Robber claimed to be collecting for charity

By R.E. Spears III (Contact) | Suffolk News-Herald

Published Monday, November 2, 2009

Suffolk police are looking for a man who passed himself off as a charity worker in order to get inside a home and rob its occupant on Sunday.

Suffolk spokeswoman Debbie George said Monday that the resident of a home in the 1600 block of First Avenue heard a knock at his door about 7 p.m. Sunday.

A man outside asked the home’s occupant if he wanted to make a donation to charity and then asked to come inside to facilitate the transaction, George said.

At that time, she said, “the suspect produced a knife and said, ‘Give it up.’”

The suspect — described as a black male, wearing a black jacket with the hood drawn around his head — got $40 from the victim and fled the scene, George said.

Anyone with information about the robbery should contact Crime Line at 1-888-Lock-U-Up. Crime Line callers do not have to give their names or appear in court. If a caller’s information leads to an arrest, the caller can qualify for a reward of up to $1,000.

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