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Teen charged in string of Hampton business robberies

Posted at 9:11 PM, Nov 25, 2019
and last updated 2019-11-25 21:11:11-05

HAMPTON, Va. – Investigators have charged a 17-year-old boy in connection with five different business robberies that recently happened in the city.

Authorities told News 3 the teen was apprehended in Norfolk along with an adult male suspect for a robbery that happened in that jurisdiction.

The robberies in question happened at businesses in the following locations:

The teen was charged with five counts of robbery, five counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, five counts of possession of a firearm by a juvenile, five counts of conspiracy to commit a felony, five counts of burglary and five counts of wearing a mask in public.

Both suspects remain in custody in Norfolk.

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