December 30, 2016
Three individuals have been arrested and charged in
connection with two armed robberies which occurred on Christmas morning.
At around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 25, officers responded
to Can Can Brasserie at 3120 W Cary St. for a report of an armed robbery. When
police arrived, the victims told officers, they were in an alley near the
restaurant when approached by four unknown individuals, three males and one
female.
One of the suspects asked the victims, “Do you know where
the party is?” A victim replied, “I don’t know about a party.” The suspect then
displayed a weapon and demanded the victim’s belongings.
After taking the items, the suspects told the victims to lie
on the ground. When they complied, the suspects fled the scene on foot to a
nearby parked vehicle. The vehicle was described as a silver Nissan heading
westbound on Ellwood Avenue.
Twenty minutes later, officers were called to the 400 block
of North Boulevard for a report of another robbery. The victim of the second
incident told officers he was outside of his apartment building when one of the
suspects approached him and said, “My friend is hurt and needs some help,”
motioning toward the rear of the building. The victim went to assist and
observed the second suspect who appeared to be injured.As the victim called 9-1-1 requesting an ambulance, one of the suspects said, “We do not need the police.” The victim then told the dispatcher an ambulance was not necessary and hung up the phone. A suspect then displayed a weapon demanding the victim’s belongings. When the victim claimed he did not have any items, one of the suspects demanded him to get on the ground or he would shoot. The victim complied and the suspects took several items.
The suspects then fled on foot to the rear of a nearby building. A witness told officers he saw the suspects enter silver Nissan.
Shortly afterward, an officer spotted the suspect vehicle
and initiated a traffic stop. The vehicle fled on Forest Hill Avenue resulting
in a brief pursuit. The suspect vehicle crashed at the intersection of Forest
Hill Avenue and Glyndon Lane where three of the four suspects were apprehended.
The driver of the vehicle fled on foot.
The below offenders were charged with robbery and
commission of a felony with a firearm. Recent photos of the suspects are
attached:- Thomas L. Galberth, Jr., 20, of the 700 block of Belt
Boulevard
- Nay’Kerah M. Galberth, 19, of the 700 block of Belt
Boulevard
- Najkima S. Davis, 19, of the 2100 block of Afton Avenue
Anyone with information about these incidents are asked to call Third Precinct Officer Ryan Nixon at (804) 646-1165 or contact Crime Stoppers at 780-1000 or at www.7801000.com.
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Thomas L. Galberth, Jr.
Nay’Kerah M. Galberth
Najkima S. Davis
