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Norfolk man charged with robbing 2 businesses in 2 days

Posted at 5:14 PM, May 17, 2018
and last updated 2018-05-17 19:31:20-04

Photo of Edward D. Speller. Provided by the Norfolk Police Department.

NOROFLK, Va. – Police in Norfolk have arrested a 51-year-old man for robbing two different businesses in a two-days span from May 8 to May 9.

According to the Norfolk Police Department, Edward D. Speller allegedly robbed a Norfolk CVS on 972 East Little Creek Road, May 8, before robbing the Walgreens on 856 South Military Highway in Virginia Beach the following day.

Speller has been charged with two counts of robbery and one count of use a firearm in the commission of a felony.

Speller is being held at the Norfolk City Jail without bond.

Police say that no injuries occurred during the robberies they allege he committed.