Juvenile Arrested for Purse Snatching

PURSE SNATCHING:

600 block Sophia St, 5/14 11:00 p.m.  A female employee of a downtown business reported that she was walking to her vehicle when she was approached from behind by a man who grabbed her shoulder bag and ran toward City Dock.  Officers responded to the scene and obtained a description of the suspect from the uninjured victim; a K-9 team from the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office also arrived to conduct a track. 

The K-9 followed a track to the 300 block of Princess Anne Street.  Nearby, officers encountered a subject matching the suspect description, and they chased him on foot until he was taken into custody near the intersection of Dixon and Princess Anne Streets.  The victim positively identified the subject as the man who had stolen her bag.

The suspect was identified as a 17-year-old Fredericksburg resident.  He was placed in the Juvenile Detention Center under a previously issued detention order and also under the additional charges of robbery and resisting arrest.    

LARCENY:

Central Rappahannock Regional Library, 1201 Caroline St, 5/13 5:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.  A patron reported that his iPad was stolen while he was at the library.  No suspects or witnesses at this time.

Confederate Ridge Animal Hospital, 2301 Jefferson Davis Hwy, 5/10 – 5/13 5:00 p.m.  The office manager reported that an unknown person stole a quantity of landscape blocks from the outside of the building.  The investigation is ongoing. 

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