches to 5 feet, 7 inches tall, and between 150 and 160 pounds. He was wearing dark pants, a heavyweight blue plaid shirt, and a full-face ski mask.

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