The James City County Police Department made an arrest this week in an armed robbery case from last month while deputies in York County looked for alleged thieves.
James City County
Man, Juvenile Arrested for Pocahontas Trail Robbery
A 16-year-old boy and a 20-year-old James City County man were arrested Monday for allegedly robbing a juvenile at gunpoint on Pocahontas Trail on Dec. 22.
Maj. Stephen Rubino of the James City County Police Department said the 16-year-old and Antoinne Leshun Watson are accused of robbing the juvenile for an undisclosed amount of cash. The juvenile knew both alleged robbers. No firearm or money has been recovered.
The 16-year-old faces charges of abduction, robbery, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and conspiracy to commit robbery, all felonies. He is also facing a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery.
Watson faces charges of robbery, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, conspiracy to commit robbery and wearing a mask in public, all felonies. He also faces one count of misdemeanor assault and battery.
York County
Deputies Seek Cell Phone Thieves
The York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man and woman believed to have stolen a cell phone off the counter at Royal Farms on George Washington Memorial Highway (Route 17).
YPSO Lt. Dennis Ivey said the man and the woman entered the store at 12:30 a.m. Jan. 4 and stole a phone that had been left on the counter.
Anyone with information on the two is asked to call Crime Line at 888-LOCK-U-UP (888-562-5887).
Investigators Look for Suspect in Diner Break-In
Investigators from the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office are investigating after someone broke into Good Times Diner — formerly called Stinky’s — on George Washington Memorial Highway (Route 17).
Ivey said the incident occurred sometime on the night of Jan. 7. Someone stole cash from the business. There was no damage to the building.
Anyone with information on the two is asked to call Crime Line at 888-LOCK-U-UP (888-562-5887).
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- Police are looking for two men who stole more than $7,000 in jeans from the True Religion outlet.
- A third person accused of participating in a murder-for-hire scheme will face a grand jury.
- A former housekeeper at an assisted living facility in James City County who allegedly stole from a patient with dementia will face a grand jury.
- Deputies from the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office continue to investigate a shooting last weekend at Colonial Harbor Independent Senior Living Community.
