James City County police seek the public’s assistance to identify a masked bandit accused of entering a Martin’s Food Market and stealing an undisclosed amount of cash from the store safe.
Police believe on Feb. 9 a masked man entered the grocery on Monticello Avenue at 6 a.m., and went into the office and removed cash from the safe.
Caught on the store’s video surveillance footage, he is described as a man with a slender build, between 5-feet 8-inches and 5-feet 11-inches tall.
He was wearing a black baseball hat, black over-the-ear headphones, black balaclava over his face, black over-sized jacket, green polo shirt, black gloves, dark pants and white tennis shoes.
Persons able to identify this individual or know who may have been involved in this incident, are asked to please contact Investigator Schugeld at (757) 253-1800 or via email at Richard.schugeld@jamescitycountyva.gov.
Anyone with information regarding this incident 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.
