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Crime Report for Week Ending January 6


Fraud, Dragon Star, 6793 Wilson Blvd. Jan 6, 1:53 a.m., two male subjects came into the restaurant and ordered food. Both of the subjects fled the restaurant without paying for their food.

Larceny of Vehicle Parts, Hodges Company, 120 W. Jefferson St., between Jan. 2, 8:00 a.m. and Jan. 6, 10:41 a.m., unknown person(s) stole a snowplow blade that was secured with a chain and padlock to a rail outside the business.

Larceny, Eckerd Drug, 1003 W. Broad St., between Jan. 1, 3:00 p.m. and Jan. 6, 6:11 p.m., the victim reports that her wallet and credit cards were stolen while in Eckerd Drug on Jan. 1. Unknown person(s) then used her credit cards several times at different locations around the area.

Larceny from Motor Vehicle, 1300 blk. Robinson Pl., between Jan. 6, 11:00 p.m. and Jan. 7, 9:01 a.m., unknown person(s) entered a locked 1997 Honda and pried off the face plate of the stereo and took it from the vehicle.

Larceny from a Building, Kaiser Permanente, 201 N. Washington St., (parking garage), between Jan. 6, 9:30 p.m. and Jan. 7, 4:27 p.m., unknown person(s) stole two fire extinguishers from their wall boxes in the parking garage.

Larceny from a Building, Financial Computer Associates Inc., 150 S. Washington St., between Dec. 29, (unknown times) and Jan. 8, 2:29 p.m., unknown person(s) stole a fax machine, two laptop computers and a CD player from an office.

Motor Vehicle Theft, 200 blk. S. Virginia Ave., between Jan. 8, 10:00 p.m. and Jan. 9, 9:30 a.m., unknown person(s) stole a 1992 Nissan pick-up truck from a rear parking lot.

Larceny from a Building, Jhoon Rhee Tae Kwon Do, 1136 W. Broad St., between Jan. 9, 9:30 p.m. and Jan. 10, 12:40 p.m., unknown person(s) stole a Sony Laptop computer from the business.

Disorderly Conduct, Diamond Night Club, 6763 Wilson Blvd., Jan, 11, 12:41 a.m., police arrested a male, 21, of Springfield, VA. for disorderly conduct after he refused several times to leave the club after being told to by club security and police.

Larceny, 400 blk. S. Maple Ave., (parking lot), between Dec. 25 and Jan. 12 (no times given, unknown person(s) stole a snow blade from the parking lot.

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