NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A 36-year-old man faces three years and four months in prison for committing multiple burglaries last year.
Court documents show that Eddie Eugene Robinson stole thousands of dollars in cash and lottery tickets between Nov. 5 and Nov. 29 of 2023.
Robinson committed burglaries at the following stores and restaurants:
- Nu Beauty Supply store on Sewells Point Road, where he stole cash and merchandise
- George’s Seafood on Chesapeake Boulevard, where he stole cash and an iPad
- Quick Serve Food Store on Sellger Drive, where he stole cash and Virginia Lottery tickets
Surveillance footage from each of the burglaries captured Robinson wearing the same hooded sweatshirt, medical-style face mask and duck boots.
An investigator with the Virginia Lottery flagged the serial numbers of the tickets during the Nov. 29 burglary in the lottery’s database. Lottery investigators were alerted when Robinson attempted to cash one of the stolen tickets.
The investigator shared surveillance video of Robinson from the store where he attempted to cash the stolen ticket with Norfolk police. Detectives then used the Flock system to run the license plates of Robinson’s vehicle.
Based on that information, police secured warrants for Robinson’s arrest and took him into custody on Dec. 4, 2023 wearing the same duck boots he had worn during the burglaries.
After his arrest, police recovered the merchandise and checks from the stores he burglarized along with handgun, which he is prohibited from possessing as a previously convicted felon.
On Aug. 15, 2024, Robinson entered an agreement to plead guilty to six felony charges: three counts of burglary, one count of larceny of lottery tickets, one count of grand larceny, and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
In exchange for his plea agreement, prosecutors did not seek additional charges and requested that he serve an active sentence of no more than five years in prison.
“In an earlier time, Mr. Robinson may have gotten away with these burglaries,” said Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi. “Today, the responsible use of technology — from store surveillance to merchandise tracking to the Flock system — means that the police are able to solve cases that were not solvable before and that we as prosecutors can hold people accountable in court. I hope that Mr. Robinson makes productive use of his time in prison and that he comes back to Norfolk ready to do better.”
On Friday, the judge sentenced Robinson to serve three years and four months in prison and suspended another 13 years and eight months on the conditions that he exhibit uniform good behavior for five years and remains compliant with supervised probation for three years following his release.
