CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A sweet day turned sour for two Chesapeake siblings selling lemonade, after their money jar was stolen.
Chesapeake Police stated the incident occurred on Aug. 14 around 11:50 a.m. in the 1000 block of Bells Mill Road.
Surveillance video from the family’s home shows a silver Toyota four-door sedan start to slowly approach the two children, then a man comes out of the car.
10-year-old Rebecca Caldwell told WAVY she started to pour him lemonade when he quickly grabbed the jar with their money and took off. The video shows this happening.
“We already got $40. It seemed pretty good, and then the guy came,” Rebecca said. “He acted really nice. He was just saying, like, ‘Nice, y’all are doing a lemonade stand.’ And then he was getting pretty close, but my back was turned so I didn’t really realize.”
Police described the man as a white male in his mid-30s with a goatee and tattoos.
Rebecca and her younger brother Josh ran inside and told their mom they had been robbed.