Details: PRESS RELEASE
CASE#: 16C200074
TROOPER: Det. Trooper Michael Notte
STATION: Troop “C” Rutland
CONTACT#: 802-773-9101
DATE/TIME: January 09, 2016 / 2015 hours
LOCATION: Champlain Beverage
1620 US Route 7
Leicester, VT 05752
VIOLATION: Armed Robbery
On January 09, 2016, at approximately 2015 hours, the Vermont State Police responded to the Champlain Beverage in the town of Leicester for a reported armed robbery. Investigation revealed three male subjects entered the Champlain Beverage displaying a handgun ordered the clerk to the floor. The three assailants went behind the counter while the clerk was face down in a prone position and removed the contents from the cash register. One of the three assailants retrieved several cartons of cigarettes. The three assailants departed the store and dropped one of the carton of cigarettes on the south east side of the parking lot. This evidence was collected and will be tested for latent prints.
The clerk was not injured during the robbery.
The three assailants are described as white males with a medium build, between 5’10 and 6’ tall, wearing dark colored hooded shirts. One was described as having acne on his face. It is unknown if a vehicle was used.
The video of the assailants entering the store is attached.
This is an ongoing investigation, and anyone with information is asked to call the State Police Rutland Barracks at 802-773-9101. Information can also be submitted anonymously online at www.vtips.info or text “CRIMES” (274637) to Keyword: VTIPS
UPDATE 3/31/2016: William Manfredi, 36; Robert P. Johnston, 29; Tanya Brace, 26; and Dawn Doviak, 35, were arrested for their alleged involvement in an assault and robbery at Champlain Beverage. Shawn Ritchie, 42, was sought on an arrest warrant; he was already wanted on unrelated arrest warrants.
Manfredi and Johnston were charged with assault and robbery; and Ritchie is wanted on the same charges. Brace and Doviak were charged with aiding in the commission of a felony.
Again, REPEAT OFFENDERS committing crimes in Vermont.
According to the Addison Independent, the "reported motive for the robbery was to obtain money to fund the robbers’ drug habit." |