Police in Burlington have announced the arrest of a man who allegedly pilfered a local tobacconist earlier this week.
Reginald Alfie Ti-wan Francis was taken into custody on Tuesday after officers identified him as the culprit in the strong-arm robbery, which occurred at Tobacco & Vape at about 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
A 24-year-old black male, whose address is listed variously as 1943 McKinney Street and 706 Huffman Mill Road, Francis appears to have entered the business at 550 Huffman Mill Road clad in a surgical mask and something that resembles a shower cap, according to surveillance footage that the police department has previously shared with the public. Court records suggest that Francis went on to rob the proprietor of the business of $225.89 in cash as well as a “black and mild cigar.”…