An Alexandria man has been charged in connection to a theft from an Arlington tobacco shop, and the Alexandria Police Department is investigating his involvement in another incident in the city.
The 30-year-old man was arrested on May 1 and charged with robbery with force after the theft of Kratom products from a tobacco shop in the 3400 block of Washington Boulevard. Around 8:50 a.m., a store employee flagged down an Arlington County Police Department officer to report that a tall man grabbed a display tower and then shoved him, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.
Police found surveillance video of the suspect fleeing the scene in a black sport Volkswagen SUV and linked the suspect to the theft of Kratom from a tobacco shop in Fauquier County last year.
ACPD interviewed the suspect, “who admitted suffering from an addiction to Kratom,” according to the affidavit. “He also made several incriminating statements regarding his involvement in the larceny.”
Police also found that the man used his phone near the Arlington shop just minutes before the incident, and that a fingerprint collected at the front door matched with him.
The suspect was arrested on May 1 and was released on bond. He’s scheduled to appear in court in Arlington on June 30.
He was also arrested and charged with petit larceny in Fairfax County on April 22 and goes to court for that offense on July 15.
The Alexandria Police Department is also investigating whether the suspect robbed a tobacco shop on May 1 in the 2700 block of Richmond Highway in Alexandria. The victim reported that a suspect entered the business, jumped over the counter and stole more than $4,800 worth of merchandise. The man has not been charged for the offense.
