Sunday, December 12, 2010

Police: Salvation Army bell ringer planned his own robbery

On Wednesday, Albemarle County Police arrested Lawrence Egnor, 43, a Salavtion Army bell ringer, who claimed to have been robbed a little over a week ago.

On November 30, police were called to the Sam's Club on Hilton Heights Road in Albemarle County, after a Salvation Army donation kettle was stolen in a strong-arm robbery.

Egnor told the officers that he was attacked by a man took the kettle and quickly drove away.

However, police have now determined that the robbery was staged by Egnor and his accomplices. Once officers pulled over a car matching the description of the one spotted by witnesses speeding away from the Sam’s Club following the robbery, the conspirators’ plan began to unravel.

Those allegedly involved are:

-Egnor is charged with one misdemeanor count of giving a false report to law enforcement and one misdemeanor count of embezzlement.

-James Shifflet, 44, is charged with one felony count of larceny.

-Emory Sliger, 52, is charged with two counts of misdemeanor larceny.

- Rhonda Johnson, is charged with one misdemeanor count of receiving stolen good or property.

Egnor returned to work following the robbery and continued to man his kettle until he was placed under arrest.

Major Allen Johnson, the Corp Officer for the Charlottesville-area Salvation Army said: “I was shocked. I'm not angry, but it's hurtful.”  

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