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April 21st, the day of The 2016 Crime Solvers Golf Tournament is fast approaching. Crime Solvers is proud to take this opportunity to sincerely thank our amazing sponsors and invite the community to check them out on our website, crimesolvers.net. We would especially like to thank our platinum sponsor, Pearson Signature Dealerships, for their generosity and support today and into the future! If you or your business can help support the 2016 Crime Solvers Golf Tournament, sponsorship spots are still available at every level. Be sure to enquire about our $100 Hole Sponsorship which earns an 11×17 full color sign…

The Chesterfield County/Colonial Heights Crime Solvers program needs your help to solve a prescription fraud case. On Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, at approximately 10 p.m., two women approached the pharmacy counter of the Walgreens on Buford Road and said they were there to pick up a prescription for a family member. The pharmacist on duty explained that the prescription, which had been received the previous day, was found to be fraudulent and was not filled. The two women, along with a third female, left the store without incident. All three were black females, and clear pictures of them can be…

Crime Solvers is asking for your help with solving an indecent exposure case. Shortly after 1 a.m. on March 3, 2016, a man entered the 7-Eleven convenience store at 13866 Village Place Dr. The suspect walked through the store and exposed himself to the woman working behind the counter. She immediately demanded the suspect leave the store and he did so without incident. The man is described as a white male, about 6 feet tall and weighing approximately 200 pounds. He appeared to be 30-35 years old. For more, including photos of the suspect, please visit crimesolvers.net. If you have…

The Chesterfield County/Colonial Heights Crime Solvers program needs your help to solve a robbery case. On Friday, Feb. 26, at about 1:50 a.m., two armed men arrived at the VIP Motor Inn, 2301 Willis Road, in a gold-colored, four-door Chrysler 300. They went to a motel room and robbed the people inside. The suspects then fled the area in the gold Chrysler. Thankfully, no one was injured during the incident. The first suspect is described as a black male, about 5 feet 10 inches tall. He was wearing khaki pants and a ski mask. The second suspect is described as…

The Chesterfield County/Colonial Heights Crime Solvers program needs your help to catch some bold thieves. On Saturday, Feb. 20, at approximately 3:15 p.m., three men entered the Walmart in Chattanooga Plaza Shopping Center on Hull Street Road. They went to the electronics department and appeared to be looking at iPods. After a short period of time, one of the male suspects tried breaking into the locked iPod case while the other two stood watch at the isles. Eventually, one of the other suspects did break in, and, over the next half-hour, managed to steal more than 20 iPods by concealing…

The Chesterfield County/Colonial Heights Crime Solvers program needs your help to solve an armed robbery. On Feb. 15, a man entered the Manchester Moose Lodge, located at 11110 Trade Rd. in Chesterfield County. The man approached several customers and an employee, brandished a firearm and zip tied them to chairs. He proceeded to rob the business and made off with an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect is described as a white male between 30 and 40 years old. He stood approximately 6 feet 2 inches tall and appeared to weigh 250 pounds. The suspect was last seen wearing a…

The Chesterfield County/Colonial Heights Crime Solvers program needs your help to solve an armed robbery. Police are searching for a man who robbed ABS Cigarettes at 10056 Robious Rd. At about 11:20 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 7, the suspect entered the business and displayed a knife. He demanded cash from the register and cigarettes. The clerk complied, and the thief fled upon receiving the cash and cigarettes. The suspect is described as a black male, about 6 feet tall with a thin build and a mustache. He was wearing a black hood over a tan hat, a camouflage jacket, black…

The Chesterfield County/Colonial Heights Crime Solvers program would like to clarify a fact about this tip-taking program’s availability. While many cases that are released as Crime of the Week segments involve criminal activity such as homicides, robberies, felony larcenies and the like, Crime Solvers is also available to help solve crimes that might not otherwise make the local news, yet affect a larger portion of the population. Two such crimes are larcenies from auto and mailbox vandalisms. Between the evening of Sunday, Jan. 10, and the morning of Monday, Jan. 11, someone broke into at least 12 vehicles parked in…

Shortly before 9 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2015, an off-duty Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Deputy was working security at the Addison at Swift Creek Apartments on Lonas Parkway in Chesterfield County. Suddenly and without warning, he was fired upon by a suspect in a passing vehicle. Surveillance footage revealed the suspect’s vehicle exited the clubhouse parking lot nearest Building 4901. The vehicle made a quick maneuver in front of the deputy’s parked car and an occupant in the vehicle opened fire on the deputy. Thankfully, the deputy was not struck. The suspect vehicle immediately fled the scene toward Hull Street…

This week, Crime Solvers is traveling back to Oct. 16, 2015, to review an unsolved bank robbery. Shortly before 4 p.m. on Oct. 16, a man entered the Village Bank at 1120 Huguenot Road. He nervously approached the teller, handed her a bag and note and whispered that he wanted cash. The teller complied with the thief’s request. After taking the bag back from the teller, the suspect left the bank and quickly walked toward Midlothian Turnpike. The suspect is described as a black male about 35 to 45 years old. He was about 6 feet tall and had a…