May
12, 2016
The
Richmond Police Department has arrested two men in connection with a robbery
that occurred yesterday morning in Forest Hill.
Emanuel
T. Green, 33, of the 1500 block of Clarkson Road and Zorin A.
Holton, 27, of the 800 block of Belt Boulevard were arrested and charged
with robbery. Green was also charged with use of a firearm in
commission. Additional charges are pending. Both booking photos are
attached.
At approximately 9:51 a.m., police responded to the CVS at 6807 Forest Hill Avenue
for a commercial robbery. Witnesses reported two suspects, one armed with a
handgun, who demanded and took prescription narcotics from the store and left
through the back of the building.
Police
units from Second and Third Precincts located the suspect’s vehicle while
traveling on Hull Street. After a brief pursuit, Holton, the driver of the
vehicle, made an abrupt right turn and struck a tree at the 4900 block of Hull
Street Road. Holton then fled on foot where he was apprehended at the 1000
block of Circle Wood Drive. The passenger, Green, was located inside the
vehicle and transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Anyone with additional information about this
incident can call Detective William Cutshall at (804) 646-1068 or
contact Crime Stoppers at 780-1000 or at www.7801000.com.
Submit
tips about persons in possession of illegally-held guns by texting Crime
Stoppers at 274637, then using keyword “GUN250” followed by your
tip. Rewards up to $250. All the Crime Stoppers methods are anonymous.
