Prince William Police Arrest Teenagers for 2 Commercial Burglaries

 On Dec. 26, Prince William County Detectives with the Property Crimes Bureau concluded the investigations into the two commercial burglaries that occurred at Dominion Arms located at 7253 Centreville Road in Manassas, Nov. 25, and at the Arcadia Smoke Shop located at 7221 Centreville Road in Manassas, Nov. 24.

While investigating, detectives determined both burglaries were committed by the same group of individuals. They then identified the group members as four 14-year-old male juveniles and one 16-year-old male juvenile. During the investigation, all the firearms were recovered.

22, following the investigation, detectives sought petitions against all five of the juveniles. Later that day three of the juveniles were taken into custody, and then on December 23 and December 26, the final suspects turned themselves in without incident.

Arrested since December 22: [Juveniles]

Four 14-year-old male juveniles and a 16-year-old male juvenile, all of Herndon

All Charged with 2 counts of burglary and 2 counts of conspiracy to commit burglary

Court Date: Pending | Status: Held at the Juvenile Detention Center

Commercial Burglary [Previously Released] – _On November 25 at 5:41AM, officers responded to Dominion Arms located at 7253 Centreville Rd. in Manassas (20111) to investigate an alarm activation. Upon arriving at the business, officers observed broken glass to the front door. Video surveillance revealed multiple suspects approached the business before using a pickax-style tool to smash the front door and window to gain entry into the store. While inside the business, the suspects took multiple firearms before fleeing. A police K-9 searched the area for the suspects who were not located. The suspects were last seen wearing all dark-colored clothing.

Commercial Burglary [Previously Released] – _On November 24 at 4:38 a.m., officers responded to Arcadia Smoke Shop located at 7221 Centerville Rd. in Manassas (20111) to investigate alarm activation. Upon arriving at the business, officers observed the front window was damaged. Video surveillance revealed multiple suspects approached the business before an axe was used to smash the front window to make entry. While inside the store, the suspects took several tobacco products before fleeing on foot. A police K-9 searched the area for the suspects who were not located. The suspects were last seen wearing all black clothing with one suspect wearing grey pants.