Aug. 26 – Aug. 27, 2010

Today’s Good News

Third Precinct Officer Blake Letchford recently attempted to stop a vehicle for disregarding a stop sign at Oakhurst and Glendale. The car stopped nearby and as Officer Letchford handcuffed the driver, he ran away. Officer Letchford quickly gave chase and caught the driver a short distance away. The man was charged with DUI, escape without force, driving on a suspended license and disregarding a stop sign.

DISCLAIMER: The following incidents are preliminary in nature and are subject to change after investigation. Please note that the entries listed below do not cover every incident from overnight. The listings are subject to the judgment of staff officers’ sense of what is noteworthy.

CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS

4^th Precinct

ROBBERY

8/26/10 3:15 p.m.

1101 Azalea Ave.

A teller reported an unknown male robbed the SunTrust.

2^nd Precinct

RAPE

8/26/10 1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m.

4000 block of Midlothian Turnpike

A teenage female reported she was raped by an unknown male.

3^rd Precinct

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT

8/27/10 2:09 a.m.

6346 Midlothian Turnpike

A male reported he was assaulted by a known male.

4^th Precinct

ATTEMPTED ROBBERY

8/27/10 4:20 a.m.

100 block of East Broad Street

A male reported three unknown males tried to rob him at gunpoint.

PROPERTY CRIMES

1^st Precinct

BURGLARY

8/25/10 – 8/26/10 7:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

910 E. 16^th St.

An unknown person(s) broke into the shed and stole a lawn mower, belt sander, chain saw and weed eater.

1^st Precinct

BURGLARY

8/25/10 10:25 p.m. – 11:10 p.m.

1105 N. 23^rd St.

An unknown person(s) broke into the residence and stole a laptop, iPod, GPS system, DVD player and watch.

1^st Precinct

BURGLARY

7/1/10 -- 8/25/10 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

1508 Jennie Scher Road

An unknown person(s) broke into the residence and stole several items.