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Police: Man wanted for allegedly stealing $800, truck from James City County home

Police are looking for a man who allegedly took two jars of money and a truck from a James City County home. (Courtesy photo/Google Maps)
Police are looking for a man who allegedly took two jars of money and a truck from a James City County home. (Courtesy photo/Google Maps)

James City County Police are looking for a 48-year-old Newport News man who is accused of stealing two jars of U.S. currency and a vehicle from the home of a person he knew in James City County.

Police responded to a house on Branscome Boulevard Jan. 24 for a report of a breaking and entering, larceny and a stolen vehicle, according to police spokeswoman Stephanie Williams.

The homeowner told police he came home a month earlier, on Dec. 29, to find Joey Beckman leaving his house with two cars of currency.

The homeowner estimated the jars, which were kept in a pantry in his house, contained about $800, Williams said.

Beckman then left in a 2004 Toyota Tundra, which belonged to another person who had asked the homeowner repair the truck, Williams said.

The homeowner then contacted Beckman and told him he needed to return the truck and money. Beckman agreed, saying he would return both the next day. Beckman and the homeowner know each other, although their exact relationship is unknown, Williams said.

After one month, the money and truck had not been returned.

Police obtained warrants for Beckman for grand larceny, breaking and entering, and grand larceny of an automobile, all of which are felonies.

On Feb. 6, the stolen Tundra was located in Hampton by police and returned to the owner.

The warrants are still active for Joey Beckman. If anyone knows his whereabouts, please contact James City County Police Department at 757-253-1800 or text or email tips@jamescitycountyva.gov. You may also contact the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP. Callers to the Crime Line may remain anonymous, do not have to testify in court and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000 if the information leads to an arrest.

Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing is the Assistant Editor at WYDaily. Sarah was born in the state of Maine, grew up along the coast, and attended college at the University of Maine at Orono. Sarah left Maine in October 2015 when she was offered a job at a newspaper in West Point, Va. Courts, crime, public safety and civil rights are among Sarah’s favorite topics to cover. She currently covers those topics in Williamsburg, James City County and York County. Sarah has been recognized by other news organizations, state agencies and civic groups for her coverage of a failing fire-rescue system, an aging agriculture industry and lack of oversight in horse rescue groups. In her free time, Sarah enjoys lazing around with her two cats, Salazar and Ruth, drinking copious amounts of coffee and driving places in her white truck.

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