Police arrested two Charlottesville men on Wednesday, May 24 following a pair of robberies that happened late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning.
James Vincent Wood, 25, and Michael Edward Reif, 33, were each charged with two counts of robbery. They are accused of pushing a woman to the ground and stealing her purse at about 10:30pm in the Omni Hotel parking lot. Later, the suspects allegedly assaulted a man and stole his wallet near the intersection of Market and Second streets. According to City spokesman Ric Barrick, the second victim and another man followed the suspects and told police where to find them. Wood and Reif are currently being held without bond at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail.—John Borgmeyer
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