A man who was hired to paint a woman’s house in Holly Hills was charged with stealing jewelry, and a Hampton man is facing charges after being accused of ransacking a home in Coventry.
Check out all the crime stories that did not make the headlines this week and others you may have missed below.
Williamsburg
House Painter Accused of Stealing Jewelry
Police have arrested a 28-year-old man after a woman accused him of stealing jewelry from her home in the Holly Hills subdivision while he was painting it.
Maj. Greg Riley of the Williamsburg Police Department said the woman first noticed jewelry from her home was missing between Feb. 24 and March 3.
On March 9, a few more pieces of jewelry went missing, Riley said.
The woman reported the missing jewelry to police, and after an investigation, Justin P. Woods was arrested March 16 and charged with felony grand larceny.
Woods was employed to paint the woman’s house, Riley said.
The stolen jewelry is worth about $20,000, according to the woman.
Man ‘Acting Crazy’ Charged with Drug Possession, Police Say
A 22-year-old Williamsburg man was arrested after police say he had drugs on him.
A witness called Williamsburg Police Dec. 9 and said Miguel Columna-Medenia was “acting crazy” and hiding in the bushes and shrubs in the 400 block of Merrimac Trail.
Officers arrived and found Columna-Medenia had a small baggie containing some clear plastic capsuls with a crystalline substance on him Riley said.
They charged him with felony possession of a scheduled substance, and the capsules were sent to the forensics lab for testing. The results of the tests are unknown at this time.
During the investigation, police found Eric Randall Tucker, a 23-year-old man from James City County, sold the drug to Columna-Medenia, Riley said.
Tucker was charged with two felony counts of possession of a controlled substance and two felony counts of conspiracy to violate the Drug Control Act, which prohibits the unlawful possession, distribution or use of controlled substances and illicit drugs.
York County
YPSO Arrest One on Burglary, Grand Larceny Charges
A 19-year-old Hampton man is facing felony charges after authorities say he ransacked a home in Coventry.
Trekwane C. Bell is accused of going into the home in the 400 block of Richter Lane Feb. 3 and stealing a 52-inch television, a rolex watch, a purse and a 9 mm handgun, Lt. Dennis Ivey with the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office said.
Authorities believe Bell forced his way in the home by kicking in the back door. He is suspected of leaving through the garage door, Ivey said.
No one was home at the time of the break-in. The value of all the items taken was more than $20,000, according to Ivey.
An investigation ensued, and Bell was arrested March 13 and charge felony grand larceny and felony breaking and entering with intent to commit grand larceny.
York Deputies Searching for Man Suspected of Stealing from Car
YPSO is asking citizens for help in identifying a person suspected of taking items from a stolen vehicle in the Tabb Walmart parking lot.
Video surveillance captured a light-skinned black male wearing a red shirt taking items from an unlocked car at around noon on March 11, a post on YPSO’s Facebook page said.
The suspect was then seen at the gas pumps after the incident in a dark-colored Nissan Titan pickup truck.
Anyone with information on this crime is asked to call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.
In Case You Missed It:
- One of the five men accused of being involved in a string of James City County car break-ins pleaded guilty to pawning items stolen from the cars.
- A Grafton mother is accused of driving her kids to a baseball game while drunk.
- A Williamsburg man pleaded guilty to operating a timeshare scam from his office in Williamsburg.
- Court documents show a November shooting in Ironbound Square Park involved a drug deal.
