Stafford County Sheriff’s Office: Man stole over $2K in cigarettes from Wawa, started police chase
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — A Maryland man who was wanted for multiple felonies was arrested after stealing crates of cigarettes and starting a police chase in Stafford County.
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) said deputies headed to a Wawa on S. Gateway Drive for reports of a theft on Monday around 1:10 a.m. Employees said a man stole a crate of Marlboro cigarettes.
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Deputies quickly identified the suspect as 56-year-old Timothy Clark, who was wanted out of Stafford County, Fredericksburg and Prince William County, and alerted other deputies throughout Stafford.
Over on I-95, near mile marker 147, a Stafford County sergeant saw Clark speeding and tried to conduct a traffic stop, but Clark did not stop and started heading into Prince William County.
Deputies decided to end the pursuit but informed Virginia State Police (VSP) of the situation. SCSO said a VSP trooper spotted Clark speeding near Lorton Road and tried to conduct a traffic stop but was not successful. Clark ended up hitting a state trooper’s cruiser, which ended the chase.
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It was discovered that Clark was intoxicated and the stolen items, totaling over $2,400 in merchandise, were recovered. SCSO deputies returned the stolen cigarettes to Wawa.
VSP arrested Clark and charged him with grand larceny, felony eluding and reckless by speed. He was held in the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.
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