Police make arrests in burglary

Published 1:08 pm Friday, September 14, 2018

Suffolk Police have made multiple arrests following their investigation into the commercial burglary at CE Tactical on Aug. 26.

Maleek Wilson, 18, of Norfolk, and Elijah Hicks, 18, of Virginia Beach, have each been arrested and charged with burglary, conspire to commit burglary, grand larceny, larceny and two counts of conspire to commit grand larceny.

Two juvenile males already have been charged with 17 counts each of grand larceny of a firearm. They are age 17, of Norfolk, and age 15, of Virginia Beach.

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The burglary took place at the store in the 1200 block of Holland Road in the early morning hours of Aug. 26. The burglars drove an SUV through the front doors of the store to gain entry and stole 17 handguns, according to city press releases.