ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, February 15, 1996 TAG: 9602150075
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-3 EDITION: METRO
DATELINE: DIANE STRUZZI
A Northwest Roanoke store owner was robbed at knifepoint Wednesday afternoon. He was not seriously injured.
A man walked into Capital Sales, in the 2700 block of Peters Creek Road, about noon, held a knife and demanded money from Max Caplan, 85, according to a police news release.
The man held the knife to Caplan's neck. Caplan handed over the money in his pocket. Before leaving the store, the man punched Caplan in the stomach, according to the release. An arrest has not been made.
In Roanoke County, two men accused of breaking into cars and stealing one of them led police Wednesday on a foot chase that ended on the banks of Tinker Creek.
Investigators believe the men broke into more than 25 cars in the Plantation Gardens and Summerdean neighborhoods in North Roanoke County.
A Chevrolet Camaro was reported stolen about 7 a.m. from Chester Drive. It was found a short time later, after it had crashed through a stone wall in the 600 block of Clearwater Avenue, Lt. Gary Roche said.
A detective investigating the incident attempted to stop two men walking on Plantation Circle. But the men ran toward Tinker Creek.
Police caught Lucas Schnurman and David Bomber near the creek about 9:30 a.m.
Schnurman, 18, of the 1600 block of Seventh Street Southeast, was charged with grand larceny. Bomber, 22, of King Arthur Court Northwest, was charged with carrying a concealed weapon and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Roche said additional charges are pending on each man.
The gun found on Bomber had been stolen from one of the cars.
A search dog later found another gun near Tinker Creek.
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